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Burke Historical Society Presents: What’s in a Name? Bethia Fairfax & Sarah Ambrose, Free Women of Color in 19th Century Fairfax County, Virginia

Burke Historical Society Lecture Series. Shemika Curvey, a Graduate Research Assistant at the Center for Mason Legacies (CML) at George Mason University, will present an account of two free women of …

Date:
Sunday, Jun 22, 2025
Time:
3:00pm - 4:30pm
Location:
Pohick Meeting Room 1, Pohick Meeting Room 2, Pohick Meeting Room 1, Pohick Meeting Room 2
Categories:
History/Culture Presentation/Performance

Preserving Family Recipes: Deciphering History in Your Kitchen

Join Lacey Villiva and Rachel Anderson of George Mason’s Gunston Hall for a session exploring how to decipher and modernize historic recipes for a modern kitchen.   They’ll demonstrate preparing a re…

Date:
Saturday, Oct 11, 2025
Time:
2:30pm - 3:30pm
Location:
City of Fairfax Meeting Room 101A, City of Fairfax Meeting Room 101B, City of Fairfax Meeting Room 101A, City of Fairfax Meeting Room 101B
Categories:
Family History/Genealogy

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