Artist and independent historian Mary Belcher will connect former slaves of Historic Blenheim's Willcoxon family to the Walter Pierce Park Cemeteries in Adams Morgan D.C. The grassroots efforts in the cemetery project have led to the documentation of 8,428 people buried there.

A Women Authors Roundtable Discussion, “Women Who Write the Stories,” honoring Women’s History Month, is jointly sponsored by the Commission for Women, The Fairfax City Regional Library, and the Fairfax City Office of Historic Resources. More information: https://www.fairfaxva.gov/Home/Components/Calendar/Event/20088/308

Office of Historic Resources staff member, Andrea Loewenwarter, will discuss the preservation and discovery process associated with the Historic Blenheim House: its family, associated enslaved people and the Federal soldier graffiti on its walls. This honors the memory of Burrus "Buzz" Carnahan. This event is co-sponsored by the Civil War Roundtable of the District of […]

May is National Preservation Month. Come hear architect and architectural historian Andrew Marshall speak about "The Importance of Historic Preservation." His lecture will focus on why preserving and maintaining our historic structures matters.  Mr. Marshall has vast experience and expertise throughout Virginia including in our own community of Fairfax City.

Come listen to your Fairfax City neighbors talk about their immigration experience and share your own. This is being held in conjunction with the traveling exhibition Immigration: An American Story at the Fairfax Museum and Visitor Center, June 17-August 9.