She’s not yet in high school, but Caroline Tso already is being heralded as an accomplished historical researcher.
Tso, who will enter Carter G. Woodson High School as a ninth-grader in August, created the exhibition “The Family Tea House: Where Culture and Cuisine Met in Arlington” as part of a project for Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month.
For over 200 years, the Fairfax County Circuit Court Clerk’s Office has done the often thankless work that keeps the legal system running, but a new exhibit gives clerks their moment in the spotlight.
A new exhibit on display at the Fairfax County Circuit Court shows off 200 years of clerical work and the stories of those who worked in the office over the years.
As Northern Virginia continues to grapple with the limited supply and high cost of housing, a pair of 18th and 19th-century taverns that were later converted into homes could present an unique opportunity for some preservation-minded residents.
The Fairfax County Park Authority is currently looking for resident curators for the rehabilitation and long-term maintenance of the Dranesville Tavern and Fairfax Arms.
The VA250 Mobile Museum has arrived in Vienna.
The museum opened in the Vienna Elementary School parking lot (128 Center Street South) with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. yesterday (Thursday), welcoming visitors to a “Out of Many, One” exhibit that explores Virginia’s instrumental role in the founding of the United States.
A new set of signs will celebrate famed local land surveyor George Washington and one of his most notable accomplishments: the creation of the Patowmack Canal.
The new signs will be unveiled at a ceremony on Saturday, July 5 at Seneca Regional Park (201 Seneca Road) in Great Falls.
Juneteenth is tomorrow (Thursday), marking the 160th anniversary of the day Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation in the state.
While some festivities took place last weekend, including Vienna’s Liberty Amendments Month kick-off and Fairfax City’s celebration, Fairfax County will still play host to a number of events commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S. and showcasing the historical and cultural contributions of African Americans.
Arguably the most famous of all Fairfax County residents turned up Tuesday (June 10), as the local Board of Supervisors ramped up planning for the nation’s 250th birthday bash.
Escorted by a procession that included fife-and-drum accompaniment, George Washington himself strode into the Fairfax County Government Center’s Board auditorium in the person of Daniel Cross.
At the center of a new exhibit in the National Museum of the United States Army at Fort Belvoir is a wax replica of Revolutionary War soldier William Seymour.
Around Seymour are soldiers charging into battle, including formerly enslaved man Cato Varnum who won a Badge of Military Merit for his actions at Yorktown. Just behind Seymour are Anna and John Lane, a couple who fought together at Germantown.
The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors recently marked the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon and saluted the Vietnamese American community’s vital role in the local area and nation.
“We honor all the contributions that the Vietnamese American community makes to Fairfax County on an everyday basis,” Board Chairman Jeff McKay said when presenting a resolution at an April 22 meeting. “Anywhere you go in Fairfax County, you can see this.”
The first shots of the American Revolutionary War were fired in Concord, Massachusetts, 250 years ago this Saturday (April 19).
To commemorate the war’s 250th anniversary, there will be a variety of events around Fairfax County over the next few weeks, continuing a year-long, statewide VA 250 initiative.
