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Item #228: Memories: Anne C. Brown
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Anne C. Brown shares memories of growing up and living in Burke, VA, which has been home to several generations of her family. Born in 1921, she...
Item #224: Camp Reports: Civilian Conservation Corps No. 2339C Camp
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CCC No. 2399C Camp, also known as Army-3VA Camp, was located at the U.S. Army's Fort Belvoir in Fairfax County. A racially segregated unit, it was...
Item #216: Oral History, Part 2: Lee Hubbard
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Part 2 of two parts. Lee Hubbard's family can trace its roots in Fairfax County to the 1700s. He discusses his childhood and milestone events. Lee...
Item #215: Oral History, Part 2: Delbert (Bill) Sheads and Elsie Sisson (1921 - 2008)
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In Part 2 of two interview sessions, Bill and Elsie (Sheads) Sisson, brother and sister, reminisce about their family, which came to the Braddock...
Item #213: Slide Show: Burke Historical Society Slide Presentation
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The history of Burke, Virginia is told in 80 captioned images, from the village's start in the 1850's as a railroad depot to the early 1990's.
The...
Item #186: Memories: Michele Sims
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Michele Sims is principal of Terra Centre Elementary School, a unique energy efficient building, constructed largely underground. She discusses the...
Item #185: Memories: Ilryong Moon, Esq.
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Ilryong Moon is an at-large representative on the Fairfax County School Board; previously he represented Braddock District on the Board. Mr. Moon is...
Item #183: Memories: Joanne Mellender Hollis
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Joanne Mellender Hollis first moved to Fairfax as a child in 1932. She remembers activities of her childhood and life during World War II, when...
Item #181: Oak Hill Memories: Bernice Watt Montgomery
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Bernice Watt Montgomery lived the first ten years of her life at Oak Hill when it was a 50-acre working farm. Her grandfather had purchased the...