Browse Resources (26 total)
Oral History: Bill Wrench
Bill Wrench came to the Braddock District in 1957 as the Director of the Economic and Industrial Development Committee (later, the Economic Development Authority). Lack of development in the county surprised him then, but his job was to integrate…
Tags: airport, commerce, development, education, government, railroad, ravensworth, roads, subdivisions
Oral History: Valerie Vahouny
Val Vahouny and her family moved to a new home in the original Kings Park development in 1963. Like many families in the 1950s, she and her husband first lived in an apartment until their growing family required more space. She talks about family and…
Oral History: Margaret Shutler
Margaret Shutler came to Fairfax County in 1964, the mother of six children and wife of a member of the U.S. Marine Corps ordered to the Pentagon. She talks about bringing up children and changes in household management.
Tags: development, education, entertainment, recreation
Oral History: Jean Packard
After moving to Fairfax County in 1951, Jean Packard was heavily involved in county and local politics. She served as chair of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors and president of the Federation of Citizens Association. She discusses…
Tags: development, education, government, parks
Oral History: Audrey Moore
Audrey Moore represented Annandale District (now Braddock) for four terms on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors before her election as Board Chairman in 1988. She traces her political career and the politics behind Fairfax County growth.
Tags: civic activism, development, education, government, parks
Oral History: Robert Mizer
While in the U. S. Navy in 1979, Robert Mizer was stationed at the Pentagon. He moved his family into the Ravensworth area of the Braddock District and remained. A volunteer fire fighter, he talks about the history of the Burke Volunteer Fire…
Tags: burke, civic activism, development, fire department
Oral History: Ruth Miller
Ruth Miller moved to the Braddock District from Flint, Michigan in 1961. A single mother of three, she taught elementary school. Ruth Miller discusses artifacts of earlier years and the changing geography of the community.
Tags: childhood, civil war, commerce, development, entertainment, fitzhugh, lee, parks, ravensworth, recreation
Oral History: Howard Marshall
Howard Marshall came to Northern Virginia in 1948 after serving in the Army in World War II. He describes how the Annandale area looked before homes and shops filled the landscape. He remembers starting his own business and family activities.
Tags: annandale, commerce, development, education, entertainment, occupations, recreation, roads
Oral History: Karen Larsson
Karen Larsson moved to Northern Virginia in 1979. She talks about the history of her former home, Ashford House, the Ashford family and the surrounding property originally owned by the Fitzhughs.
Tags: development, historic site
Oral History: Paul Kincheloe
Paul Kincheloe grew up on a dairy farm on Burke Road his father bought in the early 1940s. The farm was sold and developed into the Lake Braddock community about 1970. His boyhood home, Greenfield, still stands on Burke Road. Now an attorney, he…
Tags: agriculture, airport, burke, commerce, development, education, rebel hill, recreation, traffic