Browse Resources (12 total)
Oral History, Part 2: Lee Hubbard
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 Hubbard became a member of the police department and he talks about criminal cases, traffic, and the…
Tags: agriculture, civil war, commerce, education, fire department, occupations, police, railroad, traffic, world war ii
Oral History, Part 2: Delbert (Bill) Sheads and Elsie Sisson (1921 - 2008)
In Part 2 of two interview sessions, Bill and Elsie (Sheads) Sisson, brother and sister, reminisce about their family, which came to the Braddock District from Culpepper, Virginia, in 1903. They talk about people and places, schools, lumbering and…
Oral History: James Roland
James Roland was born in northern Virginia. His parents had moved to the area from Tennessee after World War II because of the better job market. James Roland learned carpentry and dry wall from his father, joined him in business, and then turned…
Tags: agriculture, childhood, occupations, railroad, recreation, roads
Oral History: Dennis Howard
Dennis Howard traces part of the history of African Americans in Fairfax County from the nineteenth century. He recreates the story of his own family from slavery to the present day. His ancestor, Horace Gibson, and fellow former slave Moses Parker…
Oral History, Part 1: Delbert (Bill) Sheads and Elsie Sisson(1921 - 2008)
In Part 1 of two interview sessions, Bill and Elsie (Sheads) Sisson, brother and sister, reminisce about their family, which came to the Braddock District from Culpepper, Virginia, in 1903. They talk about people and places, schools, lumbering and…
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, Part 1: Lee Hubbard
Part 1 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 Hubbard became a member of the police department and he talks about criminal cases, traffic, and the…
Tags: agriculture, civil war, commerce, education, fire department, occupations, police, railroad, traffic, world war ii
Oral History: Wes Hatfield
Wes Hatfield moved to Fairfax County in 1968 after a tour of military duty in Vietnam with the U.S. Air Force. After military retirement, he entered the real estate business. He discusses housing development and transportation in the region.
Tags: development, occupations, transportation
Oral History: Aubrey Chason
Aubrey Chason's family moved to Annandale in 1931 when he was three years old. He remembers childhood activities, going to school, the area's rural character before development, the home front in World War II, and working for local companies. …
Tags: annandale, childhood, crises, development, education, entertainment, occupations, recreation, roads
Oral History: Stewart Lynn and Becky Bryce
The Bryce family represents four generations of Fairfax County residents. They discuss daily life growing up in the country from the time of dirt roads to present-day development.
Tags: agriculture, burke, childhood, crises, development, education, fire department, occupations, traffic