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Al Hlavin served as Assistant Superintendent for Facilities Services in the Fairfax County Public Schools. He discusses challenges, achievements, and problems associated with building schools, including construction of Terra Centre Elementary…

John Hawthorne grew up in Northern Virginia and talks about childhood, development, and community action against excessive growth. He describes the early years of Ravensworth Farm.

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.

Eileen Garnett moved to Annandale in 1972. She reminisces about development that came to support increasing numbers of homes and subdivisions. She describes the revitalization project which she helped found in the 1980s and continues to guide. The…

Jennifer Cornelson Addington grew up in Old Burke where her family lived in Whiteoaks, the original edifice of the Burke Elementary School. She reminisces about her childhood and neighborhood growth.