Browse Resources (17 total)
Oral History: Hal and Sally Lion
Hal and Sally Lion talk about daily life and family activities in the Braddock District beginning in 1962 when they bought a home in Ravensworth Farm.
Tags: annandale, childhood, commerce, education, entertainment, recreation, roads
Oral History: Robin Hirst
Robin Hirst grew up among influential people when her father, Omer Hirst, served as a Virginia State Legislator. Her family's farm near Burke has been subdivided and developed, but the unique house they built, Hirst House, remains. She shares…
Tags: agriculture, childhood, civil war, government, historic site, lee, rebel hill, sports
Oral History: Clara Greinke
Clara Greinke, her husband and three sons moved to the Braddock District in 1960. Roads were narrow and often still dirt-covered. She notes how the area has changed from a woodland rural countryside dotted with ponds for fishing and skating. Active…
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
Oral History: Ernest (Buddy) Belote
Ernest (Buddy) Belote can trace his family roots in Northern Virginia to pre-Revolutionary days. His ancestor, Colonel William Fitzhugh of Bedfordshire, England, purchased about 22,000 acres of land in Northern Virginia and began cultivating what…
Tags: childhood, civil war, historic site, occupations, recreation, sports
Oral History: Jennifer Cornelson Addington
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.
Tags: burke, childhood, education, historic site, transportation