Browse Resources (8 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: 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
Oral History: Robert Hunt
Robert Hunt moved to the Kings Park neighborhood in the late 1950s. He became president of the Kings Park Civic Association and later, a member of the Fairfax County School Board. He discusses family life, community growth, and his memories of world…
Tags: burke, civic activism, development, education, recreation, subdivisions, traffic
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: Edward Carr
Edward Carr took over his father's development firm,
a major corporation in Northern Virginia. He describes the acquisition, planning, development, and home building which his family initiated in the district.
a major corporation in Northern Virginia. He describes the acquisition, planning, development, and home building which his family initiated in the district.
Tags: commerce, development, roads, subdivisions, traffic
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: Dale Adler
Dale Adler grew up on a ten-acre farm just off Braddock Road. Despite her father's lengthy absences as a photographer, the family raised their own produce as well as beef cattle. She recalls her school experiences and the beginning of subdivision…
Tags: agriculture, education, recreation, roads, segregation, subdivisions, traffic