Even when students at South County High School in Lorton, Virginia, aren’t in Sean Miller’s class, they’re still buzzing about the day’s lesson. On Thursday, a student approached Miller and expressed ...

“The lives of those who came before us still affect us today,” U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly told attendees of the 17th Fairfax History Conference held online on Nov. 6. The annual conference, titled “We ...

A county-wide project is underway to document the histories of underrepresented groups in school curriculum. The undertaking is the Fairfax County Historical Markers Contest, a collaboration of the ...

June 1, 2023, is the deadline for submissions to the Fairfax County History Commission’s awards. They include four categories of recognition awards: Distinguished Service, Cultural Heritage Engagement ...

Students in Fairfax County now have the opportunity to recommend topics for new historical markers across the Virginia county. Fairfax County Public Schools and the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors ...

Former Lieutenant Governor Justin Fairfax recently tweeted about the historical documents that trace his lineage from slavery to emancipation just in time for Juneteenth. In its second observance, ...