Cemetery Preservation & Restoration Seminar
Saturday October 23 & Sunday October 24, 2010
Robert Mosko - presentation on cemetery and monument preservation; on-site field study and assessment of Frying Pan Park Meeting House Cemetery
Aimee Wells, Fairfax County Park Authority archaeologist - presentation “Stones Speak in Historic Cemeteries”; learn what types of information can be found in historic [...]
The Chestnut Grove Cemetery in Herndon was established in 1872. There are earlier burials which were re-interred there. The Van Vleck family donated the land for the cemetery and established a trusteeship. Today the Town of Herndon maintains this cemetery, which is still in active use. The cemetery was surveyed in July of 2010. Because [...]
Arnon Chapel Cemetery in Great Falls, Virginia was surveyed in July of 2010. The chapel served as a community place of worship and social events for almost fifty years. The community consisted of farmers, blacksmiths, and general store owners. Today, the cemetery is still in use and is a mixture of old and modern markers. [...]
Brown’s Memorial Cemetery and Brown’s Chapel Cemetery are connected in name and in history. In July 2010, surveyors noted that both cemeteries are well maintained and are still in active use.
The Brown’s Memorial Cemetery was started for the family members of Rev. Augustus Brown, who deeded land for and built Brown’s Chapel.
Photos of Brown’s Memorial [...]
Brown’s Chapel Cemetery and Brown’s Memorial Cemetery are connected in name and in history. In July 2010, surveyors noted that both cemeteries are well maintained and are still in active use.
In 1850 Rev. Brown and his brother Rev. Jesse Brown led a group of believers from New York to Virginia, where they purchased 320 acres. [...]
Lee Chapel was built in 1871 as a Methodist Episcopal Church and named in honor of Robert E. Lee. The Chapel replaced Mount Carmel Church which had burned down. In 1923 the chapel closed because of “combined circumstances and impassable roads.” In 1939 the chapel reopened through the efforts of former members and new residents [...]
In a project planned and led by an Eagle Scout candidate, Boy Scout Troop 1983 cleared brush, cleaned markers, and constructed a new path adjacent to the cemetery, which is located on the grounds of Fairfax City’s Civil War Interpretive Center at Historic Blenheim.
The Willcoxon family were early settlers of what today is the City [...]
BSA troop 991 of Springfield cleaned and made repairs at the Benjamin F. Fairfax family cemetery in May 2010. The future Eagle Scout who led the project raised money to hire a fence company which replaced the broken fence. In the future, the scouts will return to paint the fence with a clear sealant. The [...]
Kings Park West Civic Association, The HERALD, March 2010 Vol 41, Issue 2
By Tony Vellucci
A previous edition of The Herald introduced you to Ben and Mary Fairfax whose cemetery is located on Richardson Drive. That edition also told of upcoming articles that would provide more information about them. The following is made [...]
Kings Park West Civic Association, The HERALD, December 2009, Vol 40, Issue 8
By Tony Vellucci & John Browne
If there was a Trivial Pursuit game about Kings Park West, one of the questions might be “Where can you find a small family cemetery holding the remains of members of the Fairfax family?” Many of you [...]
