See Education section for newly added slideshow from Virginia Department of Historic Resources that summarizes Virginia state law protecting cemeteries.
See Resources section for recently added guide available for download: Gone But Not Forgotten: FCCPA Cemetery Preservation Guide.
See Fairfax County Cemeteries section for link to the Fairfax County Library’s recently updated Cemetery Survey with expanded search [...]
A chance meeting of a member of the Springfield Art Guild and a member of the Fairfax Cemetery Preservation Association (FCCPA) resulted in the idea of an art show based on the outdoor museums - cemeteries. The FCCPA member was looking for a special way to heighten the public’s interest in and respect for cemeteries, [...]
Follow link to view the CNN interview
FCCPA President Mary Lipsey and a descendant of Civil War veteran Armistead Thompson are featured. They talk about two Civil War veterans who are also profiled in FCCPA’s Civil War Honor Roll: William C. Preston and Armistead Thompson
View and download the first FCCPA Newsletter for the latest on FCCPA’s doings and plans. Highlights include:
Changes Ahead
For Your Calendar
Updates
Scouts in Progress - Cleanups at Cemeteries
CNN Interview
Springfield Art Guild and FCCPA Present
A Juried Art Show - “Dying To Get In”
October 3 - November 12, 2011
Location: Springfield Mall, Springfield, Virginia
Artwork submitted must be based on the theme of the cemetery, any cemetery, and any media.
Deadline For Entries: September 24, 2011
Download Prospectus and Registration Form - Adobe pdf file
Sunday, May 15, 1-4 PM
$5.00 donation requested to benefit cemetery restoration
Song will ring out at the Frying Pan Meeting House. Celebrate the rich history and diverse culture of this National Historic Register Property. Built in 1791, the simple white building was a place of worship for an integrated congregation and a shelter for wounded [...]
On Sunday, December 19, 2010, community and family members gathered to dedicate the Ilda historical marker near the intersection of Little River Turnpike and Guinea Road in Annandale.
The story began in the heart of suburbia when an “old graveyard” was threatened because of road construction. In 2004, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) erected a [...]
FCCPA member Maddy McCoy sent the following letter to the Editor of The Washington Post. It appeared in the Tuesday, June 22, 2010 edition, page A18 under the headline Respect the dead — and history.
It has been disheartening to learn of the careless treatment of veterans’ remains and gravestones at Arlington National Cemetery ["Arlington headstones [...]
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 [...]
