Exciting Preservation News! Carter-Taliaferro Cemetery & Preston Grave Sudley Farm, Centreville

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Taliaferro/Carter Cemetery and the Willie Preston gravesite are located near Sudley Road, in Centreville. Members of the Fairfax County Cemetery Association first visited the...

Beautifying, Preserving Marshall Cemetery

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Burke ConnectionBy Mike SalmonApril 4, 2019 Members of the Marshall family, Burke Historical Society and student history group broke out the weed trimmers and shovels...

Vandals Hit the Marshall Cemetery in Burke

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The ConnectionBy Mike SalmonAugust 16, 2018 Remains of Burke residents lie in the historic cemetery that is now marred with spray paint. Burke — Prominent Burke...

Alexandria National Cemetery headstones damaged after Saturday traffic crash

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Alexandria TimesBy Missy SchrottNovember 7, 2017 A car tore through the Alexandria National Cemetery at 1450 Wilkes St. last weekend, damaging six veteran headstones in...

‘Senseless and Hurtful’: Veteran Graves Damaged In Alexandria

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Old Town Alexandria PatchBy Emily LeaymanNovember 6, 2017 Veteran grave stones were damaged in Alexandria National Cemetery one week before Veterans Day. ALEXANDRIA, VA—About a week...

DAR Day of Service

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On October 11, 2015, the NSDAR sponsored a national day of service in recognition of the founding of the DAR 125 years ago.  Chapters...

Possible slave cemetery in Reston may be in jeopardy

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FairfaxTimes.comBy Gregg MacDonaldThursday, December 4, 2014 Some members of Reston’s Hunt Club cluster are concerned for the future of what might potentially be a cemetery...

HB 997 Cemeteries; procedure for removal and relocation of human remains

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Dear Bill Olson, et al, I just learned that the Governor has signed HB 997,  “Relocation and Removal of Human Remains.”  I wanted you to...

Preserving the past in Herndon

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FairfaxTimes.comBy Gregg MacDonaldFriday, March 7, 2014 A colonial-era cemetery in Herndon that has been in disrepair for at least 40 years may soon be on...

Preservation group discovers Fairfax County’s past as it cleans up graves

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The Washington PostBy Holly HobbsTuesday, November 20, 2012 Periwinkles and cedar trees are among the telltale signs you are in or approaching an aged family...