1 25 28 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral Histories Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Interviews with a Selection of Reston’s African American Pioneers Description An account of the resource A series of interviews with a selection of Reston’s African American pioneers was conducted for Reston Community Television’s program entitled “Reston’s African American Legacy”. A book containing a selection of the interviews, Reston's African American Legacy by LaVerne Gill, is available for research in the Reston Museum’s reference library (by appointment). Two of the public programs on this topic can be found on the Reston Museum YouTube channel. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Reston Museum YouTube channel links: <ul> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJG61jAgpAg&list=PLnV99tUjmJMKMyh-wchSreGL6L90vhhyO&index=4&t=1s&ab_channel=RestonMuseum">Reston's African American Legacy</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzOmuE3Zszk&list=PLnV99tUjmJMKMyh-wchSreGL6L90vhhyO&index=61&ab_channel=RestonMuseum">Early Reston - Building Community: Diversity & Openness</a></li> </ul> Thirteen individual interviews available on DeAnna M's YouTube channel: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo7xTxPhPMi0meMK4-Z5Wow">https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCo7xTxPhPMi0meMK4-Z5Wow</a> Reston's African American Legacy by LaVerne Gill Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral Histories Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Virginia Slave Narratives Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource April 28, 2022 Description An account of the resource The website includes “the names of enslaved and formerly enslaved Virginians who authored narratives of their lives, were the subjects of biographies, or who spoke to journalists or oral historians.” Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Brendan Wolfe Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/virginia-slave-narratives/">Encyclopedia Virginia Virginia Humanities</a> General Resources Life Stories Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral Histories Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource West Springfield High School Applied History Class Oral History Interviews Description An account of the resource The course involves examining and learning about history from a different perspective from what is taught in a typical history class. There also is a heavy emphasis on examining local history, going as small as your neighborhood potentially. The goal of the second semester internship was to interview various African American residents who are native to Fairfax County to begin documenting the African American experience in the county. Interview Summaries <ul> <li>Camille Brown lived in Bailey’s Crossroads. She started high school at Luther Jackson High that was then the only high school for all black students in Fairfax County. When schools were desegregated, she attended JEB Stuart High School,where she had to sit in the back of the school bus and eat by herself at lunch. </li> <li>Dee Dee Carter grew up in Vienna. Her family includes descendants of Native Americans of the Powhatan Confederacy. She opposed a fundraising activity at her high school where students acted as slaves and others paid money to free the “slaves.” </li> <li>Chrystal Gaskins grew up in Northern Virginia. The interracial marriage of her parents was considered taboo. In high school, she had to fight to take the automotive class, because a woman had never done that before. </li> <li>Phyllis Walker- Ford grew up in Franconia where her father was born. She attended segregated schools in Fairfax County and participated in sit-ins at college administration buildings. </li> <li>Bobby Whitmore grew up in the house his father built in Merrifield. His father was the first African American mail carrier in the area. Because of the light color of his skin, Bobby was harassed by both black and white classmates. </li> </ul> Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Nia Maronda Solene Montgomery Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://research.fairfaxcounty.gov/local-history/oral-histories" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://research.fairfaxcounty.gov/local-history/oral-histories</a> General Resources Life Stories Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral Histories Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Transcripts of interviews of Dr. Edwin Henderson and Mary Ellen Henderson Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Virginia Room, City of Fairfax Regional Library General Resources Life Stories Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral Histories Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Northern Virginia Civil Rights Archive Description An account of the resource Interviews of Fairfax County residents were collected by Marion Dobbins to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The interviewees described their personal involvement with the Civil Rights Movement. Each interview is approximately 12 minutes long. Bernard Ames Joann Bagnerise Sallie Baker William Ewell Marion Dobbins Fannie Fitzgerald Glorine Gholson Winifred Gilmore John Harper Marguerite Harris and Joyce Webster Edwin and Nikki Henderson Alice Howard Lillie Jessie Alice Lightfoot Velma Massenberg Ervinia (Venus) Miller Curtis Porter Viola Richardson Robert Simon Bruce Smith 111 Herman Smith Juanita Smith Reverend Dr. Kenny Smith Reverend Dr. Mary Smith Ralph Smith William Smith Etta Richards Stozier Norman Sultan Alice Taylor Inez Wells Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Marion Dobbins Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://ethnography.gmu.edu/collections/the-northern-virginia-civil-rights-archive">https://ethnography.gmu.edu/collections/the-northern-virginia-civil-rights-archive</a> General Resources Life Stories Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral Histories Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral Histories in Legendary Locals of McLean Description An account of the resource Each person’s contribution to the McLean Community is described and a photo is included. Bernie Boston; Page 104, Mable Coates - Page 108, Myra Coates - Page 108 Otrich Sharper Jackson Costley - Page 19, Eric Hall Dorsey - Page 116 Dingwall Fleary - Page 102- Martina Hall - Page 59 Wanda Hill - Page 107- Sonja Duffin Hurlbutt - Page 111 Mary Emma Sharper Kenney -Page 26, Rufus Kenney - Page 26 Florence E. Smith - Page 19- Michelle Spady - Page 118 Virese Hall Thornton - Page 59-Lucy Turner – Images of America, McLean; Page 64 John Watson Mills –Page 16 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Carole Herrick Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Fairfax County Public Libraries General Resources Life Stories Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral Histories Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral Histories in 100 Recollections of McLean and Great Falls, Virginia and Additional Recollections of McLean and Great Falls, Virginia Description An account of the resource The citations are labeled either 100 or Additional. The description of each person’s biographical interview will include major topics mentioned in the interview. - Ailene V. Borgus –100 grew up on Ash Grove Farm, attended Odrick’s School and Manassas Industrial School and was a member of Shiloh Baptist Church - Archie Henry Borgus, Jr. -Additional grew up on Ash Grove Farm, attended Odrick’s School and Armstrong High School [an all-Black school - Armstrong Manual Training School in DC], described what Tyson’s Corner looked like prior to the shopping center being built - Harold Carter –100 Attended Odrick’s School and Manassas Industrial School described Tyson’s Corner - Leon C. Gamble – Additional Described discrimination and how parents intervened to get him admitted as only Black student at Longfellow Intermediate - Robert Hall –100 Cottonwood Street community and the family of Christopher Columbus Hall - Susie I. Hall –100 Cottonwood Street community, attended Chesterbrook one room schoolhouse, was a member of World War II nurse’s unit - Gladys Harper – Additional McLean resident - Sonja Duffin Hurlbutt – Additional Resident of Great Falls and Forestville, Springvale Farm - Ora Lawson –100 Teacher at Old Cub Run School, lived in Blakely Manor built by developer African America Blakely F. Weaver, described discrimination by businesses in neighborhoods - Susie Boston Miles – Additional Grew up on a small farm, grandmother had escaped slavery, attended Chesterbrook School and Gunnell’s Chapel - described growing up - Nancy A. Sampson – Additional – lived in McLean starting 1958 member of Shiloh Baptist Church for over 40 years - Virese Hall Thornton –100 Described her ancestor Christopher Columbus Hall and the Black community on Cottonwood Street - Barbara Lee Carter Wilks - 100 Described Barnes Family and Stoney Hill [ today’s Tyson’s Corner], attended Odrick’s School, Louise Archer School, and Luther Jackson High School Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Carole Herrick Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Fairfax County Public Libraries General Resources Life Stories Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral Histories Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Fairfax County Oral Histories of African American Residents Description An account of the resource Alvin Jason Brown (1897-1983) was a lifelong African American resident of the Great Falls/McLean area. In this interview conducted by C.J.S. Durham, Brown recalls the previous owners of Towlston Grange and former residents of the Towlston Road area. Marion Dobbins, a life-long resident of Merrifield, Virginia, is a sixth-generation Fairfax County resident. Helen Louise Marshall Haight was born in the African American community known as The Pines off of Woodburn Road. She describes her experiences of growing up near Merrifield in this summarized interview. Edwin Bancroft Henderson II, the grandson of Dr. E.B. Henderson, is the founder and Executive Director the Tinner Hill Heritage Foundation. Aileen Wright grew up in The Pines and Merrifield area in the 1930s. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://research.fairfaxcounty.gov/local-history/oral-histories" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://research.fairfaxcounty.gov/local-history/oral-histories</a> General Resources Life Stories Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral Histories Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Memories of Luther Jackson High School Description An account of the resource Includes former student interviews. A history of Luther Jackson High School by Mathelle Lee. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mathelle Lee Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaTg1hlaA-k">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaTg1hlaA-k</a> Education/Schools General Resources Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral Histories Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Desegregation - Oral History Description An account of the resource Fairfax County Public Schools Alumni and Educators Share Memories of Desegregation Rayfield Barber was the first Black student to integrate a FCPS public high school. Joe and Sharon Parks integrated FCPS high schools. Joe attended Groveton High School and Sharon attended Fort Hunt High School. Jacqueline Burruss - integrated Bucknell Elementary School. Sheila Coates integrated the teaching staff at Floris Elementary School. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://www.fcps.edu/about-fcps/history/records/desegregation/oral-history" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.fcps.edu/about-fcps/history/records/desegregation/oral-history</a> Education/Schools General Resources Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral Histories Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Memories of Segregated Schools Description An account of the resource Interviews of alumni who share their memories of attending segregated schools. Luther Jackson High School James Lee and Merrifield Elementary Schools Manassas Industrial School Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived James Lee and Merrifield: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqAIH-ysi9U">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqAIH-ysi9U</a> Manassas Industrial School: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWTfah7kbUY">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWTfah7kbUY</a> Education/Schools General Resources Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral Histories Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Shades of Change: The Other Side of Floris Description An account of the resource Videotape – Frying Pan Farm Park Sound recording with interviews about Floris Colored School and African American Children’s education Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Department of Information Technology, Fairfax County Public Schools <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ULqtS64h2c" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ULqtS64h2c</a> Education/Schools General Resources Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral Histories Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Location The location of the item or topic George Mason University Hours: Walk In: M-F 10:00-1:00PM Appointment Only: M-F 1:30-4:30PM Saturday-Sunday: CLOSED Special Collections Research Center is located on the Fairfax Campus of George Mason University in the Fenwick Library in room 2400 (second floor) District Name of the district that the item is located in Hunter Mill Additional Notes An additional note of further information not directly related to the item's historical description Contact: Phone: 703-993-2220 Fax: 703-993-8911 Email: <a href="mailto:speccoll@gmu.edu" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">speccoll@gmu.edu</a> Address: Special Collections Research Center Fenwick Library 4400 University Drive MSN 2FL Fairfax, VA 22030 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Vienna Oral Histories at GMU Special Collections Description An account of the resource GMU Special Collections, The Northern Virginia Oral History Project Collection <a href="http://scrc.gmu.edu/collections-subject.php#LOCHIST" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://scrc.gmu.edu/collections-subject.php#LOCHIST</a> Box 6: Honesty, Columbus C., September 11,1972 (1 sound cassette (45 min) mono and 1 duplicate cassette.) Life in the Black community of Vienna, VA.; 1 abstract (1p.). Box 12 West, William, October 2, 1974 (4 sound cassettes.) Black community life in and around Vienna, VA (ca. 1870-1940) with emphasis on Wakefield Chapel(1850-1972), Part 1.; 72-page transcript. West, William, September 17, 1974 (2 sound cassettes (60 min.) mono) Life in the Black community of Vienna, VA (ca. 1870-1960).; 67 page transcript. Box 13 West, William, September 17, 1974 (Duplicate cassette for interview in box 12.) Life in the Black community of Vienna, VA (ca. 1870-1960).; 67 page transcript. West, William, January 22,1970 (2 sound cassette (90 min.) mono and 1 duplicate set.) A student's and teacher's reminiscences of the Black school of Fairfax County, VA (ca. 1875- 1955).; 14-page transcript. West, William, 1971 (1 sound cassette and 1 duplicate cassette.) Box 24 West, William, October 2, 1974 (2 sound tape reels) Community life in Vienna, VA (ca. 1874-1971).; 1 abstract (2p.). West, William, September 17, 1974 (2 sound tape reels) Life in the Black community of Vienna, VA (ca. 1870-1960).; 67-page transcript. West, William, January 22,1970 (2 sound tape reel - master) A student's and teacher's reminiscences of the Black school of Fairfax County, VA (ca. 1875-1955).; 14-page transcript. West, William, February 28, 1970 (1 sound tape reel) <h3>Same Material Described Another Way</h3> Index Catalog of Oral Histories Fairfax County, Virginia Compiled by the Fairfax County History Commission Commemorating the 275th Anniversary of Fairfax County Ellis, Joseph and James Donn: The 1984 transcribed oral history of Deacon Joseph Ellis, a Black resident of the Dranesville area took place with James Donn. Joseph talks about conversations with Arthur Godfrey, gypsies, health issues life in Wiehle (today Reston), Herndon, and Dranesville. The combined interview can be found in the rare book section (VRARE B Donn) at the Fairfax County Public Library’s Virginia Room, the Great Falls Library, or by contacting the Great Falls Historical Society. Joseph’s December 2, 1982, five-page abstract, plus a nine page handwritten abstract, and an October 28, 1983, four page handwritten abstract can be obtained at George Mason University’s Northern Virginia Oral History Project Collection, Series 4, Transcripts: Northern Virginia Changes (1972-1989), Box 14, folder 16 and in CD format at the George Mason University Oral History Project Collection (1978 – 2013). Honesty, Columbus (Lum): Columbus, or Lum as he was known, resided off Beulah Road near Vienna. He was a World War I veteran and had a reputation as a comedian. Columbus often worked as a helper for E. E. Lyons & Company and as a day laborer for Faust and Freemont Day. His 1972 interview discussing life in the Black community in Vienna can be found in cassette format ant a one-page abstract at the George Mason University Library’s Oral History Project Collection, Series 1: Northern Virginia Community, 1958-1990. Box 6. Robinson, Bladen Oswald: Oswald, a Black educator, spent over 40 years in the Fairfax County Public Schools, first as a teacher and in 1948 he took on the position of principal at the Vienna Colored School (today’s Louise Archer Elementary). When the schools were integrated in the county, Oswald was a primary force in making it work. His 1970 interview discussing his role as an educator in Fairfax County can be found in cassette format and a two page abstract at the Northern Virginia Oral History Project at George Mason University under Northern Virginia Community, 1958-1990, Series 1, Box 10. An additional 1986 interview can be located at <a href="http://web.edu/projects/ohpsp/r/155robinson.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://web.edu/projects/ohpsp/r/155robinson.html.</a> West, William A.: William, a Vienna resident, addressed life as life as an African-American in Fairfax County. He is buried in the Pleasant Grove Cemetery in McLean. His 1974 transcribed oral interview can be found at the Fairfax County Public Library’s Virginia Room rare book section under VRARE B West. Four additional interviews are available at the Northern Virginia Oral History Project at George Mason University under Northern Virginia Community, 1955-1990, Series 1, Box 12 and 13. They are as follows: A 1970 cassette and 14 page transcript titled “Student’s and Teacher’s Reminiscences of the Black School of Fairfax County (ca1875- 1955);” A 1971 cassette with no title; A 1974 Part 1 cassette and 72 page transcript titled “Black Community Life in and Around Vienna (ca.1870-1940); and a 1974 Part 2 cassette and 67 page transcript titled “Black Community Life in and Around Vienna (ca.1870-1960) Hunter Mill Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral Histories Publication A book or other written work on the history or account's of African Americans Location The location of the item or topic Located at the Virginia Room, City of Fairfax Regional library Additional Notes An additional note of further information not directly related to the item's historical description Summaries are available in the books listed Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Dranesville Oral Histories Description An account of the resource Archie Henry Borgus, Jr. – Additional Recollections of McLean & Great Falls, Virginia; Virginia Room Harold Carter – Yesterday, 100 Recollections of McLean & Great Falls, Virginia; Virginia Room Leon C. Gamble – Additional Recollections of McLean & Great Falls, Virginia; Virginia Room Robert Hall – Yesterday, 100 Recollections of McLean & Great Falls, Virginia; Virginia Room Susie I. Hall – Yesterday, 100 Recollections of McLean & Great Falls, Virginia; Virginia Room Gladys Harper – Additional Recollections of McLean & Great Falls, Virginia; Virginia Room Sonja Duffin Hurlbutt – Additional Recollections of McLean & Great Falls, Virginia; Virginia Room Ora Lawson – Yesterday, 100 Recollections of McLean & Great Falls, Virginia; Virginia Room Susie Boston Miles – Additional Recollections of McLean & Great Falls, Virginia; Virginia Room Nancy A. Sampson – Additional Recollections of McLean & Great Falls, Virginia; Virginia Room Virese Hall Thornton – Yesterday, 100 Recollections of McLean & Great Falls, Virginia; Virginia Room Barbara Lee Carter Wilks – Yesterday, 100 Recollections of McLean & Great Falls, Virginia; Virginia Room Ailene V. Borgus – Yesterday,100 Recollections of McLean & Great Falls, Virginia; Virginia Room Mae Hall – Oral History of McLean, Virginia; September 1997; Virginia Room Dranesville Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral Histories Publication A book or other written work on the history or account's of African Americans District Name of the district that the item is located in Hunter Mill Location The location of the item or topic Fairfax County Public Library Virginia Room Additional Identifier Any other identifying information for the written work (ISBN, DOI, volume, reference number, etc.) VRARE B WEST Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral History Interviews with Mr. William A. West - 4 volumes Fairfax County History Commission, 1965, 1970 and 1974 Description An account of the resource These interviews were conducted with an African American resident of Vienna who was aged 100 when the last interview was conducted in 1974. Hunter Mill Vienna Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral Histories Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Location The location of the item or topic Historic Vienna, Inc. PO Box 53, Vienna, VA 22183 131 Church Street, NE, Vienna VA 22180 District Name of the district that the item is located in Hunter Mill Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Billy West Interview Description An account of the resource 1970s interview on audio tape in the office that has not been digitized.: Mr West died in 1978 at age 104. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived https://historicviennainc.org/<a href="https://historicviennainc.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://historicviennainc.org/</a> Hunter Mill Vienna Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral Histories Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Preston Blackwell Interview Description An account of the resource Oral History taken in February 2021 by Sylvia Taylor, Historic Vienna, Inc. Board Member. They discussed Preston’s growing up in Vienna, his career as a Fairfax County Police Commander, being the first African American Commander at the Mount Vernon District Station, his membership with the Moose Lodge, the involvement of his mother, Lillian Blackwell, in the community, and his thoughts on race relations past and present. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://youtu.be/TCS8LcVn9f0" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://youtu.be/TCS8LcVn9f0</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource February 2021 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Interview Hunter Mill Vienna Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral Histories Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Gloria Runyon Interview Description An account of the resource Gloria Runyon and her family have lived in Vienna, Virginia, as she puts it, since “before it became Vienna.” Her roots in the town grow at least as far back as her great-grandfather, a Cherokee Indian, who built the home in which she still lives. Gloria Runyon’s family has always been deeply involved in the Vienna community, and her life and work is no exception Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://hvioralhistory.blogspot.com/2014/08/gloria-runyon-july-11-2014.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://hvioralhistory.blogspot.com/2014/08/gloria-runyon-july-11-2014.html</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource July 11, 2014 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Interview Hunter Mill Vienna Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral Histories Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Carter & Minor Family Interview Description An account of the resource This interview brought together James & Gloria Carter, Ronald Honesty, Jean Minor, Ted & Lorraine Thomas, and Daniel Bunaugh. The group discussed a wide array of subjects, including attending Louise Archer (formerly known as the Vienna Colored School), their early memories of home and family, starting their careers, the community of their churches, and their experiences of segregation. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://hvioralhistory.blogspot.com/2013/07/viennas-african-american-community-7-16.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://hvioralhistory.blogspot.com/2013/07/viennas-african-american-community-7-16.html</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource July 16, 2013 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Interview Hunter Mill Vienna Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral Histories Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Additional Notes An additional note of further information not directly related to the item's historical description As part of A Look Back at Braddock project As a school board member, Mr. Frye felt that it was important to get the school district to have a holiday to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He worked several years before he achieved that goal Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Robert Frye Interview Description An account of the resource Robert Frye moved to Fairfax in 1967. Three times a member of the Fairfax County School Board-- both appointed and elected--Bob Frye worked for equal opportunity in the county as the area emerged from the era of segregation. He was the first minority member-at-large on the School Board. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://www.braddockheritage.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.braddockheritage.org</a> Resources Oral History Robert Frye Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2005 Braddock Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral Histories Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Dennis Howard District Name of the district that the item is located in Braddock Additional Notes An additional note of further information not directly related to the item's historical description Part of A Look Back at Braddock project Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Dennis Howard Interview Description An account of the resource African American Dennis Howard describes his family who lived in Merrifield, Tremont, Falls Church and Ilda. He describes how his great grandfather Horace Gibson, who purchased his freedom from slavery, and with another former enslaved person Moses Park, built and operated a blacksmith shop in the community Ilda on Little River Turnpike. He tells about his experience being the only Black student in his social studies class in middle school when his teacher assigned the students to research their roots back to Europe. Dennis describes how proud he was that, with help from his grandmother, he was able to complete that assignment. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Family history written by Dennis Howard’s cousin Shades of Gray" : a beginning-- the origins and development of a Black family in Fairfax, Virginia / written by Hareem Badil-Abish. Fairfax County Public Library Dennis Howard led the efforts to preserve of the remains of the residents of Ilda whose burial sites were threatened by road construction. See historical markers- Ilda and Guinea Road Cemetery Reinternment Search <a href="http://www.braddockheritage.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.braddockheritage.org</a> Oral History Dennis Howard Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2005 Relation A related resource <a href="https://silverbox.gmu.edu/fairfaxaahi/items/show/65">Ilda</a> Braddock Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral Histories Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Mary Lipsey Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed Helen Haight District Name of the district that the item is located in Mason Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral History Interview - The Pines Description An account of the resource Both Helen Haight and Aileen Wright were raised in the Pines, a segregated community near today’s location of Pine Ridge Park. They grew up with no telephone, no electricity, no indoor plumbing, a wood stove, and an ice box. They had to haul water from nearby springs. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://research.fairfaxcounty.gov/ld.php?content_id=54296886" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://research.fairfaxcounty.gov/ld.php?content_id=54296886</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource September 28, 2007 Relation A related resource <a href="https://silverbox.gmu.edu/fairfaxaahi/items/show/46">The Pines</a> Mason Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral Histories Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Between the lines: Free Blacks Living on Mason's Neck during the Civil War Description An account of the resource Dramatic reading from historical documents performed by Bob Hartman, Janis Harless, Jerry Lyons, Gary Knipling, and Anne Barnes. Produced ... in order to document a small antebellum settlement of free Blacks clustered along Neck Road, now known as Harley Road, on Mason's Neck. For them the war brought dislocation, personal jeopardy, and economic loss. Gunston Hall Archaeologist Dave Shonyo narrates the film with remarks from Mary V. Thompson, Research Historian, Mount Vernon, and Rev. Donald Binder, PhD, Rector, Pohick Church, contributing commentary. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Produced by the Gunston Hall Seeds of Independence Committee Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2012 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource DVD Type The nature or genre of the resource Oral Histories Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant District: Mount Vernon Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context E185.18.B489 2012, Gunston Hall Library and Archives Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral Histories Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral History Interview with Judith Saunders Burton Description An account of the resource Judith Saunders Burton grew up in Gum Springs, Virginia and lived in Prince Edward County and Farmville, Virginia during the years of school desegregation. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Interviewer: Robert Vay, George Mason University <a href="https://dc.lib.odu.edu/digital/collection/dove/id/57/">https://dc.lib.odu.edu/digital/collection/dove/id/57/</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2012 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Interviewer: Robert Vay, George Mason University Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant District: Mount Vernon Type The nature or genre of the resource Oral Histories Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Oral Histories Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Bound to the Land Enslaved and Free: The History of the Hollands at Mount Vernon Description An account of the resource This was a livestream presentation on Thursday, January 14, 2021, from George Washington’s Mount Vernon. It was a live discussion between William Holland and Brenda Parker, Mount Vernon Character Interpreter & African American Interpretation & Special Projects Coordinator, on the Holland family history and their connections to Mount Vernon. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Interviewer: Brenda Parker, George Washington’s Mount Vernon <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nt2eD_q68Xc">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nt2eD_q68Xc</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2021 Type The nature or genre of the resource Oral Histories Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant District: Mount Vernon