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That ordinance, updated in 1992,\n continues to be today's guideline governing the preservation of historic residential\n structures in the city built during or before 1910. It sets forth procedures for the razing,\n moving and alteration of designated structures. Later during DeLong's term as Mayor, those\n procedures were applied and tested in the courts. Throughout this period DeLong was a\n steadfast friend and proponent of preserving the historic and cultural history of Falls\n Church. 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This 248-acre tract was patented to John Trammel by Lord\n Fairfax in 1729. John Trammel's property descended to his son, Sampson, and then to\n Sampson's daughter, Susan Pinnit Cloud. A John Mills bought the property at auction in 1833\n for $2,537.60.","Circumstantial evidence indicates a residence on the property by 1840 when a building\n assessment of $200 first appeared in county tax records. John Mills whose name is listed in\n the 1840 U.S. Census for Fairfax County was the most likely occupant.","Augustine Newton bought the entire tract in 1843 and a year later made an agreement to sell\n 66 plus acres to William Harvey. This is the parcel of land we know as Cherry Hill Farm\n today. William Harvey is believed to have built the present-day farmhouse in 1845.","This was a highly speculative period for Virginia land. Northerners were drawn to Virginia\n by cheap land prices. Harvey paid $665.00 for the 66-acre property in 1845. After declaring\n bankruptcy, he sold the farm to George Steele for $1,950.00 in 1848. In 1856, William\n Blaisdell of Massachusetts purchased the property for $4,000.00 and moved his young family\n here.","In 1976, as the nation celebrated its 200th anniversary, there was a renewed interest in\n historic preservation. The City of Falls Church chose the restoration and preservation of\n Cherry Hill Farm as its special bicentennial project. It was a cooperative effort between\n the City and community groups. While the City owned the land and buildings the Friends of\n Cherry Hill Foundation was founded to furnish the house and barn. Extensive research and\n time went into acquiring appropriate furnishings for this Greek Revival style house and\n mid-19th century barn. The Friends also trained docents to give tours and began educational\n programs that would interpret life in mid-19th century Virginia.","The processing, arrangement, and description of this collection was completed in February\n 2026.","The Cherry Hill Farmhouse archive from 1876 to 1992 consists of the following documents:\n Reports, Public Notices, Architectural Archaeological Comments, Programs, Minutes,\n Correspondence, etc. ","The archive is organized as follows: Series 1: Council Meetings Series 2: Restoration Series 3: Riley Family Series 4: Cherry Hill Board Series 5: Historical Commission Series 6: Anniversary Series 7: Reports Series 8: Time Capsule Series 9: Events and Programs Series 10: Printed Materials Series 11: League of Women Voters","Materials in this collection are in\n English ."],"unitid_tesim":["Record Group 4-15"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Cherry Hill Farmhouse, 1876-1998"],"collection_title_tesim":["Cherry Hill Farmhouse, 1876-1998"],"collection_ssim":["Cherry Hill Farmhouse, 1876-1998"],"repository_ssm":["Mary Riley Styles Public Library"],"repository_ssim":["Mary Riley Styles Public Library"],"acqinfo_ssim":["Archival files were created by the librarians responsible for the history room. 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The symposia covered the following subjects: 1994 – the geography, environment, pre-history and Colonial Period of the Falls Church area; 1995 – the Village Period: 1780-1860; 1996 – the Civil War and Reconstruction (1860-1875); 1997 – the Town Period (1875-1948); 1998 – the City Period (1948-1998).\u003c/p\u003e","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/vafcspl_vafcspl00001#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"id":"vafcspl_vafcspl00001","ead_ssi":"vafcspl_vafcspl00001","_root_":"vafcspl_vafcspl00001","_nest_parent_":"vafcspl_vafcspl00001","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/mrspl/vafcspl00001.xml","title_ssm":["Falls Church Historical Commission Historical Heritage Symposia,\n 1994-1998"],"title_tesim":["Falls Church Historical Commission Historical Heritage Symposia,\n 1994-1998"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Falls Church Historical Commission Historical Heritage Symposia,\n 1994-1998"],"text":["Falls Church Historical Commission Historical Heritage Symposia,\n 1994-1998","The collection is open for research use.","The Falls Church Historical Commission Historical Heritage Symposia collection is comprised\n of documents, correspondence, ephemera and articles related to presentations given from the\n years 1994-1998. The symposia covered the following subjects: 1994 – the geography,\n environment, pre-history and Colonial Period of the Falls Church area; 1995 – the Village\n Period: 1780-1860; 1996 – the Civil War and Reconstruction (1860-1875); 1997 – the Town\n Period (1875-1948); 1998 – the City Period (1948-1998).","\"Life on the Edge: The Falls Church Region During the Civil War,\" by Harris\n Andrews, 12 pgs. Letter from Ross Netherton to Harris Andrews on F.C. Historical Commission\n letterhead, 3 pgs. Business card for Harris Andrews of Time-Life Books","\"The Village Legacy of Architecture,\" by C. Richard Bierce, 14 pgs. (2\n copies) Typed outline, 9 pgs. Letter from Ross Netherton to Richard Bierce on F.C. Historical Commission\n letterhead, 2 pgs. Transmittal letter from Richard Bierce to Ross Netherton Photocopied picture of Bierce at Symposium with caption from FCNP","1976 Booklet from National Capital Planning Commission, “Boundary Markers of\n the Nation’s Capital: A Proposal for Their Preservation and Protection,” 46 pgs. “City of Falls Church Street Map,” undated from Office of Business\n Development 1972 paper written by Mark J. Terman, “The 'Jurisdiction Stones' and\n Cornerstone Park,” 54 pgs.","“Colonial Land Grants and Their Owners and Tenants,” by Shirley W. Camp 22\n pgs., with two pages of correspondence between Camp and Ross Netherton Revision of 1994 paper with cover letter from Camp, 42 pgs. List of original grantees, 3 pgs.","Symposium program, 1 pg. Draft programs, 2 pgs. Letter from Ross Netherton to Donald Kelso on F.C. Historical Commission\n letterhead, 1 pg. Prospectus for “Falls Church: Village, Town and City,” 2 pgs. “Known Person in the Vicinity of Falls Church – 1699-1800,” 1 pg. “Land Grants and 1775 Owners” map with handwritten notes, 1 pg. May 1994 Focus on Falls Church, 1 pg. 1994 newspaper clippings from FCNP and WaPo, 2 pgs. “Northern Virginia’s Geography and Natural Environment,” by Donald Kelso, 10\n pgs. “Native American Occupants of Northern Virginia,” by Donald Kelso, 10\n pgs. Untitled paper written by Maurice Terman, 14 pgs. “Colonial Social and Economic Life,” by Nan Netherton, 17 pgs. “Virginia’s Colonial Community Beginnings,” by Ross Netherton, 9 pgs. “Colonial Land Grants and Their Owners and Tenants,” by Shirley W. Camp, 38\n pgs.","Memo from city clerk to police dispatchers Symposium program, 2 copies Falls Church Heritage Weekend symposium topics, 1 pg. Falls Church: The Village Years, 1780-1860, Profile of the Period, 1\n pg. Memo from Ross Netherton to Members of the Historical Commission, dated July\n 8, 1995 “The Life of James Wren,” 9 pgs. Prospectus, “Falls Church: Village, Town and City,” 1 pg. Letter from Ross Netherton to David Meyer and enclosed reference materials, 11\n pgs. Letter from Ross Netherton to Nicholas Benton and attached press release, 2\n pgs. Letter from Ross Netherton to symposium speakers Correspondence between Ross Netherton and Kenneth Bowling, 2 pgs. with\n envelopes attached Symposium flier List of original grantees, 3 pgs. Logo designs, 3 pgs. Photocopied chapter on the Gunnells from “Meadowlark Gardens Regional Park,\n 1730-1988: The Land and its Owners: A History,” by Mary Kate Black, 5 pgs. Letter from Ross Netherton to Bruce McCoy, dated July 25, 1995, 1 pg. List of symposium speakers, 1 pg. Annotated draft of “A New Nation and a New Era,” by Bruce G. McCoy, 15\n pgs. “James Wren and His Times,” by Bette Warden, 12 pgs. “Trails, Rails and Turnpikes,” by Ross Netherton, 21 pgs. “Village Beginnings: The Role of Churches (1784-1860),” by David L. Meyer, 13\n pgs. “The Village Legacy of Architecture,” by C. Richard Bierce, 13 pgs. “Summation: The Village Period,” by Maurice Terman, 6 pgs.","“Native American Occupants of Northern Virginia,” by Michael Johnson, 10\n pgs. Picture of Native American hunter using atalatl from “Historical Highlights of\n Bull Run Regional Park, 1 pg. ","“Northern Virginia’s Geography and Natural Environment,” by Donald Kelso (2\n copies) Photocopies from unidentified book depicting diagram and graph of\n glaciation","“The Town and its Schools,” 10 pgs. “Catholic Schools: Schools You Can Believe In; St. James Catholic School,\n Falls Church, Virginia,” 6 pgs. Transcribed article from August 23, 1935 Fairfax Herald, “Gundry Training\n School Successful in Aiding the Mentally Afflicted” Photocopied Acts of Assembly, 1944 Code of Virginia, 2 pgs. Fairfax Herald Index 1920-1924, 12 pgs. “Rules for the Government of Schools,” Falls Church District, March 6th 1871\n (photocopy), 1 pg. Transcribed article from April 18, 1956 Evening Star, “Jefferson School,\n Belfry and All, Retired at 81” Photocopied Acts of Assembly, 1946 Code of Virginia, 7 pgs.","Letter from Ross Netherton to Bruce McCoy dated December 5, 1995 “A New Nation and a New Era,” by Bruce McCoy (2 copies).","“Village Beginnings: The Role of Churches (1784-1860),” by David L. Meyer, 13\n pgs.","“Civilians Under Siege: The Falls Church Home Front During the Civil War,” by\n Diane Morse, 12 pgs.","“Colonial Social and Economic Life,” by Nan Netherton, 17 pgs.","“Virginia’s Colonial Community Beginnings,” by Ross Netherton, 9 pgs. “Summation,” 9 pgs.","“Public Sale of Land,” from The Alexandria Gazette, October 23, 1847 “Summation,” 9 pgs. Map of Falls Church and surrounding area Articles and other documents relating to Winter Hill, 5 pgs. Notes and documents pertaining to turnpikes and railways, 9 pgs. “Trails, Rails and Turnpikes,” collection of sketches, a map and a description\n of ‘Stagecoach Taverns,’ 9 pgs. “Trails, Rails and Turnpikes,” by Ross Netherton, 27 pgs.","“European Explorers and Mapmakers,” by Maurice Terman, 14 pgs.","“Summation: The Village Period,” by Maurice Terman, 6 pgs.","Letter from Cassius lee to Governor Pierpont, dated April 26, 1866 and\n transcription, 3 pgs. “Annual Reports of the Railroad Companies of the State of Virginia and the\n Board of Public Works form the Year Ending September 39, 1860,” 35 pgs. “Time Table—No. 1: Alexandria, Loudoun and Hampshire Railroad Company,”\n January 18, 1860 Letter from Job Hawxhurst to George Rye, dated July 3, 1871, and\n transcription, 3 pgs. Statement from Board of Public Works to Senate, dated December 9, 1872, 2\n pgs. Letter dated November 23, 1861 and transcription, 2 pgs. “In the Matter of the Loudoun and Hampshire Railroad Company,” from the Office\n of the Board of Public Works, dated 1865, 8 pgs. Transcriptions of letters, memorandum and resolution from VA State Archives\n Board of Public Works Papers, 2 pgs. Report to Board of Public Works on Alexandria, Loudoun and Hampshire Railroad,\n dated September 20, 1866, 2 pgs. Transcriptions of special order and memorandum from VA State Archives Board of\n Public Works Papers, 2 pgs. Middle Turnpike Petition to the Board of Public Works and transcription, 2\n pgs. “Northern Virginia Colonial Roads \u0026 Early Railroads,” oversize hand-drawn\n color map “Description of the Roads in the United States,” by John Melish, dated 1814, 9\n pgs. Transcribed articles and items related to FC Post Office, 1 pg. “A Bibliography of Virginia, Part II,” by Earl Swem, 1917, 28 pgs. VA State Archive request tickets from Netherton, 8 pgs. Handwritten list of VA turnpikes and years active, 2 pgs. Handwritten bibliography of materials related to Public Works and\n turnpikes. “39th Annual Report, Board of Public Works,” 1855, 2 pgs. “Annual Report, Board of Public Works,” 1854, 3 pgs. “Chief Engineer’s Report,” Board of Public Works, 1853, 2 pgs. “Excerpts from Annual Reports of the Virginia Board of Public Works to\n Virginia General Assembly,” 3 pgs. “Virginia Board of Public Works Report of Committee Recommending Subscription\n for Stock of the Middle Turnpike Company 23 January 1828,” photocopy and\n transcription, 5 pgs. “Virginia Board of Public Works Engineer’s Report on Location of the Middle\n Turnpike, January 1829” photocopy and transcription, 4 pgs. “Annual Report, Board of Public Works,” 1829-1830, 3 pgs. “Annual Report, Board of Public Works,” 1832, 4 pgs. “Report of Board of Public Works,” 1839, 2 pgs. “Report of Board of Public Works,” 1835, 3 pgs. “Report of Board of Public Works,” 1838, 1 pg. “Annual Report, Board of Public Works,” 1843, 1 pg. “Report of Board of Public Works,” 1844, 2 pgs. “Report of Board of Public Works,” 1846-47; 1847-48, 2 pgs. “Correspondence Relating to the Falls Bridge Turnpike Company Recommending\n Appointments as State Directors, September 1865,” photocopy and transcription, 6\n pgs. “The Friendly Virginians,” by J. Worrall Jr., one photocopied page “Report of Board of Public Works,” 1845-46, 2 pgs. Letter from A.Z. Cazanova to J. Brown, photocopy and transcription, dated\n March 21, 1840, 4 pgs. Letter from Ch. Neale and Robt. Jamison to J. Brown, photocopy and\n transcription, dated January 25, 1840, 6 pgs. Page of handwritten notes on 19th century roads of Northern Virginia","“James Wren and His Times,” by Bette Warden, 11 pgs.","“Falls Church Historic Heritage Symposium: 1994-1998,” chart documenting\n status of author manuscripts, 3 pgs. “ “Topical Listing of Authors and Papers,” 1 pg. “Symposium agenda and topic proposal for future symposia, 5 pgs. “ “Guidelines for Speakers,” 1 pg. “ “Falls Church; Village Town and City,” description of symposium topics\n 1994-1998 “To-do list regarding symposium preparation, dated Sept. 1, 1998, 1 pg. “Miscellaneous photocopied maps of region, 5 pgs. “Falls Church Historical Commission meeting agenda, March 18, 1997, 1 pg. “Historical Commission account balance, dated 10/18/96, 1 pg. “Memo from Ross Netherton to Maurice Terman, dated March 12, 1997, 1 pg. “Notes on a Proposal for a Series of Educational Booklets on the Civil War in\n Northern Virginia, with Emphasis on Falls Church and Vicinity,” dated March 13,\n 1997, 3 pgs. “Guide to Civil War sites in Northern Virginia,” map and listing, 2 pgs. “Civil War Sites Get Recruits,” WaPo article dated Sept. 5, 1996. “1996 Outline of Possible Tricentennial Activities,” 1 pg. (2 copies) “Virginia Civil War Trails Interpretive Sign Checklist,” 1 pg. Memo from Tom Blekicki on Civil War Trails ISTEA grant application, dated Nov.\n 13, 1996, 3 pgs. “Falls Church 1861,” description of Thaddeus Lowe balloon reconnaissance\n operations with 2 maps, 7 pgs. “Taylor’s Tavern and Fort Taylor: Falls Church Area in 1861,” 1 pg. “Resolution on Tourism and Civil War Sites,” 1 pg. Memo to Jack Berry on subject of nomination of site for Virginia Civil War\n Trails, dated Oct. 25, 1996 “1960 Profile of Falls Church Village,” by Maurice Terman, dated October 1966,\n 1 pg. “Population of Virginia, Fairfax County, and Falls Church [1610-1990],”\n prepared by M.J. Terman, 1 pg. “Topics and Speakers for First Historic Heritage Symposium, May 15, 1994,” 6\n pgs. “Tricentennial Committee, History Subcommittee, Meeting Minutes, May 23, 1996”\n 1 pg. ","“A Street Guide to Civil War Alexandria,” pamphlet prepared by Fort Ward\n Historic Site, 1995 Catalog record for “Falls Church Historical Commission Historical Heritage\n Symposia,” 2 pgs. “Notes on a Meeting of the Informal Editorial Task Force,” dated April 11,\n 1996, 1 pg. “Voices from the Past,” pamphlet prepared by Fort Ward Historic Site,\n 1995 Photocopies of Civil War era illustrations from Harper’s Weekly, 6 pgs. Handwritten notes, 21 half-pages Five photocopied pages from VA State Archives Board of Public Works Misc.\n Papers Falls Church Historical Commission agenda and other papers, 4 pgs. “Historic Arlington,” booklet prepared by Arlington County Historical\n Commission, 1976, 39 pgs. “The Lark,” photocopied issue from August 31, 1889, 4 pgs. Photocopied letter from Mattie Gundry, dated Nov. 12 1919. “Falls Church Residents Can Call on History,” photocopied article from\n Fairfax Journal, dated August 30th, 1985, 1 pg. (2 copies) Two photocopied maps of Falls Church historical points of interest with key, 3\n pgs. Photocopied pictures of turn of the 20th century FC landmarks including\n Brown’s store, 11 pgs. Letter from MRSPL dated March 28, 1986. Documents related to Civil War Encampment at Cherry Hill, including flier and\n articles, 4 pgs. Archival materials sent from City Manager Harry Wells for consideration of\n Historical Commission, including 8 X 10 b/w photo, 3 pgs.","Notes, pamphlets, maps, photocopied archival documents and correspondence related\n to the 1996 History Symposium and Civil War History in general; book: Black\n Settlement in Fairfax County, Virginia During Reconstruction by Andrew M.D. Wolf\n (Dec., 1975)","Notes, pamphlets, maps, photocopied and transcribed archival documents and correspondence related to the 1997 History Symposium and Civil War History in general","Notes and correspondence related to the 1998 History Symposium; 2 photocopied articles on unrelated topics","Timeline and paper written by Ronald Anzalone","Typed speech; articles from Falls Church News Press related to speech topic – motives for 1948 incorporation of City of Falls Church","Anzalone, “Prelude to War: Falls Church and Secession” Holien (sp?), “Spring, Summer and Fall 1861”","Materials in this collection are in\n English ."],"collection_title_tesim":["Falls Church Historical Commission Historical Heritage Symposia,\n 1994-1998"],"collection_ssim":["Falls Church Historical Commission Historical Heritage Symposia,\n 1994-1998"],"repository_ssm":["Mary Riley Styles Public Library"],"repository_ssim":["Mary Riley Styles Public Library"],"creator_ssm":["Falls Church Historical Commission"],"creator_ssim":["Falls Church Historical Commission"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["Approx. 1 linear foot. 2\n boxes."],"extent_tesim":["Approx. 1 linear foot. 2\n boxes."],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection is open for research use.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["The collection is open for research use."],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The Falls Church Historical Commission Historical Heritage Symposia collection is comprised\n of documents, correspondence, ephemera and articles related to presentations given from the\n years 1994-1998. The symposia covered the following subjects: 1994 – the geography,\n environment, pre-history and Colonial Period of the Falls Church area; 1995 – the Village\n Period: 1780-1860; 1996 – the Civil War and Reconstruction (1860-1875); 1997 – the Town\n Period (1875-1948); 1998 – the City Period (1948-1998).","\"Life on the Edge: The Falls Church Region During the Civil War,\" by Harris\n Andrews, 12 pgs. Letter from Ross Netherton to Harris Andrews on F.C. Historical Commission\n letterhead, 3 pgs. Business card for Harris Andrews of Time-Life Books","\"The Village Legacy of Architecture,\" by C. Richard Bierce, 14 pgs. (2\n copies) Typed outline, 9 pgs. Letter from Ross Netherton to Richard Bierce on F.C. Historical Commission\n letterhead, 2 pgs. Transmittal letter from Richard Bierce to Ross Netherton Photocopied picture of Bierce at Symposium with caption from FCNP","1976 Booklet from National Capital Planning Commission, “Boundary Markers of\n the Nation’s Capital: A Proposal for Their Preservation and Protection,” 46 pgs. “City of Falls Church Street Map,” undated from Office of Business\n Development 1972 paper written by Mark J. Terman, “The 'Jurisdiction Stones' and\n Cornerstone Park,” 54 pgs.","“Colonial Land Grants and Their Owners and Tenants,” by Shirley W. Camp 22\n pgs., with two pages of correspondence between Camp and Ross Netherton Revision of 1994 paper with cover letter from Camp, 42 pgs. List of original grantees, 3 pgs.","Symposium program, 1 pg. Draft programs, 2 pgs. Letter from Ross Netherton to Donald Kelso on F.C. Historical Commission\n letterhead, 1 pg. Prospectus for “Falls Church: Village, Town and City,” 2 pgs. “Known Person in the Vicinity of Falls Church – 1699-1800,” 1 pg. “Land Grants and 1775 Owners” map with handwritten notes, 1 pg. May 1994 Focus on Falls Church, 1 pg. 1994 newspaper clippings from FCNP and WaPo, 2 pgs. “Northern Virginia’s Geography and Natural Environment,” by Donald Kelso, 10\n pgs. “Native American Occupants of Northern Virginia,” by Donald Kelso, 10\n pgs. Untitled paper written by Maurice Terman, 14 pgs. “Colonial Social and Economic Life,” by Nan Netherton, 17 pgs. “Virginia’s Colonial Community Beginnings,” by Ross Netherton, 9 pgs. “Colonial Land Grants and Their Owners and Tenants,” by Shirley W. Camp, 38\n pgs.","Memo from city clerk to police dispatchers Symposium program, 2 copies Falls Church Heritage Weekend symposium topics, 1 pg. Falls Church: The Village Years, 1780-1860, Profile of the Period, 1\n pg. Memo from Ross Netherton to Members of the Historical Commission, dated July\n 8, 1995 “The Life of James Wren,” 9 pgs. Prospectus, “Falls Church: Village, Town and City,” 1 pg. Letter from Ross Netherton to David Meyer and enclosed reference materials, 11\n pgs. Letter from Ross Netherton to Nicholas Benton and attached press release, 2\n pgs. Letter from Ross Netherton to symposium speakers Correspondence between Ross Netherton and Kenneth Bowling, 2 pgs. with\n envelopes attached Symposium flier List of original grantees, 3 pgs. Logo designs, 3 pgs. Photocopied chapter on the Gunnells from “Meadowlark Gardens Regional Park,\n 1730-1988: The Land and its Owners: A History,” by Mary Kate Black, 5 pgs. Letter from Ross Netherton to Bruce McCoy, dated July 25, 1995, 1 pg. List of symposium speakers, 1 pg. Annotated draft of “A New Nation and a New Era,” by Bruce G. McCoy, 15\n pgs. “James Wren and His Times,” by Bette Warden, 12 pgs. “Trails, Rails and Turnpikes,” by Ross Netherton, 21 pgs. “Village Beginnings: The Role of Churches (1784-1860),” by David L. Meyer, 13\n pgs. “The Village Legacy of Architecture,” by C. Richard Bierce, 13 pgs. “Summation: The Village Period,” by Maurice Terman, 6 pgs.","“Native American Occupants of Northern Virginia,” by Michael Johnson, 10\n pgs. Picture of Native American hunter using atalatl from “Historical Highlights of\n Bull Run Regional Park, 1 pg. ","“Northern Virginia’s Geography and Natural Environment,” by Donald Kelso (2\n copies) Photocopies from unidentified book depicting diagram and graph of\n glaciation","“The Town and its Schools,” 10 pgs. “Catholic Schools: Schools You Can Believe In; St. James Catholic School,\n Falls Church, Virginia,” 6 pgs. Transcribed article from August 23, 1935 Fairfax Herald, “Gundry Training\n School Successful in Aiding the Mentally Afflicted” Photocopied Acts of Assembly, 1944 Code of Virginia, 2 pgs. Fairfax Herald Index 1920-1924, 12 pgs. “Rules for the Government of Schools,” Falls Church District, March 6th 1871\n (photocopy), 1 pg. Transcribed article from April 18, 1956 Evening Star, “Jefferson School,\n Belfry and All, Retired at 81” Photocopied Acts of Assembly, 1946 Code of Virginia, 7 pgs.","Letter from Ross Netherton to Bruce McCoy dated December 5, 1995 “A New Nation and a New Era,” by Bruce McCoy (2 copies).","“Village Beginnings: The Role of Churches (1784-1860),” by David L. Meyer, 13\n pgs.","“Civilians Under Siege: The Falls Church Home Front During the Civil War,” by\n Diane Morse, 12 pgs.","“Colonial Social and Economic Life,” by Nan Netherton, 17 pgs.","“Virginia’s Colonial Community Beginnings,” by Ross Netherton, 9 pgs. “Summation,” 9 pgs.","“Public Sale of Land,” from The Alexandria Gazette, October 23, 1847 “Summation,” 9 pgs. Map of Falls Church and surrounding area Articles and other documents relating to Winter Hill, 5 pgs. Notes and documents pertaining to turnpikes and railways, 9 pgs. “Trails, Rails and Turnpikes,” collection of sketches, a map and a description\n of ‘Stagecoach Taverns,’ 9 pgs. “Trails, Rails and Turnpikes,” by Ross Netherton, 27 pgs.","“European Explorers and Mapmakers,” by Maurice Terman, 14 pgs.","“Summation: The Village Period,” by Maurice Terman, 6 pgs.","Letter from Cassius lee to Governor Pierpont, dated April 26, 1866 and\n transcription, 3 pgs. “Annual Reports of the Railroad Companies of the State of Virginia and the\n Board of Public Works form the Year Ending September 39, 1860,” 35 pgs. “Time Table—No. 1: Alexandria, Loudoun and Hampshire Railroad Company,”\n January 18, 1860 Letter from Job Hawxhurst to George Rye, dated July 3, 1871, and\n transcription, 3 pgs. Statement from Board of Public Works to Senate, dated December 9, 1872, 2\n pgs. Letter dated November 23, 1861 and transcription, 2 pgs. “In the Matter of the Loudoun and Hampshire Railroad Company,” from the Office\n of the Board of Public Works, dated 1865, 8 pgs. Transcriptions of letters, memorandum and resolution from VA State Archives\n Board of Public Works Papers, 2 pgs. Report to Board of Public Works on Alexandria, Loudoun and Hampshire Railroad,\n dated September 20, 1866, 2 pgs. Transcriptions of special order and memorandum from VA State Archives Board of\n Public Works Papers, 2 pgs. Middle Turnpike Petition to the Board of Public Works and transcription, 2\n pgs. “Northern Virginia Colonial Roads \u0026 Early Railroads,” oversize hand-drawn\n color map “Description of the Roads in the United States,” by John Melish, dated 1814, 9\n pgs. Transcribed articles and items related to FC Post Office, 1 pg. “A Bibliography of Virginia, Part II,” by Earl Swem, 1917, 28 pgs. VA State Archive request tickets from Netherton, 8 pgs. Handwritten list of VA turnpikes and years active, 2 pgs. Handwritten bibliography of materials related to Public Works and\n turnpikes. “39th Annual Report, Board of Public Works,” 1855, 2 pgs. “Annual Report, Board of Public Works,” 1854, 3 pgs. “Chief Engineer’s Report,” Board of Public Works, 1853, 2 pgs. “Excerpts from Annual Reports of the Virginia Board of Public Works to\n Virginia General Assembly,” 3 pgs. “Virginia Board of Public Works Report of Committee Recommending Subscription\n for Stock of the Middle Turnpike Company 23 January 1828,” photocopy and\n transcription, 5 pgs. “Virginia Board of Public Works Engineer’s Report on Location of the Middle\n Turnpike, January 1829” photocopy and transcription, 4 pgs. “Annual Report, Board of Public Works,” 1829-1830, 3 pgs. “Annual Report, Board of Public Works,” 1832, 4 pgs. “Report of Board of Public Works,” 1839, 2 pgs. “Report of Board of Public Works,” 1835, 3 pgs. “Report of Board of Public Works,” 1838, 1 pg. “Annual Report, Board of Public Works,” 1843, 1 pg. “Report of Board of Public Works,” 1844, 2 pgs. “Report of Board of Public Works,” 1846-47; 1847-48, 2 pgs. “Correspondence Relating to the Falls Bridge Turnpike Company Recommending\n Appointments as State Directors, September 1865,” photocopy and transcription, 6\n pgs. “The Friendly Virginians,” by J. Worrall Jr., one photocopied page “Report of Board of Public Works,” 1845-46, 2 pgs. Letter from A.Z. Cazanova to J. Brown, photocopy and transcription, dated\n March 21, 1840, 4 pgs. Letter from Ch. Neale and Robt. Jamison to J. Brown, photocopy and\n transcription, dated January 25, 1840, 6 pgs. Page of handwritten notes on 19th century roads of Northern Virginia","“James Wren and His Times,” by Bette Warden, 11 pgs.","“Falls Church Historic Heritage Symposium: 1994-1998,” chart documenting\n status of author manuscripts, 3 pgs. “ “Topical Listing of Authors and Papers,” 1 pg. “Symposium agenda and topic proposal for future symposia, 5 pgs. “ “Guidelines for Speakers,” 1 pg. “ “Falls Church; Village Town and City,” description of symposium topics\n 1994-1998 “To-do list regarding symposium preparation, dated Sept. 1, 1998, 1 pg. “Miscellaneous photocopied maps of region, 5 pgs. “Falls Church Historical Commission meeting agenda, March 18, 1997, 1 pg. “Historical Commission account balance, dated 10/18/96, 1 pg. “Memo from Ross Netherton to Maurice Terman, dated March 12, 1997, 1 pg. “Notes on a Proposal for a Series of Educational Booklets on the Civil War in\n Northern Virginia, with Emphasis on Falls Church and Vicinity,” dated March 13,\n 1997, 3 pgs. “Guide to Civil War sites in Northern Virginia,” map and listing, 2 pgs. “Civil War Sites Get Recruits,” WaPo article dated Sept. 5, 1996. “1996 Outline of Possible Tricentennial Activities,” 1 pg. (2 copies) “Virginia Civil War Trails Interpretive Sign Checklist,” 1 pg. Memo from Tom Blekicki on Civil War Trails ISTEA grant application, dated Nov.\n 13, 1996, 3 pgs. “Falls Church 1861,” description of Thaddeus Lowe balloon reconnaissance\n operations with 2 maps, 7 pgs. “Taylor’s Tavern and Fort Taylor: Falls Church Area in 1861,” 1 pg. “Resolution on Tourism and Civil War Sites,” 1 pg. Memo to Jack Berry on subject of nomination of site for Virginia Civil War\n Trails, dated Oct. 25, 1996 “1960 Profile of Falls Church Village,” by Maurice Terman, dated October 1966,\n 1 pg. “Population of Virginia, Fairfax County, and Falls Church [1610-1990],”\n prepared by M.J. Terman, 1 pg. “Topics and Speakers for First Historic Heritage Symposium, May 15, 1994,” 6\n pgs. “Tricentennial Committee, History Subcommittee, Meeting Minutes, May 23, 1996”\n 1 pg. ","“A Street Guide to Civil War Alexandria,” pamphlet prepared by Fort Ward\n Historic Site, 1995 Catalog record for “Falls Church Historical Commission Historical Heritage\n Symposia,” 2 pgs. “Notes on a Meeting of the Informal Editorial Task Force,” dated April 11,\n 1996, 1 pg. “Voices from the Past,” pamphlet prepared by Fort Ward Historic Site,\n 1995 Photocopies of Civil War era illustrations from Harper’s Weekly, 6 pgs. Handwritten notes, 21 half-pages Five photocopied pages from VA State Archives Board of Public Works Misc.\n Papers Falls Church Historical Commission agenda and other papers, 4 pgs. “Historic Arlington,” booklet prepared by Arlington County Historical\n Commission, 1976, 39 pgs. “The Lark,” photocopied issue from August 31, 1889, 4 pgs. Photocopied letter from Mattie Gundry, dated Nov. 12 1919. “Falls Church Residents Can Call on History,” photocopied article from\n Fairfax Journal, dated August 30th, 1985, 1 pg. (2 copies) Two photocopied maps of Falls Church historical points of interest with key, 3\n pgs. Photocopied pictures of turn of the 20th century FC landmarks including\n Brown’s store, 11 pgs. Letter from MRSPL dated March 28, 1986. Documents related to Civil War Encampment at Cherry Hill, including flier and\n articles, 4 pgs. Archival materials sent from City Manager Harry Wells for consideration of\n Historical Commission, including 8 X 10 b/w photo, 3 pgs.","Notes, pamphlets, maps, photocopied archival documents and correspondence related\n to the 1996 History Symposium and Civil War History in general; book: Black\n Settlement in Fairfax County, Virginia During Reconstruction by Andrew M.D. Wolf\n (Dec., 1975)","Notes, pamphlets, maps, photocopied and transcribed archival documents and correspondence related to the 1997 History Symposium and Civil War History in general","Notes and correspondence related to the 1998 History Symposium; 2 photocopied articles on unrelated topics","Timeline and paper written by Ronald Anzalone","Typed speech; articles from Falls Church News Press related to speech topic – motives for 1948 incorporation of City of Falls Church","Anzalone, “Prelude to War: Falls Church and Secession” Holien (sp?), “Spring, Summer and Fall 1861”"],"language_ssim":["Materials in this collection are in\n English ."],"total_component_count_is":49,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-20T18:25:36.761Z","scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Falls Church Historical Commission Historical Heritage Symposia collection is comprised\n of documents, correspondence, ephemera and articles related to presentations given from the\n years 1994-1998. The symposia covered the following subjects: 1994 – the geography,\n environment, pre-history and Colonial Period of the Falls Church area; 1995 – the Village\n Period: 1780-1860; 1996 – the Civil War and Reconstruction (1860-1875); 1997 – the Town\n Period (1875-1948); 1998 – the City Period (1948-1998).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003clist\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e\"Life on the Edge: The Falls Church Region During the Civil War,\" by Harris\n Andrews, 12 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eLetter from Ross Netherton to Harris Andrews on F.C. Historical Commission\n letterhead, 3 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eBusiness card for Harris Andrews of Time-Life Books\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003c/list\u003e","\u003clist\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e\"The Village Legacy of Architecture,\" by C. Richard Bierce, 14 pgs. (2\n copies)\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eTyped outline, 9 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eLetter from Ross Netherton to Richard Bierce on F.C. Historical Commission\n letterhead, 2 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eTransmittal letter from Richard Bierce to Ross Netherton\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003ePhotocopied picture of Bierce at Symposium with caption from FCNP\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003c/list\u003e","\u003clist\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e1976 Booklet from National Capital Planning Commission, “Boundary Markers of\n the Nation’s Capital: A Proposal for Their Preservation and Protection,” 46 pgs. \u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“City of Falls Church Street Map,” undated from Office of Business\n Development\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e1972 paper written by Mark J. Terman, “The 'Jurisdiction Stones' and\n Cornerstone Park,” 54 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003c/list\u003e","\u003clist\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Colonial Land Grants and Their Owners and Tenants,” by Shirley W. Camp 22\n pgs., with two pages of correspondence between Camp and Ross Netherton\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eRevision of 1994 paper with cover letter from Camp, 42 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eList of original grantees, 3 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003c/list\u003e","\u003clist\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eSymposium program, 1 pg.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eDraft programs, 2 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eLetter from Ross Netherton to Donald Kelso on F.C. Historical Commission\n letterhead, 1 pg.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eProspectus for “Falls Church: Village, Town and City,” 2 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Known Person in the Vicinity of Falls Church – 1699-1800,” 1 pg.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Land Grants and 1775 Owners” map with handwritten notes, 1 pg.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eMay 1994 Focus on Falls Church, 1 pg.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e1994 newspaper clippings from FCNP and WaPo, 2 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Northern Virginia’s Geography and Natural Environment,” by Donald Kelso, 10\n pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Native American Occupants of Northern Virginia,” by Donald Kelso, 10\n pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eUntitled paper written by Maurice Terman, 14 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Colonial Social and Economic Life,” by Nan Netherton, 17 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Virginia’s Colonial Community Beginnings,” by Ross Netherton, 9 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Colonial Land Grants and Their Owners and Tenants,” by Shirley W. Camp, 38\n pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003c/list\u003e","\u003clist\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eMemo from city clerk to police dispatchers\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eSymposium program, 2 copies\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eFalls Church Heritage Weekend symposium topics, 1 pg.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eFalls Church: The Village Years, 1780-1860, Profile of the Period, 1\n pg.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eMemo from Ross Netherton to Members of the Historical Commission, dated July\n 8, 1995\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“The Life of James Wren,” 9 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eProspectus, “Falls Church: Village, Town and City,” 1 pg.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eLetter from Ross Netherton to David Meyer and enclosed reference materials, 11\n pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eLetter from Ross Netherton to Nicholas Benton and attached press release, 2\n pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eLetter from Ross Netherton to symposium speakers\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eCorrespondence between Ross Netherton and Kenneth Bowling, 2 pgs. with\n envelopes attached\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eSymposium flier\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eList of original grantees, 3 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eLogo designs, 3 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003ePhotocopied chapter on the Gunnells from “Meadowlark Gardens Regional Park,\n 1730-1988: The Land and its Owners: A History,” by Mary Kate Black, 5 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eLetter from Ross Netherton to Bruce McCoy, dated July 25, 1995, 1 pg.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eList of symposium speakers, 1 pg.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eAnnotated draft of “A New Nation and a New Era,” by Bruce G. McCoy, 15\n pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“James Wren and His Times,” by Bette Warden, 12 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Trails, Rails and Turnpikes,” by Ross Netherton, 21 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Village Beginnings: The Role of Churches (1784-1860),” by David L. Meyer, 13\n pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“The Village Legacy of Architecture,” by C. Richard Bierce, 13 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Summation: The Village Period,” by Maurice Terman, 6 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003c/list\u003e","\u003clist\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Native American Occupants of Northern Virginia,” by Michael Johnson, 10\n pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003ePicture of Native American hunter using atalatl from “Historical Highlights of\n Bull Run Regional Park, 1 pg. \u003c/item\u003e\n \u003c/list\u003e","\u003clist\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Northern Virginia’s Geography and Natural Environment,” by Donald Kelso (2\n copies)\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003ePhotocopies from unidentified book depicting diagram and graph of\n glaciation\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003c/list\u003e","\u003clist\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“The Town and its Schools,” 10 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Catholic Schools: Schools You Can Believe In; St. James Catholic School,\n Falls Church, Virginia,” 6 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eTranscribed article from August 23, 1935 Fairfax Herald, “Gundry Training\n School Successful in Aiding the Mentally Afflicted”\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003ePhotocopied Acts of Assembly, 1944 Code of Virginia, 2 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eFairfax Herald Index 1920-1924, 12 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Rules for the Government of Schools,” Falls Church District, March 6th 1871\n (photocopy), 1 pg.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eTranscribed article from April 18, 1956 Evening Star, “Jefferson School,\n Belfry and All, Retired at 81”\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003ePhotocopied Acts of Assembly, 1946 Code of Virginia, 7 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003c/list\u003e","\u003clist\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eLetter from Ross Netherton to Bruce McCoy dated December 5, 1995\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“A New Nation and a New Era,” by Bruce McCoy (2 copies).\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003c/list\u003e","\u003clist\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Village Beginnings: The Role of Churches (1784-1860),” by David L. Meyer, 13\n pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003c/list\u003e","\u003clist\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Civilians Under Siege: The Falls Church Home Front During the Civil War,” by\n Diane Morse, 12 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003c/list\u003e","\u003clist\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Colonial Social and Economic Life,” by Nan Netherton, 17 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003c/list\u003e","\u003clist\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Virginia’s Colonial Community Beginnings,” by Ross Netherton, 9 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Summation,” 9 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003c/list\u003e","\u003clist\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Public Sale of Land,” from The Alexandria Gazette, October 23, 1847\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Summation,” 9 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eMap of Falls Church and surrounding area\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eArticles and other documents relating to Winter Hill, 5 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eNotes and documents pertaining to turnpikes and railways, 9 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Trails, Rails and Turnpikes,” collection of sketches, a map and a description\n of ‘Stagecoach Taverns,’ 9 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Trails, Rails and Turnpikes,” by Ross Netherton, 27 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003c/list\u003e","\u003clist\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“European Explorers and Mapmakers,” by Maurice Terman, 14 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003c/list\u003e","\u003clist\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Summation: The Village Period,” by Maurice Terman, 6 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003c/list\u003e","\u003clist\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eLetter from Cassius lee to Governor Pierpont, dated April 26, 1866 and\n transcription, 3 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Annual Reports of the Railroad Companies of the State of Virginia and the\n Board of Public Works form the Year Ending September 39, 1860,” 35 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Time Table—No. 1: Alexandria, Loudoun and Hampshire Railroad Company,”\n January 18, 1860\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eLetter from Job Hawxhurst to George Rye, dated July 3, 1871, and\n transcription, 3 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eStatement from Board of Public Works to Senate, dated December 9, 1872, 2\n pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eLetter dated November 23, 1861 and transcription, 2 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“In the Matter of the Loudoun and Hampshire Railroad Company,” from the Office\n of the Board of Public Works, dated 1865, 8 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eTranscriptions of letters, memorandum and resolution from VA State Archives\n Board of Public Works Papers, 2 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eReport to Board of Public Works on Alexandria, Loudoun and Hampshire Railroad,\n dated September 20, 1866, 2 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eTranscriptions of special order and memorandum from VA State Archives Board of\n Public Works Papers, 2 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eMiddle Turnpike Petition to the Board of Public Works and transcription, 2\n pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Northern Virginia Colonial Roads \u0026amp; Early Railroads,” oversize hand-drawn\n color map\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Description of the Roads in the United States,” by John Melish, dated 1814, 9\n pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eTranscribed articles and items related to FC Post Office, 1 pg.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“A Bibliography of Virginia, Part II,” by Earl Swem, 1917, 28 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eVA State Archive request tickets from Netherton, 8 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eHandwritten list of VA turnpikes and years active, 2 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eHandwritten bibliography of materials related to Public Works and\n turnpikes.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“39th Annual Report, Board of Public Works,” 1855, 2 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Annual Report, Board of Public Works,” 1854, 3 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Chief Engineer’s Report,” Board of Public Works, 1853, 2 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Excerpts from Annual Reports of the Virginia Board of Public Works to\n Virginia General Assembly,” 3 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Virginia Board of Public Works Report of Committee Recommending Subscription\n for Stock of the Middle Turnpike Company 23 January 1828,” photocopy and\n transcription, 5 pgs. \u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Virginia Board of Public Works Engineer’s Report on Location of the Middle\n Turnpike, January 1829” photocopy and transcription, 4 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Annual Report, Board of Public Works,” 1829-1830, 3 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Annual Report, Board of Public Works,” 1832, 4 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Report of Board of Public Works,” 1839, 2 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Report of Board of Public Works,” 1835, 3 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Report of Board of Public Works,” 1838, 1 pg.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Annual Report, Board of Public Works,” 1843, 1 pg.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Report of Board of Public Works,” 1844, 2 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Report of Board of Public Works,” 1846-47; 1847-48, 2 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Correspondence Relating to the Falls Bridge Turnpike Company Recommending\n Appointments as State Directors, September 1865,” photocopy and transcription, 6\n pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“The Friendly Virginians,” by J. Worrall Jr., one photocopied page\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Report of Board of Public Works,” 1845-46, 2 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eLetter from A.Z. Cazanova to J. Brown, photocopy and transcription, dated\n March 21, 1840, 4 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eLetter from Ch. Neale and Robt. Jamison to J. Brown, photocopy and\n transcription, dated January 25, 1840, 6 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003ePage of handwritten notes on 19th century roads of Northern Virginia\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003c/list\u003e","\u003clist\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“James Wren and His Times,” by Bette Warden, 11 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003c/list\u003e","\u003clist\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Falls Church Historic Heritage Symposium: 1994-1998,” chart documenting\n status of author manuscripts, 3 pgs. \u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“ “Topical Listing of Authors and Papers,” 1 pg. \u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Symposium agenda and topic proposal for future symposia, 5 pgs. \u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“ “Guidelines for Speakers,” 1 pg. \u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“ “Falls Church; Village Town and City,” description of symposium topics\n 1994-1998 \u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“To-do list regarding symposium preparation, dated Sept. 1, 1998, 1 pg. \u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Miscellaneous photocopied maps of region, 5 pgs. \u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Falls Church Historical Commission meeting agenda, March 18, 1997, 1 pg. \u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Historical Commission account balance, dated 10/18/96, 1 pg. \u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Memo from Ross Netherton to Maurice Terman, dated March 12, 1997, 1 pg. \u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Notes on a Proposal for a Series of Educational Booklets on the Civil War in\n Northern Virginia, with Emphasis on Falls Church and Vicinity,” dated March 13,\n 1997, 3 pgs. \u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Guide to Civil War sites in Northern Virginia,” map and listing, 2 pgs. \u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Civil War Sites Get Recruits,” WaPo article dated Sept. 5, 1996. \u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“1996 Outline of Possible Tricentennial Activities,” 1 pg. 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The symposia covered the following subjects: 1994 – the geography,\n environment, pre-history and Colonial Period of the Falls Church area; 1995 – the Village\n Period: 1780-1860; 1996 – the Civil War and Reconstruction (1860-1875); 1997 – the Town\n Period (1875-1948); 1998 – the City Period (1948-1998).","\"Life on the Edge: The Falls Church Region During the Civil War,\" by Harris\n Andrews, 12 pgs. Letter from Ross Netherton to Harris Andrews on F.C. Historical Commission\n letterhead, 3 pgs. Business card for Harris Andrews of Time-Life Books","\"The Village Legacy of Architecture,\" by C. Richard Bierce, 14 pgs. (2\n copies) Typed outline, 9 pgs. Letter from Ross Netherton to Richard Bierce on F.C. Historical Commission\n letterhead, 2 pgs. Transmittal letter from Richard Bierce to Ross Netherton Photocopied picture of Bierce at Symposium with caption from FCNP","1976 Booklet from National Capital Planning Commission, “Boundary Markers of\n the Nation’s Capital: A Proposal for Their Preservation and Protection,” 46 pgs. “City of Falls Church Street Map,” undated from Office of Business\n Development 1972 paper written by Mark J. Terman, “The 'Jurisdiction Stones' and\n Cornerstone Park,” 54 pgs.","“Colonial Land Grants and Their Owners and Tenants,” by Shirley W. Camp 22\n pgs., with two pages of correspondence between Camp and Ross Netherton Revision of 1994 paper with cover letter from Camp, 42 pgs. List of original grantees, 3 pgs.","Symposium program, 1 pg. Draft programs, 2 pgs. Letter from Ross Netherton to Donald Kelso on F.C. Historical Commission\n letterhead, 1 pg. Prospectus for “Falls Church: Village, Town and City,” 2 pgs. “Known Person in the Vicinity of Falls Church – 1699-1800,” 1 pg. “Land Grants and 1775 Owners” map with handwritten notes, 1 pg. May 1994 Focus on Falls Church, 1 pg. 1994 newspaper clippings from FCNP and WaPo, 2 pgs. “Northern Virginia’s Geography and Natural Environment,” by Donald Kelso, 10\n pgs. “Native American Occupants of Northern Virginia,” by Donald Kelso, 10\n pgs. Untitled paper written by Maurice Terman, 14 pgs. “Colonial Social and Economic Life,” by Nan Netherton, 17 pgs. “Virginia’s Colonial Community Beginnings,” by Ross Netherton, 9 pgs. “Colonial Land Grants and Their Owners and Tenants,” by Shirley W. Camp, 38\n pgs.","Memo from city clerk to police dispatchers Symposium program, 2 copies Falls Church Heritage Weekend symposium topics, 1 pg. Falls Church: The Village Years, 1780-1860, Profile of the Period, 1\n pg. Memo from Ross Netherton to Members of the Historical Commission, dated July\n 8, 1995 “The Life of James Wren,” 9 pgs. Prospectus, “Falls Church: Village, Town and City,” 1 pg. Letter from Ross Netherton to David Meyer and enclosed reference materials, 11\n pgs. Letter from Ross Netherton to Nicholas Benton and attached press release, 2\n pgs. Letter from Ross Netherton to symposium speakers Correspondence between Ross Netherton and Kenneth Bowling, 2 pgs. with\n envelopes attached Symposium flier List of original grantees, 3 pgs. Logo designs, 3 pgs. Photocopied chapter on the Gunnells from “Meadowlark Gardens Regional Park,\n 1730-1988: The Land and its Owners: A History,” by Mary Kate Black, 5 pgs. Letter from Ross Netherton to Bruce McCoy, dated July 25, 1995, 1 pg. List of symposium speakers, 1 pg. Annotated draft of “A New Nation and a New Era,” by Bruce G. McCoy, 15\n pgs. “James Wren and His Times,” by Bette Warden, 12 pgs. “Trails, Rails and Turnpikes,” by Ross Netherton, 21 pgs. “Village Beginnings: The Role of Churches (1784-1860),” by David L. Meyer, 13\n pgs. “The Village Legacy of Architecture,” by C. Richard Bierce, 13 pgs. “Summation: The Village Period,” by Maurice Terman, 6 pgs.","“Native American Occupants of Northern Virginia,” by Michael Johnson, 10\n pgs. Picture of Native American hunter using atalatl from “Historical Highlights of\n Bull Run Regional Park, 1 pg. ","“Northern Virginia’s Geography and Natural Environment,” by Donald Kelso (2\n copies) Photocopies from unidentified book depicting diagram and graph of\n glaciation","“The Town and its Schools,” 10 pgs. “Catholic Schools: Schools You Can Believe In; St. James Catholic School,\n Falls Church, Virginia,” 6 pgs. Transcribed article from August 23, 1935 Fairfax Herald, “Gundry Training\n School Successful in Aiding the Mentally Afflicted” Photocopied Acts of Assembly, 1944 Code of Virginia, 2 pgs. Fairfax Herald Index 1920-1924, 12 pgs. “Rules for the Government of Schools,” Falls Church District, March 6th 1871\n (photocopy), 1 pg. Transcribed article from April 18, 1956 Evening Star, “Jefferson School,\n Belfry and All, Retired at 81” Photocopied Acts of Assembly, 1946 Code of Virginia, 7 pgs.","Letter from Ross Netherton to Bruce McCoy dated December 5, 1995 “A New Nation and a New Era,” by Bruce McCoy (2 copies).","“Village Beginnings: The Role of Churches (1784-1860),” by David L. Meyer, 13\n pgs.","“Civilians Under Siege: The Falls Church Home Front During the Civil War,” by\n Diane Morse, 12 pgs.","“Colonial Social and Economic Life,” by Nan Netherton, 17 pgs.","“Virginia’s Colonial Community Beginnings,” by Ross Netherton, 9 pgs. “Summation,” 9 pgs.","“Public Sale of Land,” from The Alexandria Gazette, October 23, 1847 “Summation,” 9 pgs. Map of Falls Church and surrounding area Articles and other documents relating to Winter Hill, 5 pgs. Notes and documents pertaining to turnpikes and railways, 9 pgs. “Trails, Rails and Turnpikes,” collection of sketches, a map and a description\n of ‘Stagecoach Taverns,’ 9 pgs. “Trails, Rails and Turnpikes,” by Ross Netherton, 27 pgs.","“European Explorers and Mapmakers,” by Maurice Terman, 14 pgs.","“Summation: The Village Period,” by Maurice Terman, 6 pgs.","Letter from Cassius lee to Governor Pierpont, dated April 26, 1866 and\n transcription, 3 pgs. “Annual Reports of the Railroad Companies of the State of Virginia and the\n Board of Public Works form the Year Ending September 39, 1860,” 35 pgs. “Time Table—No. 1: Alexandria, Loudoun and Hampshire Railroad Company,”\n January 18, 1860 Letter from Job Hawxhurst to George Rye, dated July 3, 1871, and\n transcription, 3 pgs. Statement from Board of Public Works to Senate, dated December 9, 1872, 2\n pgs. Letter dated November 23, 1861 and transcription, 2 pgs. “In the Matter of the Loudoun and Hampshire Railroad Company,” from the Office\n of the Board of Public Works, dated 1865, 8 pgs. Transcriptions of letters, memorandum and resolution from VA State Archives\n Board of Public Works Papers, 2 pgs. Report to Board of Public Works on Alexandria, Loudoun and Hampshire Railroad,\n dated September 20, 1866, 2 pgs. Transcriptions of special order and memorandum from VA State Archives Board of\n Public Works Papers, 2 pgs. Middle Turnpike Petition to the Board of Public Works and transcription, 2\n pgs. “Northern Virginia Colonial Roads \u0026 Early Railroads,” oversize hand-drawn\n color map “Description of the Roads in the United States,” by John Melish, dated 1814, 9\n pgs. Transcribed articles and items related to FC Post Office, 1 pg. “A Bibliography of Virginia, Part II,” by Earl Swem, 1917, 28 pgs. VA State Archive request tickets from Netherton, 8 pgs. Handwritten list of VA turnpikes and years active, 2 pgs. Handwritten bibliography of materials related to Public Works and\n turnpikes. “39th Annual Report, Board of Public Works,” 1855, 2 pgs. “Annual Report, Board of Public Works,” 1854, 3 pgs. “Chief Engineer’s Report,” Board of Public Works, 1853, 2 pgs. “Excerpts from Annual Reports of the Virginia Board of Public Works to\n Virginia General Assembly,” 3 pgs. “Virginia Board of Public Works Report of Committee Recommending Subscription\n for Stock of the Middle Turnpike Company 23 January 1828,” photocopy and\n transcription, 5 pgs. “Virginia Board of Public Works Engineer’s Report on Location of the Middle\n Turnpike, January 1829” photocopy and transcription, 4 pgs. “Annual Report, Board of Public Works,” 1829-1830, 3 pgs. “Annual Report, Board of Public Works,” 1832, 4 pgs. “Report of Board of Public Works,” 1839, 2 pgs. “Report of Board of Public Works,” 1835, 3 pgs. “Report of Board of Public Works,” 1838, 1 pg. “Annual Report, Board of Public Works,” 1843, 1 pg. “Report of Board of Public Works,” 1844, 2 pgs. “Report of Board of Public Works,” 1846-47; 1847-48, 2 pgs. “Correspondence Relating to the Falls Bridge Turnpike Company Recommending\n Appointments as State Directors, September 1865,” photocopy and transcription, 6\n pgs. “The Friendly Virginians,” by J. Worrall Jr., one photocopied page “Report of Board of Public Works,” 1845-46, 2 pgs. Letter from A.Z. Cazanova to J. Brown, photocopy and transcription, dated\n March 21, 1840, 4 pgs. Letter from Ch. Neale and Robt. Jamison to J. Brown, photocopy and\n transcription, dated January 25, 1840, 6 pgs. Page of handwritten notes on 19th century roads of Northern Virginia","“James Wren and His Times,” by Bette Warden, 11 pgs.","“Falls Church Historic Heritage Symposium: 1994-1998,” chart documenting\n status of author manuscripts, 3 pgs. “ “Topical Listing of Authors and Papers,” 1 pg. “Symposium agenda and topic proposal for future symposia, 5 pgs. “ “Guidelines for Speakers,” 1 pg. “ “Falls Church; Village Town and City,” description of symposium topics\n 1994-1998 “To-do list regarding symposium preparation, dated Sept. 1, 1998, 1 pg. “Miscellaneous photocopied maps of region, 5 pgs. “Falls Church Historical Commission meeting agenda, March 18, 1997, 1 pg. “Historical Commission account balance, dated 10/18/96, 1 pg. “Memo from Ross Netherton to Maurice Terman, dated March 12, 1997, 1 pg. “Notes on a Proposal for a Series of Educational Booklets on the Civil War in\n Northern Virginia, with Emphasis on Falls Church and Vicinity,” dated March 13,\n 1997, 3 pgs. “Guide to Civil War sites in Northern Virginia,” map and listing, 2 pgs. “Civil War Sites Get Recruits,” WaPo article dated Sept. 5, 1996. “1996 Outline of Possible Tricentennial Activities,” 1 pg. (2 copies) “Virginia Civil War Trails Interpretive Sign Checklist,” 1 pg. Memo from Tom Blekicki on Civil War Trails ISTEA grant application, dated Nov.\n 13, 1996, 3 pgs. “Falls Church 1861,” description of Thaddeus Lowe balloon reconnaissance\n operations with 2 maps, 7 pgs. “Taylor’s Tavern and Fort Taylor: Falls Church Area in 1861,” 1 pg. “Resolution on Tourism and Civil War Sites,” 1 pg. Memo to Jack Berry on subject of nomination of site for Virginia Civil War\n Trails, dated Oct. 25, 1996 “1960 Profile of Falls Church Village,” by Maurice Terman, dated October 1966,\n 1 pg. “Population of Virginia, Fairfax County, and Falls Church [1610-1990],”\n prepared by M.J. Terman, 1 pg. “Topics and Speakers for First Historic Heritage Symposium, May 15, 1994,” 6\n pgs. “Tricentennial Committee, History Subcommittee, Meeting Minutes, May 23, 1996”\n 1 pg. ","“A Street Guide to Civil War Alexandria,” pamphlet prepared by Fort Ward\n Historic Site, 1995 Catalog record for “Falls Church Historical Commission Historical Heritage\n Symposia,” 2 pgs. “Notes on a Meeting of the Informal Editorial Task Force,” dated April 11,\n 1996, 1 pg. “Voices from the Past,” pamphlet prepared by Fort Ward Historic Site,\n 1995 Photocopies of Civil War era illustrations from Harper’s Weekly, 6 pgs. Handwritten notes, 21 half-pages Five photocopied pages from VA State Archives Board of Public Works Misc.\n Papers Falls Church Historical Commission agenda and other papers, 4 pgs. “Historic Arlington,” booklet prepared by Arlington County Historical\n Commission, 1976, 39 pgs. “The Lark,” photocopied issue from August 31, 1889, 4 pgs. Photocopied letter from Mattie Gundry, dated Nov. 12 1919. “Falls Church Residents Can Call on History,” photocopied article from\n Fairfax Journal, dated August 30th, 1985, 1 pg. (2 copies) Two photocopied maps of Falls Church historical points of interest with key, 3\n pgs. Photocopied pictures of turn of the 20th century FC landmarks including\n Brown’s store, 11 pgs. Letter from MRSPL dated March 28, 1986. Documents related to Civil War Encampment at Cherry Hill, including flier and\n articles, 4 pgs. Archival materials sent from City Manager Harry Wells for consideration of\n Historical Commission, including 8 X 10 b/w photo, 3 pgs.","Notes, pamphlets, maps, photocopied archival documents and correspondence related\n to the 1996 History Symposium and Civil War History in general; book: Black\n Settlement in Fairfax County, Virginia During Reconstruction by Andrew M.D. Wolf\n (Dec., 1975)","Notes, pamphlets, maps, photocopied and transcribed archival documents and correspondence related to the 1997 History Symposium and Civil War History in general","Notes and correspondence related to the 1998 History Symposium; 2 photocopied articles on unrelated topics","Timeline and paper written by Ronald Anzalone","Typed speech; articles from Falls Church News Press related to speech topic – motives for 1948 incorporation of City of Falls Church","Anzalone, “Prelude to War: Falls Church and Secession” Holien (sp?), “Spring, Summer and Fall 1861”","Materials in this collection are in\n English ."],"collection_title_tesim":["Falls Church Historical Commission Historical Heritage Symposia,\n 1994-1998"],"collection_ssim":["Falls Church Historical Commission Historical Heritage Symposia,\n 1994-1998"],"repository_ssm":["Mary Riley Styles Public Library"],"repository_ssim":["Mary Riley Styles Public Library"],"creator_ssm":["Falls Church Historical Commission"],"creator_ssim":["Falls Church Historical Commission"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["Approx. 1 linear foot. 2\n boxes."],"extent_tesim":["Approx. 1 linear foot. 2\n boxes."],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection is open for research use.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["The collection is open for research use."],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The Falls Church Historical Commission Historical Heritage Symposia collection is comprised\n of documents, correspondence, ephemera and articles related to presentations given from the\n years 1994-1998. The symposia covered the following subjects: 1994 – the geography,\n environment, pre-history and Colonial Period of the Falls Church area; 1995 – the Village\n Period: 1780-1860; 1996 – the Civil War and Reconstruction (1860-1875); 1997 – the Town\n Period (1875-1948); 1998 – the City Period (1948-1998).","\"Life on the Edge: The Falls Church Region During the Civil War,\" by Harris\n Andrews, 12 pgs. Letter from Ross Netherton to Harris Andrews on F.C. Historical Commission\n letterhead, 3 pgs. Business card for Harris Andrews of Time-Life Books","\"The Village Legacy of Architecture,\" by C. Richard Bierce, 14 pgs. (2\n copies) Typed outline, 9 pgs. Letter from Ross Netherton to Richard Bierce on F.C. Historical Commission\n letterhead, 2 pgs. Transmittal letter from Richard Bierce to Ross Netherton Photocopied picture of Bierce at Symposium with caption from FCNP","1976 Booklet from National Capital Planning Commission, “Boundary Markers of\n the Nation’s Capital: A Proposal for Their Preservation and Protection,” 46 pgs. “City of Falls Church Street Map,” undated from Office of Business\n Development 1972 paper written by Mark J. Terman, “The 'Jurisdiction Stones' and\n Cornerstone Park,” 54 pgs.","“Colonial Land Grants and Their Owners and Tenants,” by Shirley W. Camp 22\n pgs., with two pages of correspondence between Camp and Ross Netherton Revision of 1994 paper with cover letter from Camp, 42 pgs. List of original grantees, 3 pgs.","Symposium program, 1 pg. Draft programs, 2 pgs. Letter from Ross Netherton to Donald Kelso on F.C. Historical Commission\n letterhead, 1 pg. Prospectus for “Falls Church: Village, Town and City,” 2 pgs. “Known Person in the Vicinity of Falls Church – 1699-1800,” 1 pg. “Land Grants and 1775 Owners” map with handwritten notes, 1 pg. May 1994 Focus on Falls Church, 1 pg. 1994 newspaper clippings from FCNP and WaPo, 2 pgs. “Northern Virginia’s Geography and Natural Environment,” by Donald Kelso, 10\n pgs. “Native American Occupants of Northern Virginia,” by Donald Kelso, 10\n pgs. Untitled paper written by Maurice Terman, 14 pgs. “Colonial Social and Economic Life,” by Nan Netherton, 17 pgs. “Virginia’s Colonial Community Beginnings,” by Ross Netherton, 9 pgs. “Colonial Land Grants and Their Owners and Tenants,” by Shirley W. Camp, 38\n pgs.","Memo from city clerk to police dispatchers Symposium program, 2 copies Falls Church Heritage Weekend symposium topics, 1 pg. Falls Church: The Village Years, 1780-1860, Profile of the Period, 1\n pg. Memo from Ross Netherton to Members of the Historical Commission, dated July\n 8, 1995 “The Life of James Wren,” 9 pgs. Prospectus, “Falls Church: Village, Town and City,” 1 pg. Letter from Ross Netherton to David Meyer and enclosed reference materials, 11\n pgs. Letter from Ross Netherton to Nicholas Benton and attached press release, 2\n pgs. Letter from Ross Netherton to symposium speakers Correspondence between Ross Netherton and Kenneth Bowling, 2 pgs. with\n envelopes attached Symposium flier List of original grantees, 3 pgs. Logo designs, 3 pgs. Photocopied chapter on the Gunnells from “Meadowlark Gardens Regional Park,\n 1730-1988: The Land and its Owners: A History,” by Mary Kate Black, 5 pgs. Letter from Ross Netherton to Bruce McCoy, dated July 25, 1995, 1 pg. List of symposium speakers, 1 pg. Annotated draft of “A New Nation and a New Era,” by Bruce G. McCoy, 15\n pgs. “James Wren and His Times,” by Bette Warden, 12 pgs. “Trails, Rails and Turnpikes,” by Ross Netherton, 21 pgs. “Village Beginnings: The Role of Churches (1784-1860),” by David L. Meyer, 13\n pgs. “The Village Legacy of Architecture,” by C. Richard Bierce, 13 pgs. “Summation: The Village Period,” by Maurice Terman, 6 pgs.","“Native American Occupants of Northern Virginia,” by Michael Johnson, 10\n pgs. Picture of Native American hunter using atalatl from “Historical Highlights of\n Bull Run Regional Park, 1 pg. ","“Northern Virginia’s Geography and Natural Environment,” by Donald Kelso (2\n copies) Photocopies from unidentified book depicting diagram and graph of\n glaciation","“The Town and its Schools,” 10 pgs. “Catholic Schools: Schools You Can Believe In; St. James Catholic School,\n Falls Church, Virginia,” 6 pgs. Transcribed article from August 23, 1935 Fairfax Herald, “Gundry Training\n School Successful in Aiding the Mentally Afflicted” Photocopied Acts of Assembly, 1944 Code of Virginia, 2 pgs. Fairfax Herald Index 1920-1924, 12 pgs. “Rules for the Government of Schools,” Falls Church District, March 6th 1871\n (photocopy), 1 pg. Transcribed article from April 18, 1956 Evening Star, “Jefferson School,\n Belfry and All, Retired at 81” Photocopied Acts of Assembly, 1946 Code of Virginia, 7 pgs.","Letter from Ross Netherton to Bruce McCoy dated December 5, 1995 “A New Nation and a New Era,” by Bruce McCoy (2 copies).","“Village Beginnings: The Role of Churches (1784-1860),” by David L. Meyer, 13\n pgs.","“Civilians Under Siege: The Falls Church Home Front During the Civil War,” by\n Diane Morse, 12 pgs.","“Colonial Social and Economic Life,” by Nan Netherton, 17 pgs.","“Virginia’s Colonial Community Beginnings,” by Ross Netherton, 9 pgs. “Summation,” 9 pgs.","“Public Sale of Land,” from The Alexandria Gazette, October 23, 1847 “Summation,” 9 pgs. Map of Falls Church and surrounding area Articles and other documents relating to Winter Hill, 5 pgs. Notes and documents pertaining to turnpikes and railways, 9 pgs. “Trails, Rails and Turnpikes,” collection of sketches, a map and a description\n of ‘Stagecoach Taverns,’ 9 pgs. “Trails, Rails and Turnpikes,” by Ross Netherton, 27 pgs.","“European Explorers and Mapmakers,” by Maurice Terman, 14 pgs.","“Summation: The Village Period,” by Maurice Terman, 6 pgs.","Letter from Cassius lee to Governor Pierpont, dated April 26, 1866 and\n transcription, 3 pgs. “Annual Reports of the Railroad Companies of the State of Virginia and the\n Board of Public Works form the Year Ending September 39, 1860,” 35 pgs. “Time Table—No. 1: Alexandria, Loudoun and Hampshire Railroad Company,”\n January 18, 1860 Letter from Job Hawxhurst to George Rye, dated July 3, 1871, and\n transcription, 3 pgs. Statement from Board of Public Works to Senate, dated December 9, 1872, 2\n pgs. Letter dated November 23, 1861 and transcription, 2 pgs. “In the Matter of the Loudoun and Hampshire Railroad Company,” from the Office\n of the Board of Public Works, dated 1865, 8 pgs. Transcriptions of letters, memorandum and resolution from VA State Archives\n Board of Public Works Papers, 2 pgs. Report to Board of Public Works on Alexandria, Loudoun and Hampshire Railroad,\n dated September 20, 1866, 2 pgs. Transcriptions of special order and memorandum from VA State Archives Board of\n Public Works Papers, 2 pgs. Middle Turnpike Petition to the Board of Public Works and transcription, 2\n pgs. “Northern Virginia Colonial Roads \u0026 Early Railroads,” oversize hand-drawn\n color map “Description of the Roads in the United States,” by John Melish, dated 1814, 9\n pgs. Transcribed articles and items related to FC Post Office, 1 pg. “A Bibliography of Virginia, Part II,” by Earl Swem, 1917, 28 pgs. VA State Archive request tickets from Netherton, 8 pgs. Handwritten list of VA turnpikes and years active, 2 pgs. Handwritten bibliography of materials related to Public Works and\n turnpikes. “39th Annual Report, Board of Public Works,” 1855, 2 pgs. “Annual Report, Board of Public Works,” 1854, 3 pgs. “Chief Engineer’s Report,” Board of Public Works, 1853, 2 pgs. “Excerpts from Annual Reports of the Virginia Board of Public Works to\n Virginia General Assembly,” 3 pgs. “Virginia Board of Public Works Report of Committee Recommending Subscription\n for Stock of the Middle Turnpike Company 23 January 1828,” photocopy and\n transcription, 5 pgs. “Virginia Board of Public Works Engineer’s Report on Location of the Middle\n Turnpike, January 1829” photocopy and transcription, 4 pgs. “Annual Report, Board of Public Works,” 1829-1830, 3 pgs. “Annual Report, Board of Public Works,” 1832, 4 pgs. “Report of Board of Public Works,” 1839, 2 pgs. “Report of Board of Public Works,” 1835, 3 pgs. “Report of Board of Public Works,” 1838, 1 pg. “Annual Report, Board of Public Works,” 1843, 1 pg. “Report of Board of Public Works,” 1844, 2 pgs. “Report of Board of Public Works,” 1846-47; 1847-48, 2 pgs. “Correspondence Relating to the Falls Bridge Turnpike Company Recommending\n Appointments as State Directors, September 1865,” photocopy and transcription, 6\n pgs. “The Friendly Virginians,” by J. Worrall Jr., one photocopied page “Report of Board of Public Works,” 1845-46, 2 pgs. Letter from A.Z. Cazanova to J. Brown, photocopy and transcription, dated\n March 21, 1840, 4 pgs. Letter from Ch. Neale and Robt. Jamison to J. Brown, photocopy and\n transcription, dated January 25, 1840, 6 pgs. Page of handwritten notes on 19th century roads of Northern Virginia","“James Wren and His Times,” by Bette Warden, 11 pgs.","“Falls Church Historic Heritage Symposium: 1994-1998,” chart documenting\n status of author manuscripts, 3 pgs. “ “Topical Listing of Authors and Papers,” 1 pg. “Symposium agenda and topic proposal for future symposia, 5 pgs. “ “Guidelines for Speakers,” 1 pg. “ “Falls Church; Village Town and City,” description of symposium topics\n 1994-1998 “To-do list regarding symposium preparation, dated Sept. 1, 1998, 1 pg. “Miscellaneous photocopied maps of region, 5 pgs. “Falls Church Historical Commission meeting agenda, March 18, 1997, 1 pg. “Historical Commission account balance, dated 10/18/96, 1 pg. “Memo from Ross Netherton to Maurice Terman, dated March 12, 1997, 1 pg. “Notes on a Proposal for a Series of Educational Booklets on the Civil War in\n Northern Virginia, with Emphasis on Falls Church and Vicinity,” dated March 13,\n 1997, 3 pgs. “Guide to Civil War sites in Northern Virginia,” map and listing, 2 pgs. “Civil War Sites Get Recruits,” WaPo article dated Sept. 5, 1996. “1996 Outline of Possible Tricentennial Activities,” 1 pg. (2 copies) “Virginia Civil War Trails Interpretive Sign Checklist,” 1 pg. Memo from Tom Blekicki on Civil War Trails ISTEA grant application, dated Nov.\n 13, 1996, 3 pgs. “Falls Church 1861,” description of Thaddeus Lowe balloon reconnaissance\n operations with 2 maps, 7 pgs. “Taylor’s Tavern and Fort Taylor: Falls Church Area in 1861,” 1 pg. “Resolution on Tourism and Civil War Sites,” 1 pg. Memo to Jack Berry on subject of nomination of site for Virginia Civil War\n Trails, dated Oct. 25, 1996 “1960 Profile of Falls Church Village,” by Maurice Terman, dated October 1966,\n 1 pg. “Population of Virginia, Fairfax County, and Falls Church [1610-1990],”\n prepared by M.J. Terman, 1 pg. “Topics and Speakers for First Historic Heritage Symposium, May 15, 1994,” 6\n pgs. “Tricentennial Committee, History Subcommittee, Meeting Minutes, May 23, 1996”\n 1 pg. ","“A Street Guide to Civil War Alexandria,” pamphlet prepared by Fort Ward\n Historic Site, 1995 Catalog record for “Falls Church Historical Commission Historical Heritage\n Symposia,” 2 pgs. “Notes on a Meeting of the Informal Editorial Task Force,” dated April 11,\n 1996, 1 pg. “Voices from the Past,” pamphlet prepared by Fort Ward Historic Site,\n 1995 Photocopies of Civil War era illustrations from Harper’s Weekly, 6 pgs. Handwritten notes, 21 half-pages Five photocopied pages from VA State Archives Board of Public Works Misc.\n Papers Falls Church Historical Commission agenda and other papers, 4 pgs. “Historic Arlington,” booklet prepared by Arlington County Historical\n Commission, 1976, 39 pgs. “The Lark,” photocopied issue from August 31, 1889, 4 pgs. Photocopied letter from Mattie Gundry, dated Nov. 12 1919. “Falls Church Residents Can Call on History,” photocopied article from\n Fairfax Journal, dated August 30th, 1985, 1 pg. (2 copies) Two photocopied maps of Falls Church historical points of interest with key, 3\n pgs. Photocopied pictures of turn of the 20th century FC landmarks including\n Brown’s store, 11 pgs. Letter from MRSPL dated March 28, 1986. Documents related to Civil War Encampment at Cherry Hill, including flier and\n articles, 4 pgs. Archival materials sent from City Manager Harry Wells for consideration of\n Historical Commission, including 8 X 10 b/w photo, 3 pgs.","Notes, pamphlets, maps, photocopied archival documents and correspondence related\n to the 1996 History Symposium and Civil War History in general; book: Black\n Settlement in Fairfax County, Virginia During Reconstruction by Andrew M.D. Wolf\n (Dec., 1975)","Notes, pamphlets, maps, photocopied and transcribed archival documents and correspondence related to the 1997 History Symposium and Civil War History in general","Notes and correspondence related to the 1998 History Symposium; 2 photocopied articles on unrelated topics","Timeline and paper written by Ronald Anzalone","Typed speech; articles from Falls Church News Press related to speech topic – motives for 1948 incorporation of City of Falls Church","Anzalone, “Prelude to War: Falls Church and Secession” Holien (sp?), “Spring, Summer and Fall 1861”"],"language_ssim":["Materials in this collection are in\n English ."],"total_component_count_is":49,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-20T18:25:36.761Z","scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Falls Church Historical Commission Historical Heritage Symposia collection is comprised\n of documents, correspondence, ephemera and articles related to presentations given from the\n years 1994-1998. The symposia covered the following subjects: 1994 – the geography,\n environment, pre-history and Colonial Period of the Falls Church area; 1995 – the Village\n Period: 1780-1860; 1996 – the Civil War and Reconstruction (1860-1875); 1997 – the Town\n Period (1875-1948); 1998 – the City Period (1948-1998).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003clist\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e\"Life on the Edge: The Falls Church Region During the Civil War,\" by Harris\n Andrews, 12 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eLetter from Ross Netherton to Harris Andrews on F.C. Historical Commission\n letterhead, 3 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eBusiness card for Harris Andrews of Time-Life Books\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003c/list\u003e","\u003clist\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e\"The Village Legacy of Architecture,\" by C. Richard Bierce, 14 pgs. (2\n copies)\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eTyped outline, 9 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eLetter from Ross Netherton to Richard Bierce on F.C. Historical Commission\n letterhead, 2 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eTransmittal letter from Richard Bierce to Ross Netherton\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003ePhotocopied picture of Bierce at Symposium with caption from FCNP\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003c/list\u003e","\u003clist\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e1976 Booklet from National Capital Planning Commission, “Boundary Markers of\n the Nation’s Capital: A Proposal for Their Preservation and Protection,” 46 pgs. \u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“City of Falls Church Street Map,” undated from Office of Business\n Development\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e1972 paper written by Mark J. Terman, “The 'Jurisdiction Stones' and\n Cornerstone Park,” 54 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003c/list\u003e","\u003clist\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Colonial Land Grants and Their Owners and Tenants,” by Shirley W. Camp 22\n pgs., with two pages of correspondence between Camp and Ross Netherton\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eRevision of 1994 paper with cover letter from Camp, 42 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eList of original grantees, 3 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003c/list\u003e","\u003clist\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eSymposium program, 1 pg.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eDraft programs, 2 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eLetter from Ross Netherton to Donald Kelso on F.C. Historical Commission\n letterhead, 1 pg.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eProspectus for “Falls Church: Village, Town and City,” 2 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Known Person in the Vicinity of Falls Church – 1699-1800,” 1 pg.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Land Grants and 1775 Owners” map with handwritten notes, 1 pg.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eMay 1994 Focus on Falls Church, 1 pg.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e1994 newspaper clippings from FCNP and WaPo, 2 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Northern Virginia’s Geography and Natural Environment,” by Donald Kelso, 10\n pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Native American Occupants of Northern Virginia,” by Donald Kelso, 10\n pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eUntitled paper written by Maurice Terman, 14 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Colonial Social and Economic Life,” by Nan Netherton, 17 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Virginia’s Colonial Community Beginnings,” by Ross Netherton, 9 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Colonial Land Grants and Their Owners and Tenants,” by Shirley W. Camp, 38\n pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003c/list\u003e","\u003clist\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eMemo from city clerk to police dispatchers\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eSymposium program, 2 copies\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eFalls Church Heritage Weekend symposium topics, 1 pg.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eFalls Church: The Village Years, 1780-1860, Profile of the Period, 1\n pg.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eMemo from Ross Netherton to Members of the Historical Commission, dated July\n 8, 1995\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“The Life of James Wren,” 9 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eProspectus, “Falls Church: Village, Town and City,” 1 pg.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eLetter from Ross Netherton to David Meyer and enclosed reference materials, 11\n pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eLetter from Ross Netherton to Nicholas Benton and attached press release, 2\n pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eLetter from Ross Netherton to symposium speakers\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eCorrespondence between Ross Netherton and Kenneth Bowling, 2 pgs. with\n envelopes attached\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eSymposium flier\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eList of original grantees, 3 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eLogo designs, 3 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003ePhotocopied chapter on the Gunnells from “Meadowlark Gardens Regional Park,\n 1730-1988: The Land and its Owners: A History,” by Mary Kate Black, 5 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eLetter from Ross Netherton to Bruce McCoy, dated July 25, 1995, 1 pg.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eList of symposium speakers, 1 pg.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eAnnotated draft of “A New Nation and a New Era,” by Bruce G. McCoy, 15\n pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“James Wren and His Times,” by Bette Warden, 12 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Trails, Rails and Turnpikes,” by Ross Netherton, 21 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Village Beginnings: The Role of Churches (1784-1860),” by David L. Meyer, 13\n pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“The Village Legacy of Architecture,” by C. Richard Bierce, 13 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Summation: The Village Period,” by Maurice Terman, 6 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003c/list\u003e","\u003clist\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Native American Occupants of Northern Virginia,” by Michael Johnson, 10\n pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003ePicture of Native American hunter using atalatl from “Historical Highlights of\n Bull Run Regional Park, 1 pg. \u003c/item\u003e\n \u003c/list\u003e","\u003clist\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Northern Virginia’s Geography and Natural Environment,” by Donald Kelso (2\n copies)\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003ePhotocopies from unidentified book depicting diagram and graph of\n glaciation\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003c/list\u003e","\u003clist\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“The Town and its Schools,” 10 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Catholic Schools: Schools You Can Believe In; St. James Catholic School,\n Falls Church, Virginia,” 6 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eTranscribed article from August 23, 1935 Fairfax Herald, “Gundry Training\n School Successful in Aiding the Mentally Afflicted”\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003ePhotocopied Acts of Assembly, 1944 Code of Virginia, 2 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eFairfax Herald Index 1920-1924, 12 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Rules for the Government of Schools,” Falls Church District, March 6th 1871\n (photocopy), 1 pg.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eTranscribed article from April 18, 1956 Evening Star, “Jefferson School,\n Belfry and All, Retired at 81”\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003ePhotocopied Acts of Assembly, 1946 Code of Virginia, 7 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003c/list\u003e","\u003clist\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eLetter from Ross Netherton to Bruce McCoy dated December 5, 1995\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“A New Nation and a New Era,” by Bruce McCoy (2 copies).\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003c/list\u003e","\u003clist\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Village Beginnings: The Role of Churches (1784-1860),” by David L. Meyer, 13\n pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003c/list\u003e","\u003clist\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Civilians Under Siege: The Falls Church Home Front During the Civil War,” by\n Diane Morse, 12 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003c/list\u003e","\u003clist\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Colonial Social and Economic Life,” by Nan Netherton, 17 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003c/list\u003e","\u003clist\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Virginia’s Colonial Community Beginnings,” by Ross Netherton, 9 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Summation,” 9 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003c/list\u003e","\u003clist\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Public Sale of Land,” from The Alexandria Gazette, October 23, 1847\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Summation,” 9 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eMap of Falls Church and surrounding area\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eArticles and other documents relating to Winter Hill, 5 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eNotes and documents pertaining to turnpikes and railways, 9 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Trails, Rails and Turnpikes,” collection of sketches, a map and a description\n of ‘Stagecoach Taverns,’ 9 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Trails, Rails and Turnpikes,” by Ross Netherton, 27 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003c/list\u003e","\u003clist\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“European Explorers and Mapmakers,” by Maurice Terman, 14 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003c/list\u003e","\u003clist\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Summation: The Village Period,” by Maurice Terman, 6 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003c/list\u003e","\u003clist\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eLetter from Cassius lee to Governor Pierpont, dated April 26, 1866 and\n transcription, 3 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Annual Reports of the Railroad Companies of the State of Virginia and the\n Board of Public Works form the Year Ending September 39, 1860,” 35 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Time Table—No. 1: Alexandria, Loudoun and Hampshire Railroad Company,”\n January 18, 1860\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eLetter from Job Hawxhurst to George Rye, dated July 3, 1871, and\n transcription, 3 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eStatement from Board of Public Works to Senate, dated December 9, 1872, 2\n pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eLetter dated November 23, 1861 and transcription, 2 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“In the Matter of the Loudoun and Hampshire Railroad Company,” from the Office\n of the Board of Public Works, dated 1865, 8 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eTranscriptions of letters, memorandum and resolution from VA State Archives\n Board of Public Works Papers, 2 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eReport to Board of Public Works on Alexandria, Loudoun and Hampshire Railroad,\n dated September 20, 1866, 2 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eTranscriptions of special order and memorandum from VA State Archives Board of\n Public Works Papers, 2 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eMiddle Turnpike Petition to the Board of Public Works and transcription, 2\n pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Northern Virginia Colonial Roads \u0026amp; Early Railroads,” oversize hand-drawn\n color map\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Description of the Roads in the United States,” by John Melish, dated 1814, 9\n pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eTranscribed articles and items related to FC Post Office, 1 pg.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“A Bibliography of Virginia, Part II,” by Earl Swem, 1917, 28 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eVA State Archive request tickets from Netherton, 8 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eHandwritten list of VA turnpikes and years active, 2 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eHandwritten bibliography of materials related to Public Works and\n turnpikes.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“39th Annual Report, Board of Public Works,” 1855, 2 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Annual Report, Board of Public Works,” 1854, 3 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Chief Engineer’s Report,” Board of Public Works, 1853, 2 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Excerpts from Annual Reports of the Virginia Board of Public Works to\n Virginia General Assembly,” 3 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Virginia Board of Public Works Report of Committee Recommending Subscription\n for Stock of the Middle Turnpike Company 23 January 1828,” photocopy and\n transcription, 5 pgs. \u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Virginia Board of Public Works Engineer’s Report on Location of the Middle\n Turnpike, January 1829” photocopy and transcription, 4 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Annual Report, Board of Public Works,” 1829-1830, 3 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Annual Report, Board of Public Works,” 1832, 4 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Report of Board of Public Works,” 1839, 2 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Report of Board of Public Works,” 1835, 3 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Report of Board of Public Works,” 1838, 1 pg.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Annual Report, Board of Public Works,” 1843, 1 pg.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Report of Board of Public Works,” 1844, 2 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Report of Board of Public Works,” 1846-47; 1847-48, 2 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Correspondence Relating to the Falls Bridge Turnpike Company Recommending\n Appointments as State Directors, September 1865,” photocopy and transcription, 6\n pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“The Friendly Virginians,” by J. Worrall Jr., one photocopied page\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Report of Board of Public Works,” 1845-46, 2 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eLetter from A.Z. Cazanova to J. Brown, photocopy and transcription, dated\n March 21, 1840, 4 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003eLetter from Ch. Neale and Robt. Jamison to J. Brown, photocopy and\n transcription, dated January 25, 1840, 6 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003ePage of handwritten notes on 19th century roads of Northern Virginia\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003c/list\u003e","\u003clist\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“James Wren and His Times,” by Bette Warden, 11 pgs.\u003c/item\u003e\n \u003c/list\u003e","\u003clist\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Falls Church Historic Heritage Symposium: 1994-1998,” chart documenting\n status of author manuscripts, 3 pgs. \u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“ “Topical Listing of Authors and Papers,” 1 pg. \u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Symposium agenda and topic proposal for future symposia, 5 pgs. \u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“ “Guidelines for Speakers,” 1 pg. \u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“ “Falls Church; Village Town and City,” description of symposium topics\n 1994-1998 \u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“To-do list regarding symposium preparation, dated Sept. 1, 1998, 1 pg. \u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Miscellaneous photocopied maps of region, 5 pgs. \u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Falls Church Historical Commission meeting agenda, March 18, 1997, 1 pg. \u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Historical Commission account balance, dated 10/18/96, 1 pg. \u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Memo from Ross Netherton to Maurice Terman, dated March 12, 1997, 1 pg. \u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Notes on a Proposal for a Series of Educational Booklets on the Civil War in\n Northern Virginia, with Emphasis on Falls Church and Vicinity,” dated March 13,\n 1997, 3 pgs. \u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Guide to Civil War sites in Northern Virginia,” map and listing, 2 pgs. \u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“Civil War Sites Get Recruits,” WaPo article dated Sept. 5, 1996. \u003c/item\u003e\n \u003citem\u003e“1996 Outline of Possible Tricentennial Activities,” 1 pg. 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Series one is organized\n alphabetically. The deeds in M.E. Church's files were placed in a separate series (Series 2)\n and organized by date. Many of them involve the Sherwood Subdivision of houses in Falls\n Church. This new arrangement was thought to be more useful to the researcher. ","The files on Guy Church, Sr., are arranged alphabetically. Pages from a scrapbook make up\n the bulk of the Merton Elbridge Church (grandson) files; there is only one file for Guy\n Church, Jr.","Merton Elbridge Church (M.E. Church) trained as a pharmacist and ran a drugstore in Falls\n Church for 12 years. He helped start the first telephone company in the area which was later\n absorbed by the Chesapeake \u0026 Potomac Telephone Company. He also organized the Arlington\n and Fairfax Railway Company. He entered the real estate and insurance business and helped\n develop the Sherwood Subdivision. These are just a few of the many accomplishments and\n community services he was involved in throughout his life.","Merton Elbridge Church was born in Derby Line, Vermont, on February 14, 1858. He moved to\n Virginia in 1879 and settled in Falls Church in 1886. He married Carrie Bell Northrup in\n 1884, and they had two children, Guy Northrup Church and Maybelle Amelia Church. M.E. Church\n died on September 16, 1931 in Falls Church; Carrie Church died on May 31, 1935.","Guy N. Church, Sr., was born July 26, 1889 and died April 7, 1964. He is buried in\n Arlington National Cemetery. He married Mary Emilie Torryson on September 28, 1909. They had\n two children: Merton Elbridge Church (known as Elbridge and Guy Northrup Church, Jr. (went\n by Northrup). ","Maybelle Amelia Church, born on January 26, 1900, married Kenneth Norman Mills in 1923.\n There are no files for her, but she is mentioned in correspondence with both her father and\n brother.","[Merton] Elbridge Church II was born January 5, 1912 in Falls Church, and died August 26,\n 1992. He is also buried in Arlington National Cemetery. He served in the Army for twenty\n years and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel. ","Guy Northrup Church, Jr., was born April 3, 1914 in Falls Church. He was married to Mary\n Ann Redington on March 29, 1939. Guy died on December 30, 1995, in Evans, Georgia; Mary Ann\n died on March 26, 2004.","Most of the records involve the real estate business of Merton Elbridge (M.E.) Church, the\n bulk of which include copies of deeds in which M.E. Church was the trustee, buyer and/or\n seller. There are also files on his interests in local railways and the Falls Church\n Telephone and Telegraph Company. 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There are\n also files on his interests in local railways and the Falls Church Telephone and Telegraph\n Company.","Of special interest are the abstracts of title in the deed series, especially File 10 in\n Series 2 which shows the disposition of the property that became the Sherwood subdivision.\n There are also some copies of deeds concerning the Sherwood Subdivision in File\n 6-6-1-27.","There are no restrictions on the files.","Materials in this collection are in\n English ."],"unitid_tesim":["Record Group 6-6"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Merton Elbridge Church Family, 1858-1995"],"collection_title_tesim":["Merton Elbridge Church Family, 1858-1995"],"collection_ssim":["Merton Elbridge Church Family, 1858-1995"],"repository_ssm":["Mary Riley Styles Public Library"],"repository_ssim":["Mary Riley Styles Public Library"],"acqinfo_ssim":["The records at the Falls Church History Room were donated by Melvin Steadman. The two\n scrapbooks of (Merton) Elbridge Church were donated by Henry Douglas.","M. E. Church's records were donated to the University of Virginia Library in 1988 by\n Beverley T. Steadman. This is the link to the guide to the papers at UVA: https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=uva-sc/viu02223.xml"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["3 boxes; 2 linear feet"],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection is open for research use.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["The collection is open for research use."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe files were divided into five series, two for Merton Elbridge Church, one for his son\n (Guy Northrup Church, Sr.) and two for his grandsons. Series one is organized\n alphabetically. The deeds in M.E. Church's files were placed in a separate series (Series 2)\n and organized by date. 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He married Carrie Bell Northrup in\n 1884, and they had two children, Guy Northrup Church and Maybelle Amelia Church. M.E. Church\n died on September 16, 1931 in Falls Church; Carrie Church died on May 31, 1935.","Guy N. Church, Sr., was born July 26, 1889 and died April 7, 1964. He is buried in\n Arlington National Cemetery. He married Mary Emilie Torryson on September 28, 1909. They had\n two children: Merton Elbridge Church (known as Elbridge and Guy Northrup Church, Jr. (went\n by Northrup). ","Maybelle Amelia Church, born on January 26, 1900, married Kenneth Norman Mills in 1923.\n There are no files for her, but she is mentioned in correspondence with both her father and\n brother.","[Merton] Elbridge Church II was born January 5, 1912 in Falls Church, and died August 26,\n 1992. He is also buried in Arlington National Cemetery. He served in the Army for twenty\n years and retired as a Lieutenant Colonel. ","Guy Northrup Church, Jr., was born April 3, 1914 in Falls Church. 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There are\n also files on his interests in local railways and the Falls Church Telephone and Telegraph\n Company.","Of special interest are the abstracts of title in the deed series, especially File 10 in\n Series 2 which shows the disposition of the property that became the Sherwood subdivision.\n There are also some copies of deeds concerning the Sherwood Subdivision in File\n 6-6-1-27."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThere are no restrictions on the files.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["There are no restrictions on the files."],"language_ssim":["Materials in this collection are in\n English ."],"total_component_count_is":146,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-20T18:25:36.761Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"vafcspl_VaFcSPL00011_M_E_Church_6-6","ead_ssi":"vafcspl_VaFcSPL00011_M_E_Church_6-6","_root_":"vafcspl_VaFcSPL00011_M_E_Church_6-6","_nest_parent_":"vafcspl_VaFcSPL00011_M_E_Church_6-6","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/mrspl/VaFcSPL00011 M E Church 6-6.xml","title_ssm":["Merton Elbridge Church Family, 1858-1995"],"title_tesim":["Merton Elbridge Church Family, 1858-1995"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["Record Group 6-6"],"text":["Record Group 6-6","Merton Elbridge Church Family, 1858-1995","3 boxes; 2 linear feet","The collection is open for research use.","The files were divided into five series, two for Merton Elbridge Church, one for his son\n (Guy Northrup Church, Sr.) and two for his grandsons. 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