Historic Blenheim/Civil War Interpretive Center

We’re sorry for the weather bummer - thanks to those that attended !

Fairfax HisTree is ending early due to inclement weather. Thanks to all who attended - and we’ll see you next year! Fairfax City Parks and Recreation Historic Blenheim/Civil War Interpretive Center Fairfax Museum and Visitor Center

We are up and running and ready to see you ! So much FREE fun - park at Fairfax High School or Daniels Run and take the free CUE shuttle!

New at Fairfax HisTree Day - magician and mind reader Josh Young ! Folks in the 19th century enjoyed entertaining acts at traveling carnivals which inspired us to do the same. Witness incredible close-up magic. City of Fairfax GovernmentFairfax City Parks and RecreationHistoric Fairfax City, Inc.

New this year at Fairfax HisTree Day - Professor Horn’s Punch and Judy show ! These historic style puppets are seriously hilarious. Come check it out down by the petting zoo on Saturday April 26! Fairfax City Parks and Recreation City of Fairfax Government

Join us this Saturday at Historic Blenheim and The Civil War Interpretive Center for a FREE talk from Deaf historian, Kathleen Brockway! She will share what she has uncovered about the rich, untold stories of Virginia’s Deaf communities. The program will be delivered in ASL with spoken translation.

This talk is in conjunction with the traveling exhibition, Lantz Mills Deaf Village, which is on display at the Fairfax Museum and Visitor Center through May 17. However, the exhibition will be on display at the Civil War Interpretive Center for the talk on April 12.

City of Fairfax Government

Due to scheduled maintenance, no phone service is available at the Fairfax Museum and Visitor Center and Historic Blenheim/Civil War Interpretive Centeron Thursday, April 3.

The sites will be open regular hours
· Fairfax Museum and Visitor Center: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
· Historic Blenheim: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m..

Phone service will resume on April 4. We apologize for any inconvenience.

For more information, please visit fairfaxva.gov/visitors (Fairfax Museum and Visitor Center) or fairfaxva.gov/blenheim (Historic Blenheim)
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It’s field trip season ! We’re happy to kick off this time of year with visiting fourth graders from Bailey’s Elementary. We’re looking forward to all our student visitors this spring. Historic Fairfax City, Inc.Historic House Museum Consortium of Washington, DCCity of Fairfax Government

Wednesday February 12: Fairfax City Historic Sites are closed to the public today. Wishing everyone a happy snow day ! City of Fairfax GovernmentHistoric Fairfax City, Inc.

Did you know today is ? Wonder what our soldiers would have thought of that in the 1860s… City of Fairfax GovernmentHistoric House Museum Consortium of Washington, DCCivil War Trails, Inc.Historic Fairfax City, Inc.

Image description: Cursive pencil writing on plaster wall that reads “Lovely ones We come to protect and not to injure the others have destroyed your home We are guarding it at present from Will”

Geek out with us! Today kicks off our in house photography as part of the NEH “Off the Wall: Digital Preservation of Civil War Graffiti Houses Implementation Grant. “ in partnership with George Mason University and other area Civil War era graffiti houses. We are establishing best practices for photography that can be recreated with easily available equipment, and reasonable digital file sizes to create future accessibility of wall imagery for research and preservation. R.B. Toth Associates LLCCity of Fairfax GovernmentHistoric Fairfax City, Inc.Civil War Trails, Inc. Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media Historic House Museum Consortium of Washington, DC

In January we close for behind the scenes work- deep cleaning, program planning, work with our NEH grant for wall photography, and more! See you February 4 when we re-open. Historic Fairfax City, Inc.City of Fairfax Government

We will reopen at 11 am November 30. Happy Thanksgiving !

Holiday week tours for all!

Family in town? Join us today here , or this week at Historic Blenheim/Civil War Interpretive Center for FREE guided tours ! City of Fairfax GovernmentHistoric Fairfax City, Inc.Historic House Museum Consortium of Washington, DC