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To feel the pulse of earth
where man has trod and
for the future keep the past.


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GFHS 2011-2012 PROGRAMS


opromote community spirit, by bringing the past into the present, we provide these monthly programs on the events, forces, and people who have shaped and are shaping history.  Please attend!   Everyone is welcome.

If you do not already receive
— and would like to have —
an e-mail reminder of each meeting,
just send a request to <webmaster@gfhs.org>.


2011

 
 

  Sep 14 Mosby's Combat Operations in
Fairfax County, Virginia

Charles Mauro
7:00 PM at the Great Falls Library
 
  Oct 19 Oktober Fest
The Story of the Millard Family at Colvin Run Mill
Presented by Virginia Rita, a Descendant

7:00 PM at the Grange
 
  Nov 9 The Colvin Run Mill
Flour Manufacturing in Early America

7:00 PM at the Great Falls Library
 
  Dec 18 Battle of Dranesville, 12/20/1811
Church of the Bretheren Ceremony

At the Church of the Bretheren
 

2012

  Jan 11 Seneca Road and the Potomac River
7:00 PM at the Great Falls Library
 
  Feb 22
The African-American Community
Along Seneca Road

7:00 PM at the Great Falls Library
 
  Mar 28 Life on a Dairy Farm in Great Falls
7:00 PM at the Great Falls Library
 
  April 25 Photographic Tour of Old Great Falls
As Told By
Our Historical Society President
Kathleen Murphy

7:00 PM at the Great Falls Library

  May 20 The Tibbetts Award Luncheon
& Tibbetts Award

An Event For
Great Falls Historical Society
Members Only

At The River Bend Golf & Country Club
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Social hour 1:00 p.m. — with cash bar
Luncheon 1:30 p.m. — $45.00 per person

with entertainment
Women's Barbershop Quartet
"Unchained Harmony"

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Click Here to Download a Reservation Form,
renew membership, or join.
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For more information or reservations,
call Betty Swartz @ 703-759-2378
 

UNLESS NOTED OTHERWISE, MEETINGS ARE HELD AT 7:00 PM AT THE GREAT FALLS LIBRARY, NEXT DOOR TO THE GRANGE HALL AT 9818 GEORGETOWN PIKE.


PLEASE REMEMBER — WHEN FAIRFAX COUNTY SCHOOL CLOSINGS ARE NECESSARY BECAUSE OF THE WEATHER, PROGRAMS SCHEDULED AT THE LIBRARY OR THE GRANGE WILL BE CANCELED.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, E-MAIL <programs@gfhs.org>.


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