http://braddockheritage.org/items/browse/tag/education/page/3?output=atom <![CDATA[braddockheritage.org/]]> 2020-07-01T14:09:25-04:00 Omeka http://braddockheritage.org/items/show/135 <![CDATA[Oral History: Bill Wrench]]> 2011-09-13T22:54:04-04:00

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Oral History: Bill Wrench

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Bill Wrench came to the Braddock District in 1957 as the Director of the Economic and Industrial Development Committee (later, the Economic Development Authority). Lack of development in the county surprised him then, but his job was to integrate industrial development with residential growth. In 1960, he left the government and opened his own business, an oil distributorship and then a gas station. His family became part of the new Ravensworth Farm subdivision. Bill Wrench looks at roads, gas station management, and what brings people to live in the area.
]]> http://braddockheritage.org/items/show/133 <![CDATA[Oral History: Valerie Vahouny]]> 2011-09-13T23:02:47-04:00

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Oral History: Valerie Vahouny

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Val Vahouny and her family moved to a new home in the original Kings Park development in 1963. Like many families in the 1950s, she and her husband first lived in an apartment until their growing family required more space. She talks about family and community life, daily activities, and celebrations, Valerie Vahouny remembers Braddock Road as a two-lane street with no traffic lights and a half-hour commute into the District of Columbia where her husband worked. She talks about physical growth and neighborhood changes over time.
]]> http://braddockheritage.org/items/show/132 <![CDATA[Oral History: Mayo Stuntz]]> 2011-09-13T23:04:26-04:00

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Oral History: Mayo Stuntz

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Mayo Stuntz is a descendant of the Fitzhugh family who came to the area in the 1600s. Born in 1915, he traces his genealogy, childhood, and county history. He talks about growing up in the county and its historic sites. Mayo Stuntz is a founding member of the Fairfax County History Commission and he discusses the work of that body.
]]> http://braddockheritage.org/items/show/131 <![CDATA[Oral History: Donna Soderholm]]> 2011-09-13T23:05:06-04:00

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Oral History: Donna Soderholm

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Donna Soderholm moved to the Braddock District of Fairfax County in 1963. Compared to Chicago, the Virginia suburbs were undeveloped and her husband's commute to downtown DC took only a half hour. Most families in her neighborhood had four or more children who spent most of their free time outdoors playing together. She compares earlier days with the present time.
]]> http://braddockheritage.org/items/show/129 <![CDATA[Oral History: Margaret Shutler]]> 2011-09-13T23:06:20-04:00

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Oral History: Margaret Shutler

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Margaret Shutler came to Fairfax County in 1964, the mother of six children and wife of a member of the U.S. Marine Corps ordered to the Pentagon. She talks about bringing up children and changes in household management.
]]> http://braddockheritage.org/items/show/128 <![CDATA[Oral History, Part 1: Delbert (Bill) Sheads and Elsie Sisson(1921 - 2008)]]> 2011-08-04T14:14:21-04:00

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Oral History, Part 1: Delbert (Bill) Sheads and Elsie Sisson(1921 - 2008)

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In Part 1 of two interview sessions, Bill and Elsie (Sheads) Sisson, brother and sister, reminisce about their family, which came to the Braddock District from Culpepper, Virginia, in 1903. They talk about people and places, schools, lumbering and saw mills, and church life.
]]> http://braddockheritage.org/items/show/126 <![CDATA[Oral History: Jean Packard]]> 2011-09-13T23:08:28-04:00

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Oral History: Jean Packard

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After moving to Fairfax County in 1951, Jean Packard was heavily involved in county and local politics. She served as chair of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors and president of the Federation of Citizens Association. She discusses development issues and the response of government and community activists.
]]> http://braddockheritage.org/items/show/125 <![CDATA[Oral History: Suzanne (Suzi) Fowler Neal]]> 2011-09-13T23:09:37-04:00

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Oral History: Suzanne (Suzi) Fowler Neal

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Suzanne Fowler Neal's family moved to Northern Virginia in the early 1900s. In 1925, they moved into Silas Burke House, which they called Top o' the Hill. Suzi Fowler talks about growing up with a large family living in a historic home, the physical and social history of Burke, and her involvement in the historical society.
]]> http://braddockheritage.org/items/show/124 <![CDATA[Oral History: Audrey Moore]]> 2011-10-12T13:32:29-04:00

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Oral History: Audrey Moore

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Audrey Moore represented Annandale District (now Braddock) for four terms on the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors before her election as Board Chairman in 1988. She traces her political career and the politics behind Fairfax County growth.
]]> http://braddockheritage.org/items/show/121 <![CDATA[Oral History: Laura McDowall]]> 2011-09-13T23:12:27-04:00

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Oral History: Laura McDowall

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Laura McDowall grew up in Northern Virginia as a child in the post-World War II era. When she and her husband moved to the Braddock District during the 1960s, she volunteered with the county's first anti-poverty agency and continued her involvement in primary health care provision to the community. She later served for 12 years on the Fairfax County School Board and has continued her career of public service in a variety of volunteer positions.
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