Love letters from Confederate spy Antonia Ford's to her unlikely suitor read like a novel.

Meet Pierre, Fairfax City's most stellar resident. You can meet him at the Fairfax Museum and Visitor Center located at 10209 Main St, Fairfax, VA 22030.

https://www.fairfaxva.gov/government/historic-resources/fairfax-museum-visitor-center

This silent film produced by Ford Motor Company in the early twentieth century features scenes in Fairfax County — and what is now Fairfax City — with local residents playing key roles. Christopher Barbuschak, archivist/librarian with the City of Fairfax Regional Library, has been fascinated with the film since childhood, and will share his extensive research to identify actors and locations.

The battle between the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia (ex USS Merrimack) erupted in Hampton Roads, Virginia, Sunday, March 9, 1862 and represented naval, industrial, technological, and social revolutions during the American Civil War. Author Dwight Hughes virtually presents the dramatic story.