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The City of Fairfax Regional Library
10360 North Street, Fairfax, VA 22030
Subhi Mehdi
Chairperson

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  • History Commission Home
  • About Us
  • African American History Inventory
  • Annual Reports
  • Awards Programs
  • Bylaws
  • Confederate Names Inventory
  • Events
  • Historical Marker Program
  • History Conference
  • Inventory of Historic Sites
  • Meeting Agendas & Minutes
  • Meeting Schedule
  • Research/Publication Grants
  • Resident Curator Program
  • Resources
  • Videos

History Commission - About Us

Our Purpose

The Fairfax County History Commission was established by the County of Fairfax in 1969. The purpose of the Commission is to advise the County Government and to promote and encourage public interest in all matters bearing on the history of Fairfax County. We meet on the first Wednesday of every month. Our accomplishments and projects in progress are detailed in an Annual Report submitted to the Board of Supervisors.


History Commission Members

The History Commission's members are appointed by the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors. The contact information below is organized by District. History Commissioners may be reached by e-mail by clicking on their names below.

If you have an inquiry regarding a particular History Commission program, please contact the appropriate committee chairman listed below.

History Commissioner
Supervisor District
Gretchen Bulova 
Braddock
Brian Heintz Braddock
Subhi Mehdi - ChairDranesville
Michelle Arcari Rose Dranesville
Todi Carnes Franconia
Jennifer Macpherson - SecretaryFranconia
Carmen Powell Hunter Mill
Anne Stuntz 
Hunter Mill
Margaret ColemanMason
Anne M. Barnes
Mount Vernon
Holly Irwin Mount Vernon
Tammy Mannarino - Vice ChairMount Vernon
Sue Kovach Shuman - Treasurer
Providence
Jordan Tannenbaum 
Springfield
Cheryl Repetti Sully
David L. Meyer City of Fairfax
Russell BrooksAt-Large

Advisory Members

Phyllis Walker Ford

Mary Lipsey

Barbare Naef

Barbara Peters

Marion Ransell Dobbins

Philip Wilkerson

Committee Chairs

Advocacy Committee - Anne Stuntz

Awards Committee - David Meyer

Cemetery Committee - Vacant

Oral History Committee - Sue Kovach Shuman​​​​​​​

Historic Sites Inventory Committee - Tammy Mannarino​​​​​​​

Historical Markers Committee - Cheryl Repetti

History Conference Committee - Sue Kovach Shuman

History Commission Bylaws

The Fairfax County History Commission adopts Bylaws for its rules and procedures for the transaction of its business for the benefit and convenience of the citizens of Fairfax County.

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Questions and Comments

We appreciate hearing your observations of, expressions of interest in, or curiosity about specific historic properties and buildings. Your questions and comments are always welcome.

Fairfax County History Commission
c/o City of Fairfax Regional Library, Virginia Room
10360 North Street
Fairfax Virginia 22030

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