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Historic Tours

Free Weekly Ratcliffe-Allison-Pozer House guided tours:  
Second and Last Saturdays of the month, May – October, noon - 3 p.m.  Please check Tours and Programs page for any schedule changes. 
Open for short tours during many city special events: Ratcliffe-Allison-Pozer House tours on Independence Day, Friday, July 4, 11:30 p.m. – 1 p.m.

Free Old Town Fairfax Guided Walking Tours, are offered by Historic Fairfax City Inc. the last Saturdays of the month May - October. 

Self-guided tours of Old Town Fairfax are available with A Walk Through History, a free brochure available on the city website (click here) and from the Museum and Visitor Center, 10209 Main St.
Group Tours
Guided adult tours for groups of eight people or more at any city historic sites may be reserved for a $25 fee per group.
Guided youth tours for students and scouts are available; please make reservations at least one month in advance. Cost is $3 per child, chaperones free, no charge for schools located within the City of Fairfax. Programs are tailored for different age groups and educational needs, and incorporate hands-on activities. Space and staff scheduling limits apply.
  • Fairfax Museum and Visitor Center tour information: email, 703-385-8414
  • Historic Blenheim and the Civil War Interpretive Center tour information: email, 703-591-6728
  • Ratcliffe-Allison-Pozer House tour information: email, 703-385-8414

 

History Talk: Civil War Veterans and Opioid Addiction in the Post-War Decades

  • Date: 08/27/2022 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM  
  • Location: Civil War Interpretive Center at Historic Blenheim
    3610 Blenheim Blvd.
    Fairfax, Virginia 22030
  • Introduction: The Civil War sparked a tragic 19th-century opioid epidemic. In his talk, Jonathan S. Jones, Ph.D., assistant professor of History at Virginia Military Institute, explores why veterans become addicted, and how the situation spiraled out of control after the war.

In the wake of the American Civil War, many veterans struggled with lingering pain and disabling illnesses.

They often turned to opioids — and tens of thousands became addicted. 

In his talk, Jonathan S. Jones, PhD., assistant professor of History at Virginia Military Institute, explores how the opioid addiction crisis sparked by the Civil War affected veterans’ lives — and reveals much about the war’s traumatic aftershocks in the postwar decades.

This program is free. Info: email, 703-591-0560

 

 

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History Talk: Civil War Veterans and Opioid Addiction in the Post-War Decades

  • Date: 08/27/2022 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM  
  • Location: Civil War Interpretive Center at Historic Blenheim
    3610 Blenheim Blvd.
    Fairfax, Virginia 22030
  • Introduction: The Civil War sparked a tragic 19th-century opioid epidemic. In his talk, Jonathan S. Jones, Ph.D., assistant professor of History at Virginia Military Institute, explores why veterans become addicted, and how the situation spiraled out of control after the war.

In the wake of the American Civil War, many veterans struggled with lingering pain and disabling illnesses.

They often turned to opioids — and tens of thousands became addicted. 

In his talk, Jonathan S. Jones, PhD., assistant professor of History at Virginia Military Institute, explores how the opioid addiction crisis sparked by the Civil War affected veterans’ lives — and reveals much about the war’s traumatic aftershocks in the postwar decades.

This program is free. Info: email, 703-591-0560

 

 

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