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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

 

Talk: "The Creation of Black Mistrust in Police: An Exploration of the White Policing of Black Bodies in Fairfax County"

  • Date: 06/28/2025 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM  
  • Location: Civil War Interpretive Center at Historic Blenheim
    3610 Blenheim Blvd.
    Fairfax, Virginia 22030
  • Introduction: Andrew Snowman, a recent graduate of George Mason University, will present ongoing scholarship that explores the Black experience with white policing through the study of Fairfax County’s Antebellum policing and its evolution through Reconstruction, Jim Crow, and the Civil Rights Movement.

Andrew Snowman, a recent graduate of George Mason University, will present ongoing scholarship that explores the Black experience with white policing through the study of Fairfax County’s Antebellum policing and its evolution through Reconstruction, Jim Crow, and the Civil Rights Movement.  New scholarship from African American studies have provided tools that help revisit older examples of historical scholarship to help understand reasons for the current Black perspective toward police.

Free:  For further information call 703-591-0560.

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Talk: "The Creation of Black Mistrust in Police: An Exploration of the White Policing of Black Bodies in Fairfax County"

  • Date: 06/28/2025 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM  
  • Location: Civil War Interpretive Center at Historic Blenheim
    3610 Blenheim Blvd.
    Fairfax, Virginia 22030
  • Introduction: Andrew Snowman, a recent graduate of George Mason University, will present ongoing scholarship that explores the Black experience with white policing through the study of Fairfax County’s Antebellum policing and its evolution through Reconstruction, Jim Crow, and the Civil Rights Movement.

Andrew Snowman, a recent graduate of George Mason University, will present ongoing scholarship that explores the Black experience with white policing through the study of Fairfax County’s Antebellum policing and its evolution through Reconstruction, Jim Crow, and the Civil Rights Movement.  New scholarship from African American studies have provided tools that help revisit older examples of historical scholarship to help understand reasons for the current Black perspective toward police.

Free:  For further information call 703-591-0560.

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