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Herndon's Chuck Mauro to Present at Area History Conference

The conference will be held in November.

Herndon's Chuck Mauro will be taking part in the eighth annual History Conference this November. 

The conference will focus on courage and conflict in Fairfax County during the Civil War. The event will be held Nov. 10 from 8:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Sherwood Conference Center located at 3740 Old Lee Hwy. in Fairfax. 

Speakers and presenters include Sharon Bulova, author Greg Clemmer, author and historian Chuck Mauro, the Jon Vrana Players, Susan Rosenvold of the Clara Barton Medical Museum, historic re-enactor Dan Storck, and Park Authority historians Mike Henry, John Rutherford and Jim Daniels, among others.  

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Registration for the event is $20 per person which includes breakfast, lunch, a mid-day snack and parking. For more information and to get a registration form, send your name, address and email to lynnegarveyhodge@verizon.net.

The event is sponsored by the Fairfax County History Commission, Fairfax County Sesquicentennial Committee, the Fairfax County Park Authority and the Fairfax Museum and Visitor Center, as well as Preservation Virginia, Northern Virginia Branch.

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