The Virginia Room Cemetery Files, Undated

Access and use

Location of collection:
Fairfax County Public Library
Fairfax County Public Library
City of Fairfax Regional Library
Virginia Room
10360 North Street
Fairfax, VA 22030-2514
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Chris Barbuschak
Phone: (703) 293-2142
Phone: (703) 293-6227 ext. 6 (Virginia Room)
Fax: (703) 293-2155

Summary

Extent:
10.0 linear feet
Creator:
Conley, Brian A. and Virginia Room staff
Abstract:
The Virginia Room Cemetery Files consist of over 400 files on Fairfax County cemeteries ranging from private cemeteries to military burials to church cemeteries. The files contain surveys, articles, reports, tombstone transcriptions, and occasionally photographs.
Language:
English

Background

Scope and content:

The Virginia Room Cemetery Files contain over 400 files of cemetery surveys, newspaper clippings, articles, reports, correspondence, transcriptions, and photographs documenting various Fairfax County, Virginia cemeteries.

Biographical / historical:

The Virginia Room Cemetery Files consist of over 400 files on Fairfax County cemeteries ranging from private cemeteries to military burials to church cemeteries. The files are largely the work of former Virginia Room Historian-Archivist Brian Conley who published a report in 1994 entitled “Cemeteries of Fairfax County, Virginia: A Report to the Board of Supervisors” which listed the location, condition and contents of the known private cemeteries located within the county. The files contain surveys, articles, reports, tombstone transcriptions, and occasionally photographs.

Acquisition information:
Collection created over a period of years by Virginia Room Historian-Archivist Brian A. Conley and continuously updated by Virginia Room staff.

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Cemeteries - Virginia - Fairfax County