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Remembering Herndon's History: Former Mayor Darrell Funded Education - Herndon, VA - Former Mayor George Augusta Darrell endowed funds dedicated to supporting education in the Town of Herndon.

Remembering Herndon's History: The Fortnightly Library - Herndon, VA - By 1900, Herndon Fortnightly Club had collected more than 1,000 books and, in effect, started Fairfax County's first lending library.

Reply(1) (Shutterstock) Happy weekend, Herndon! Your Patch community calendar is a great way to keep tabs on whats happening near you and discover local events that fit your interests. Heres a roundup of local events coming up in the area this weekend. If youre wondering how you can get your event in the next roundup, you can add it to the Herndon community calendar using this form. As always, its free to post an event in your community. To reach more people, you can promote your event and sha...

UpdatedMon, May 3, 2021 at 9:32 am ET Reply By Barbara Glakas HERNDON, VA — Car clubs were popular in Virginia in the 1950s and 1960s. They gave young men a strong sense of identity and the opportunity to meet and associate with other car enthusiasts in their surrounding communities. With their car ownership — and through the use of plaques, jackets, patches, and license plate holders the members would proudly display their car club affiliation. Fairfax and Vienna were known to have car c...