Herndon Historical Society

VIDEO Links

The Herndon Historical Society’s 50th Anniversary (1971-2021)

The Herndon Historical Society celebrated its 50th anniversary at their 2021 annual meeting. During the meeting they took a look back in time, showing how the Society was formed and its accomplishments over the last 50 years.

https://youtu.be/yPe9s4--7g8

W&OD History

The following are four YouTube videos on the history of the Washington and Old Dominion Railroad. These videos have been prepared by Paul McCray, who was the manager of the W&OD Trail for 20 years before becoming the Operations Director for NOVA Parks. His research about the W&OD led to a collection of almost 2,000 photos and over a thousand news articles and original documents from the railroad. These are wonderful reminders of our history in and around Herndon.

NOVA History Remembered: The W&OD Railroad Begins (6 minutes and 18 seconds) https://youtu.be/6D1Z4wJOPB0 (Turn your volume up for this one)

NOVA History Remembered: The W&OD Railroad: After the Civil War (6 minutes and 20 seconds) https://youtu.be/A8_rM_zLRDI (Turn your volume up for this one)

NOVA History Remembered: Great Falls and Old Dominion Railroad (10 minutes and 32 seconds) https://youtu.be/FiQRq3ZbWFY

NOVA History Remembered: The End of the Washington and Old Dominion Railroad and the W&OD Railway (9 minutes and 5 seconds) https://youtu.be/dUnNyCJx_c4

HCTV - Herndon Community Television Videos “Herndon Voices”

Go to the following link to view a series of Herndon Community Television videos entitled ‘Herndon Voices.’ In these videos, long-time Herndon residents talk about their recollections of Herndon history.

Herndon VA Video on Demand (telvue.com)

The speaker for this year’s Annual Meeting was well known author Chuck Mauro who has written a number of books on Herndon and Civil War history. His latest book We Once Met by Chance follows four people’s lives during the Civil War. The lives of John S. Mosby, Charles Russell Lowell, Laura Ratcliffe, and James Robinson are true nonfiction stories which are woven into a narrative that gives insights into life during a turbulent era in our Nation.

The following link takes you to his presentation on the book:

https://youtu.be/60QSzI9ZG2s

HCTV’s “Chats with Charlie” episode

in which Barbara Glakas is interviewed

about her book, “Hidden History of Herndon.”

http://videoplayer.telvue.com/player/vzE1oMYxyAJsr5CE2LxEdfBlceV604BC/series/3383/media/486849?sequenceNumber=3&autostart=true&showtabssearch=true

Herndon High School Band to participate in the 75th Anniversary of the Normandy Invasion

Below is link to an NBC4 story they did about the Band trip to Normandy. It’s 3:44 minutes long. It shows some brief scenes of when Angie Goff visited our Depot and spoke to Margaret Jamborsky who has been researching history of the USS Herndon.

https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Herndon-High-Band-to-Participate-in-75th-Anniversary-of-D-Da_Washington-DC-465558263.html

The below video link - ‘Lucky Herndon at Sea’ – is about the USS Herndon and its crew, which includes 15 minutes of actual WWII footage taken on board the ship!

https://www.herndonband.org/videos-d-day-uss-herndon

The Road to Happiness

At our September 27, 2017 meeting Barbara Glakas showed the silent film “The Road to Happiness”. The film was made in 1924 by the Ford Motor Company. The purpose of the film was to promote improved roads and was shown throughout the United States. Many scenes in this film were shot in western Fairfax County and featured local residents, including residents from the Herndon area. In addition to viewing the film we learned about some of the local residents who participated in the film. To view the film click on the link or image below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZnuo0ZftAc

One such local resident was Louise Rinker Harrison who lived on Station Street in Herndon. In her younger years she taught at the historic Navy School, formerly located in greater Herndon near the intersection of West Ox and Thompson Roads and shown in the "Road To Happiness" film. Use the following link to access the 1924 video clip showing Miss Rinker teaching at the Navy School. The audio was recorded in her later years as she recollected her experiences as a young teacher at the Navy School.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1H-nqOF0NNdXEVHitIIII3a2XnRFQGoYt/view?ts=5d837ac2

A new and interesting LINK - from HCTV

Herndon’s Hidden History

1.      The History of St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church:     http://cvp.telvue.com/player?id=T00999&video=302521
2.      The History of Oak Grove School:
  http://vp.telvue.com/preview?id=T00999&video=302522
3.      The Herndon Volunteer Fire Department:
  http://vp.telvue.com/preview?id=T00999&video=301704
4.      Herndon in Pictures, Yesterday and Today
  http://vp.telvue.com/preview?id=T00999&video=308051
5.      Barns of Herndon
  http://vp.telvue.com/preview?id=T00999&video=327683
6.      Herndon's Hidden History: Mosby's Raid at Herndon Station
  https://www.facebook.com/HerndonCommunityTV/videos/10156366018979851/

7. Herndon's Hidden History: Historic Herndon Landmarks
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWm0dsKygfm

8. Herndon's Hidden History: Book Talk https://videoplayer.telvue.com/player/vzE1oMYxyAJsr5CE2LxEdfBlceV604BC/series/3168/media/486889?sequenceNumber=3&autostart=true&showtabssearch=true

9. Herndon's Hidden History: The Herndon Caboose http://videoplayer.telvue.com/player/vzE1oMYxyAJsr5CE2LxEdfBlceV604BC/series/3168/media/761208?autostart=true&showtabssearch=true&fullscreen=false

10. Herndon's Hidden History: The History of the Closet https://videoplayer.telvue.com/player/vzE1oMYxyAJsr5CE2LxEdfBlceV604BC/media/885269?autostart=true&showtabssearch=true&key=vzE1oMYxyAJsr5CE2LxEdfBlceV604BC

11. Herndon's Hidden History: Notable Women in Herndon's Past https://videoplayer.telvue.com/player/vzE1oMYxyAJsr5CE2LxEdfBlceV604BC/series/3168/media/863053?autostart=true&showtabssearch=true&key=vzE1oMYxyAJsr5CE2LxEdfBlceV604BC

12. Herndon's Hidden History: The Freedom of Henry Simms. https://videoplayer.telvue.com/player/vzE1oMYxyAJsr5CE2LxEdfBlceV604BC/series/3168/media/898706?autostart=true&showtabssearch=true&key=vzE1oMYxyAJsr5CE2LxEdfBlceV604BC

Other interesting LINKs!

"Herndon Depot Re-Opening event, 2023." A short video shows the activities that were held in the Herndon Depot for its annual reopening event in March of 2023. http://videoplayer.telvue.com/player/vzE1oMYxyAJsr5CE2LxEdfBlceV604BC/media/786232?autostart=true&showtabssearch=true

"2022 Mayor’s Volunteer Appreciation Night Reception." Herndon Historical Society Historian Barbara Glakas talks about the history of volunteerism in the Town of Herndon (minutes 06:00 to 13:20). http://videoplayer.telvue.com/player/vzE1oMYxyAJsr5CE2LxEdfBlceV604BC/media/719004?autostart=true&showtabssearch=true

"Herndon Museum 2020 Season Opening Day" video by Herndon Community TV: http://videoplayer.telvue.com/player/vzE1oMYxyAJsr5CE2LxEdfBlceV604BC/media/547834?autostart=true&showtabssearch=true

"W&OD in 1939" video by Bob Crocket - filmed from the tracks between Rosslyn and Difficult Run Bridge: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8aXR48nxYg

"W&OD in 1963" This video is from the W&OD Railroad Collection of NOVA Parks. It is a 1963 video of a train ride along the W&OD Railroad from Rosslyn to Bluemont Junction. The Herndon section can be seen between minutes 10:20 and 11:20.

https://1drv.ms/v/s!AqzFEJwJWKMrgflc5lml9yTTpJLl-w

"The Civil War on the W&OD Trail - Mosby's Raid in Herndon" video narrated by Roger Mudd: https://youtu.be/43hjf6Dh9P0

Explore & Escape – Herndon Depot Museum. The historian of the Herndon Historical Society gives us a tour of the Herndon Depot Museum

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yi7GpJpkZUs

A Visit to the Past: 150th Anniversary of St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church, Herndon, VA Three speakers give presentations about the history of Herndon’s St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church at a 150th anniversary celebration

https://videoplayer.telvue.com/player/vzE1oMYxyAJsr5CE2LxEdfBlceV604BC/media/517611?fullscreen=false&showtabssearch=true&autostart=false

"Ship of Gold" This History Channel video tells the story of the sinking of Commander Herndon’s ship – the S.S. Central America – and how it was later found on the 1980s.

History's Mysteries - The S.S. Central America “Ship of Gold” - Bing video

"'A Day in Herndon' Book Talk" Herndon Resident, Jill Vinson, gives a talk about the children's book she co-authored, "A Day in Herndon."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWsAQ5y_RM8

“What’s in a Name?” FCPS YouTube Video Series about Local School Names

Herndon High School: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dn2wqrRrIU

Herndon Middle School: https://youtu.be/6K1sE9RfKzk

Herndon Elementary School: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGBndFZGR5Q

Carson Middle School: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Njp7QoF5118&list=PLYk-BpSrgqhS1P5O9vGupt4nUyfRj8C56&index=1

Hutchison Elementary School: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVHrQAIVPd4

McNair Elementary School: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geLAy73p8gs&list=PLYk-BpSrgqhQiHw0QcjKvyHogz0c5Joh2&index=38

Floris Elementary School: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uK1t7M3KlsQ&list=PLYk-BpSrgqhQiHw0QcjKvyHogz0c5Joh2&index=20

Dranesville Elementary: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0drcb9dHlE&list=PLYk-BpSrgqhQiHw0QcjKvyHogz0c5Joh2&index=17