Prince William County government's Historic Preservation Division is beginning a series of free "lectures" on World War II and the Vietnam War. The talks will be on the last Thursday evening of the next five months starting Thursday, Jan. 29.

Area residents may enjoy a fall weekend in the countryside Sept. 27-28 experiencing life on a farm today and the rich rural history of western Prince William County during the 14th annual Farm Tour.

The Prince William Board of County Supervisors will host a brief 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony this week, on Thursday, September 11, to honor and remember those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001.

September 2 was the start of exciting new chapters in more than 86,000 individual stories, as students walked through the doors of 94 Prince William County Public Schools. Their smiles, and more than a few cases of nerves, offered only a glimpse of what lies ahead.

The Civil War-era writing--or graffiti--by Union soldiers on the walls of the historic 1825 Liberia House in Manassas is competing for a place on this year’s Virginia’s Top 10 Endangered Artifacts list. Although only a few signatures are fully visible, historians believe that many more exist throughout the house. Uncovering more will require more funds and more painstaking work by expert conservators

Filming of Point of Honor, a historical drama about a Virginia family whose lives are torn apart by the Civil War, will take place in September around central Virginia and streaming episodes will be part of the Amazon prime service, which provides original filmed content to members.

A Master Plan for the restoration of Liberia Plantation in the city of Manassas was named the Outstanding Preservation Plan during the American Planning Association's Virginia Chapter Annual Awards, according to Patty Prince, public affairs specialist for the city. Liberia, built in 1825, was occupied by both Confederate and Union forces.

Joe McGill, Jr., creator of the Slave Dwelling Project, wants to fill the void when it comes to the public’s knowledge of slave dwellings and the people who lived in them, through engaging educational programs inside old slave quarters across the country.