The Lucy Burns Museum at the Workhouse Arts Center is proud to announce the return of Learning at Lunch, a series illuminating aspects of the former prison’s 91-year history. Each month, we invite an expert to tackle a topic from our complicated past. After a brief 30-minute talk, presenters answer audience questions, and all attendees are invited to visit the museum following the program. Table seating provided and attendees are encouraged to bring their own lunch; snacks and beverages available for purchase.

Tucked away in a wooded area off of Ox Road is a small plot of land that was set aside during the early years of the prison for a very specific purpose – Stoney Lonesome Cemetery. When inmates died during their incarceration and had no one on the outside to claim their remains, they were buried at the prison cemetery. Much is unknown about Stoney Lonesome, but Amy Bertsch recently conducted research to learn what we could about this mysterious part of our site’s history. She and Ned Foster from the Fairfax County Cemetery Preservation Association discuss that research with us.