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Upcoming Events

Art Exhibit & Sale
January - February
Come see work of the Reston Fiber Artists. Exhibit and sale runs through February 29. ...read more

Charity Swim
Saturday, February 4, 1-3pm
5th Annual Freezin’ for a Reason Virginia Polar Dip: a family-fun event where folks jump into chilly Lake Anne to raise money for Camp Sunshine. ...read more

Music Soiree
Saturday, February 11, 6pm
Reston's two divas: Beverly Cosham and Menda Ahart perform to help celebrate Black History Month. ...read more

History Lecture
Thursday, February 23, 7pm
Join us to learn the "History of the Railroad", from Alexandria & Hamshpire to the Washington & Old Dominion, at the Reston Community Center-Lake Anne. ...read more

...view video summary of Jan 26 Metro progress briefing

History Lecture Series

The third Thursday of each month will feature the popular history lecture series on Reston related material. All lectures are held at 7:00 PM at the Reston Community Center-Lake Anne.

The December 8 lecture drew an audience of over 100 to hear about the local Battle of Dranesville. ...read more
Frank Watrous was the lucky raffle winner for the beautiful and popular book, "The Nature of Reston".

The January 19 lecture attracted a standing-room-only audience to hear about the colonial history of Northern Virginia. ...read more

Upcoming Lectures (all at Reston Community Center - Lake Anne)

Feb 23 - History of the W & OD Railroad
Mar 22 - The Family and Town of Wiehle (encore)
Apr 19 - Origins of Bob Simon - Bio and Family Tree
May 24 - The Early Days of Reston (part 1)
Jun 28 - The Early Days of Reston (part 2)
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These programs are supported in part by the Reston Community Center.

Reston Coffee

Reston Roast, our own custom blended coffee! These 10oz and 4oz packets of organic, free-trade, ground coffee comes in either Sumatra or Lake Anne blend - perfect for personal use or holiday gifts, along with our signature mugs.
...read more in Reston Patch
...click to buy now

Founder's Day 2012

Saturday, April 14
9th Annual Founder’s Day - Community Celebration of Reston’s 48th & Bob Simon’s 98th Birthday

Love where you live!

The Reston Historic Trust is a non-profit organization with a mission to preserve RHT logo and promote Reston’s unique history. Join or renew your membership today. Museum members enjoy a 10% discount on nearly all store items and receive a free copy of the newly published booklet, "Reston-A New Town", based on the Museum's permanent exhibit "From New Town to Our Town".

Your company can join our growing list of corporate supporters; download sponsor levels now, and contact us to discuss your options....read more

Museum On-line Store - New Items!

We have a new line of Reston t-shirts, featuring men's and women's cuts in distinctive blue, green, lime, cyan, red and violet colors. Museum Store The museum's on-line store is a convenient to purchase those Reston-themed items and have them shipped directly to your door. Pay on the secure PayPal™ payment system using your major credit/debit card, or your PayPal™ account. We continue to change the stock of our "virtual shelves", so please check back often.

Remember that Museum members enjoy a 10% discount on nearly all store items.

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The Reston Museum Collection

The Reston Museum has a collection of materials related to Reston's history, development, architecture, government, culture, and social life from 1965 to the present. These materials include planning and historical documents, newspaper articles, magazine articles, newspapers and magazines, documents relating to the civic, social and cultural life of Reston, photographs, and manuscripts. They are catalogued by decade and arranged by type of document. You can view the materials by visiting the Reston Museum, or see the Reston Museum Collection listing.

Try our new Virtual Exhibit - an online look at a sample of the thousands of archival materials collected and catalogued by the Reston Museum.

Commemorative Bricks

Did you know that you can now purchase a commemorative brick in our on-line store?

It's a wonderful, lasting gift, with the added benefit of being a tax-deductible donation to the Museum. Brick order forms are available at the Museum, or click here to order your brick right now.

Mark your calendar and make your mark in Reston by buying a Commemorative Brick from Reston Historic Trust. The 2012 installations in Reston's 'walk of fame', at the foot of the Bronze Bob statue at Lake Anne Village Center, will be dedicated on Founder's Day, Saturday, April 14. The 2012 order deadline is March 1; don't delay!.

Museum Supporters

The Reston Historic Trust and its Reston Museum and Shop offers a range of sponsorship opportunities. Please consider how your business or group can be a key partner in funding RHT programs and exhibits. ...sponsor levels

Current corporate donors to the Reston Historic Trust and its Museum - thank you!