Carole Herrick lives with her husband, Philip, in McLean, Virginia. As a nationally ranked tennis player, she attended Los Angeles State College, where she received her BA in history. In 2012 she was inducted into the Intercollegiate Woman’s Tennis Hall of Fame. Currently Herrick is chair of the Fairfax History Commission. She is a past president of the McLean Historical Society and presently serves at its vice-president. Herrick co-chaired McLean & Great Falls Celebrate Virginia, 1607-2007, and served on the board of Fairfax 2007, two organizations that promoted the 400th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown. She chaired the “McLean Centennial Celebration” in 2010, “McLean Remembers the Civil War” in 2011 and “An Afternoon with the Madisons” In 2014. Herrick is a Dolley Madison re-enactor. She has received the “Heartbeat of Rotary Award” and “Friends of the McLean Community Center” award. She writes for “Viva Tysons” magazine and is available for talks.
Herrick has authored seven books: “Ambitious Failure: The Story of Chain Bridge the First Bridge Across the Potomac River;” “August 24, 1814: Washington in Flames;” “Yesterday–100 Recollections of McLean and Great Falls, Virginia;” “Yesterday–Additional Recollections of McLean and Great Falls, Virginia;” ” Images of America, McLean;” “Legendary Locals of McLean, Virginia;” and “A Chronological History of McLean; Virginia,” which is no longer available.
