Did you know that Clarendon tried to secede from Arlington County to become its own municipality? The resulting court case in 1922 helped make Arlington w... Read More...
Columnist, author, and local historian Charlie Clark will discuss his latest book: Lost Arlington County. Arlington began three centuries ago as the farm secti... Read More...
Selina Gray (1823 – 1907) has a public square named for her in Arlington. You may remember her as the enslaved woman at Arlington House who saved George Washin... Read More...
At the Annual AHS Members meeting on May 12, 2022, AHS paid tribute to Dr. Gerald haines. The following are the words AHS President, Cathy Hix shared with ... Read More...
Each year the Arlington Historical Society, in collaboration with Cherrydale-Columbia Masonic Lodge 42, sponsors an essay contest to encourage student writing ... Read More...
On May 12 members of the Arlington Historical Society came together at their annual meeting to elect officer and members of the board of directors. Officer fo... Read More...
The Arlington Historical Society, in collaboration with the Black Heritage Museum of Arlington (BHMA), announces a new Arlington history project: Memorializin... Read More...
The Arlington Historical Society is excited to share the new AHS preservation education program for homeowners, real estate agents, and home builders. The pro... Read More...
Columnist, author, and local historian Charlie Clark discusses his recently released book: "George Washington Parke Custis: A Rarefied Life in America's First ... Read More...
This is a film produced by the Izaak Walton League showing the ecological threat faced by Four Mile Run in 1949. Founded in 1922, the Izaak Walton League is on... Read More...
