This Stories of Life episode features Brenda Cox, long time Arlington, Virginia resident. She describes growing up in Arlington in the 50's and 60's, life in s... Read More...
This Stories of Life episode features Mary Margaret Whipple, Arlington resident and former Democratic member of the Senate of Virginia, who talks about how her... Read More...
The ceremony commemorating "Arlington’s Naming Centennial: 1920-2020: Looking Both Ways" was held on November 19, 2021. The Arlington County Board, the County ... Read More...
You may know that the Internet was, in fact, created in Arlington in the 1970s. The technology was developed by the Defense Department's Advanced Research Proj... Read More...
Five years after its keel was laid down the USS Arlington finally sailed into its home port of Norfolk Virginia where it was commissioned into active service i... Read More...
This exhibit highlights Upton's Hill history as a prime example of the many layers of Arlington's past. Upton's Hill was a homestead and farm, major logistics ... Read More...
Officers
On May 13, 2021, a quorum of the membership of the Arlington Historical Society voted for this slate of officers and members of the Board of Direct... Read More...
County Manager Mark Schwartz compares a snapshot of Arlington from 100 years ago and today’s Arlington. Arlington County began as a rural area of farms — the l... Read More...
African Americans have played a foundational role in the creation, growth, and development of Arlington, Virginia. Although an underrepresented story of the Af... Read More...
Over the past 150 years, the Febrey-Lothrup Estate has graced the Upton Hill neighborhood of Arlington. Despite war, twentieth-century alterations, and major d... Read More...