In December of 2020, Rep. Don Beyer introduced a bill to rename “Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial,” by removing Lee’s name. A few days before, Lee’s... 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...
The Warren G. Stambaugh Memorial Foundation and the Arlington Historical Society are pleased to present this tribute to the Legacy of Warren G. Stambaugh a... Read More...
At the end of every year the Arlington Historical Museum has an exhibit that offers a glimpse into how our forebears experienced the holidays, how they cooked,... Read More...
Recently, Congressman Don Beyer asked the Arlington Historical Society for historical perspective on Arlington House. Here is the full statement that AHS provi... Read More...
Professor Alice Reagan tells the story behind women suffragists’ incarceration at the Occoquan Workhouse. In this virtual public event hosted by AHS in Decembe... Read More...
This is a recording of a presentation by author Ric Murphy hosted by the Arlington Historical Society on November 12, 2020.
The establishment of Arlington ... Read More...
This is 30 minutes of highlights from the Washington-Lee (now Liberty) High School football season in 1968. The first few seconds are a little rough with some... Read More...
