This video is a recording of a virtual event with Steve Hammond for Mount Vernon. Genealogist and family historian Steve Hammond discussed his Syphax family li... Read More...
This video describes the Nauck/Green Valley Community, past and present. It features, Dr. Alfred Taylor, author and educator; Portia Clark, President of the Gr... Read More...
This video was recorded on October 14, 2021 at one of AHS's monthly free public events featuring an aspect of Arlington history. Historian and genealogist Ste... Read More...
Henry Ward, Supervising Archaeologist and Historic Preservation Coordinator for the Metropolitian Washington Airports Authority not only the Custis family and ... Read More...
Untold is a monthly series, produced by author, activist, and Arlington native, Wilma Jones. Through stories, and interviews, and archival material, Ms. Jones ... Read More...
"Untold" is a monthly series, produced by author, activist, and Arlington native, Wilma Jones. Through stories, interviews, and archival material, Ms. Jones ta... Read More...
In 1918, fourteen men established the Halls Hill Volunteer Fire Department to protect this largely African American community. While all firefighters donned bu... Read More...
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...
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...
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...
