Did the enslaved try to flee from bondage?
From the earliest days of slavery, many of those enslaved were determined to seek freedom in any way possible.&nb... 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...
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 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 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...
In the early morning hours of May 24, 1861, Union soldiers in Arlington began a construction project that would last the entirety of the war and dominate the l... 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...
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...
Warren Nelson, Chairman of the Arlington County Civil War Sesquicentennial Committee, hosts several short videos discussing different aspects of how the Civil ... Read More...
