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 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...
Daniel Gessel is the producer and director of this film. He is a student at H-B Woodlawn and is also a Life Scout at Scouts BSA Troop 149 in Cherrydale. He pro... Read More...
Archaeological work along the waterfront in Old Town has led to new insights into 18th century Alexandria. Recent discoveries include remnants of four ships, a... 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...
Henry Ward, Supervising Archaeologist and Historic Preservation Coordinator for the Metropolitian Washington Airports Authority not only the Custis family and ... Read More...
The Director of the Arlington Historical Museum is housed in the historic Hume School, the oldest school house in the county. Built in 1891, it operated as a ... Read More...
