The Arlington Historical Society gratefully acknowledges these photo donations from several members of the Marcey family. They reflect how the family lived, work, and played in a bygone era of Arlington history.
Marcey Christ Church in Pohick, VA in 1918 (AHS 0322)
Marcey bi-plane about to take off from Arlington Beach, 1918 (AHS 0323)
Marcey bi-plane with group of people at Arlington Beach in 1918 (AHS 0324)
Marcey in bi-plane at Arlington Beach, 1918 (AHS 0325)
Marcey House on Glebe Road, 1918 (AHS 0326)
Marcey by his bi-plane, 1918 at Fort Myer (AHS 0327)
bi-plane 1918 (AHS 0328)
Mr. Marcey at Fort Myer in 1918 (AHS 0329)
Mr. Marcey and friend playing baseball in 1918 at Glebe Road (AHS 0330)
Mr. Marcey in front of bi-plane (c. 1918) (AHS 0331)
Marcey House, winter 1918 (AHS 0332)
Marcey House in 1918 (AHS 0335)
Mr. Marcey at Fort Myer in 1918 (AHS 0336)
Mr. Marcey at his home in 1921 (AHS 0337)
Mr. Marcey with son in front of their home in 1921 (AHS 0339)
Aaron Marcey in a go cart in 1921 (AHS 0340)
Marcey family on the porch at the log cabin home on Glebe Road in 1915 (AHS 0456)
On the porch of the Marcey log cabin home on Glebe Road (AHS 0457)
"8 of us" at the Marcey log cabin on Glebe Road in 1920 (AHS 0458)
Christmas 1930 at the Marcey Log cabin (AHS 0460)
Clarendon Baseball Team in 1920 at the Marcey log cabin (AHS 1930)
Mr. Marcey in front of a biplane on Arlington Road in 1922 (AHS 0531)
Marcey family taken at the Marcey House on Glebe Road in 1925 (AHS 0532)
Four generations of the Marcey family in 1915 (AHS 0533)
At the Marcey Log Cabin, 1905, Glebe School later occupied this location (AHS 0535)
Marcey House on Glebe Road, 1920, torn down for Glebe School (AHS 1468)
Milk bottle cap from the Arlington County Dairy owned by the Marcey family, located at 2701 Wilson Boulevard (courtesy 'I Grew Up in Arlington')
State Representative Frank Ball and the Marcey Brothers (l to r) Ball Phillip Marcey, John Marcey, and George Marcey at the 50th Anniversary celebration of the first Arlington Courthouse in 1948.
Marcey Brother Dairy Delivery Truck in 1940
The Arlington Historical Magazine (AHM) has a great article about the Marcey family during the Civil War: “I Was a Union Man”: James and Lewis Marcey’s Civil War Experience, by Jessica Kaplan (VOL. 15, NO. 4, 2016)
(Members receive a free copy of the AHM. It is available for reference at the Center for Local History at the Arlington Central Library or for purchase at the Arlington Historical Museum gift shop.)