Featured Stories – Arlington Historical Society

Names of the Enslaved in Arlington Uncovered

David FoxMay 16, 2023

Memorializing the Enslaved in Arlington is pleased to announce the unveiling of the first edition of The Enslaved People of Arlington, Virginia: A Spreadsheet documenting the lives of over 1400 enslaved individuals in Arlington from 1669-1865. N... Read More...

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Neighborhood Histories

AnnetteFebruary 15, 2023

Many Arlingtonians have prepared histories tailored to their own neighborhoods, most—but not all of them—for civic associations. Below in the neighborhood names are links to online versions for our county’s communities available as of February 2023,... Read More...

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Preservation Education Program

AnnetteFebruary 21, 2022

The Arlington Historical Society has a preservation education program for homeowners, real estate agents, and home builders. The program provides resources for all and a starting place for Arlingtonians to begin educating themselves on what preserv... Read More...

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Preservation and Renovation of the Arlington Historical Museum

AnnetteJune 22, 2021

The Arlington Historical Society has been working with John Milner Associates Preservation, a division of MTFA Architecture, who conducted a feasibility study of our museum located in the 1891 Hume School. Our beloved museum is the oldest standi... Read More...

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Will You Have a Part in Victory? Arlington’s Caring Community Past and Present

AnnetteApril 10, 2020

The year is 1941. Pearl Harbor has been bombed and the nation will soon be at war. The War Department will take over Arlington Hall and military personnel and civilians will flood the county to begin work on the war effort. Arlington citizens beg... Read More...

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