Featured Stories – Arlington Historical Society

Slate of Proposed 2021-2022 AHS Officers and Board of Directors

AnnetteApril 9, 2021

This is slate of officers and members of the Board of Directors who will be presented for election on May 13, 2021. AHS members who attend the virtual event will be asked to vote. If you are an AHS member please register to attend using this link: ... Read More...

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2021 Historical Essay Contest

AnnetteMarch 25, 2021

The Arlington Historical Society, in partnership with Cherrydale-Columbia Lodge 42, is pleased to announce the 2021 student historical writing contest. The topic for this year’s essay is the terrorist attack on the Pentagon known as 9/11. On Se... Read More...

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The African-American Experience in Arlington (Virtual Exhibit)

AnnetteJanuary 30, 2021

African Americans have played a foundational role in the creation, growth, and development of Arlington, Virginia. Although an underrepresented story of the African American experience, this rich history begins with the seminal role of black enslave... Read More...

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AHS Statement on Preserving the Febrey-Lothrop Estate

AnnetteJanuary 24, 2021

Over the past 150 years, the Febrey-Lothrup Estate has graced the Upton Hill neighborhood of Arlington. Despite war, twentieth-century alterations, and major development of the neighborhood, the manor home and grounds remain a proud, historically si... Read More...

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Student Letters to Sally Loving

AnnetteApril 15, 2020

Sally Loving was one of the original teachers at Washington-Lee High School. She taught home economics and social studies from the opening of the high school in 1925 until her retirement in 1962. In 2008, Sally's niece donated many of her personal ... 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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