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Arlington Historical Museum Temporarily Closed for Refurbishment

AnnetteSeptember 6, 2024

The Arlington Historical Museum is temporarily closed for refurbishment through the end of the 2024. We are currently undergoing preservation of the 47 windows, brick and mortar repointing, and other efforts to eliminate moisture and humidity in thi... Read More...

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Frank O’Leary: In Memorium

AnnetteJuly 4, 2024

Donate to the Arlington Historical Preservation Fund in memory of Frank O'Leary. Your gift will honor Frank's vision to build a first class Arlington Historical Museum. All funds donated will go directly to the ongoing restoration and renovation of... Read More...

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Arlington VA250

AnnetteMarch 3, 2024

Arlington, Virginia is commemorating the 250th Anniversary of our country and the Arlington County Board designated the Arlington Historical Society (AHS) as the lead organizer of the county-wide effort. AHS is partnering with more than 60 civic, se... Read More...

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New AHS You Tube Channel

AnnetteFebruary 25, 2024

VIDEOS: AHS uses our Arlington Historical Society You Tube channel for local history videos. You can see all recordings of our monthly lectures as well as some key local history topics, oral histories, and interviews recorded by others. Subscribe (... Read More...

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Memorializing the Enslaved of Arlington

David FoxMay 16, 2023

Memorializing the Enslaved in Arlington unveiled 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. Names of over 800 enslaved indiv... 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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