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Virtual Exhibit: Crepe Upon the Doors: Epidemics in Arlington County

AnnetteApril 4, 2020

Today, battling Corona Virus, the government asks Arlingtonians to shutter businesses, cultural facilities, and schools and requests residents stay at home in order to stop the spread of this highly contagious pathogen. Epidemics swept through A... Read More...

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Virtual Exhibit: Arlington in the 1920s in a Dozen Objects

AnnetteMarch 20, 2020

The Arlington Historial Museum is closed during the corona virus emergency, but that doesn't mean you can't view the exhibit virtually! Why are we exhibiting artifacts from the 1920s? In March 1920, our county was named Arlington county. It ha... Read More...

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AHS Annual Essay Contest to Honor 100th Anniversary of Arlington Naming

AnnetteJanuary 29, 2020

To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the naming of Arlington, AHS in partnership with Cherrydale-Columbia Lodge 42, announces an essay contest for Arlington students in Grades 8-12. The topic focuses on identifying a person or group who h... Read More...

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