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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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June Update! 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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