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Revisiting National Airport’s Abingdon Plantation (2021)

AnnetteJune 17, 2021

Henry Ward, Supervising Archaeologist and Historic Preservation Coordinator for the Metropolitian Washington Airports Authority not only the Custis family and the subsequent owners of Abingdon but even more revealingly, highlights how the African-A... Read More...

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Hume School: Past, Present, and Future (2021)

AnnetteMay 30, 2021

The Director of the Arlington Historical Museum is housed in the historic Hume School, the oldest school house in the county. Built in 1891, it operated as a school until 1956. The circumstances of how AHS acquired it are unique and Museum Director... Read More...

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Untold: Stories of Black Arlington, Episode 2:

AnnetteMay 9, 2021

Untold is a monthly series, produced by author, activist, and Arlington native, Wilma Jones. Through stories, and interviews, and archival material, Ms. Jones takes viewers on a journey through the history of Arlington, VA from a perspective often i... Read More...

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Rediscovering Upton’s Hill History (2021)

AnnetteApril 16, 2021

The effort to preserve the Febrey-Lothrop estate renewed interest in the local Civil War history of Upton’s Hill. Straddling the border between Arlington and Falls Church, Upton’s Hill takes its name from Charles H. Upton, a newspaper editor, who se... Read More...

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Untold: Stories of Black Arlington, Episode 1: Arlington’s Negro Recreation Section (2021)

AnnetteMarch 27, 2021

"Untold" is a monthly series, produced by author, activist, and Arlington native, Wilma Jones. Through stories, interviews, and archival material, Ms. Jones takes viewers on a journey through the history of Arlington, VA, from a perspective often ig... Read More...

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Fire Station 8 with Retired Battalion Chief J. Dale Smith (2021)

AnnetteMarch 25, 2021

In 1918, fourteen men established the Halls Hill Volunteer Fire Department to protect this largely African American community. While all firefighters donned bulky fire-resistant clothes and wielded heavy tools, the members of Engine Company 8 also b... Read More...

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Wright Brothers’ Aeroplane Test at Fort Myer (1909)

AnnetteFebruary 26, 2021

This B&W silent recording documents the official test flight of the Wright Brothers' military airplane at Fort Myer on July 27, 1909. The aircraft was piloted by Orville Wright and the passenger was Frank Laum. The flight lasted more than an h... Read More...

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I Remember Warren

AnnetteFebruary 13, 2021

The Warren G. Stambaugh Memorial Foundation and the Arlington Historical Society are pleased to present this tribute to the Legacy of Warren G. Stambaugh and Fundraiser for the Arlington Historical Society Building Fund. Throughout his life, Dele... Read More...

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Monuments, Memory, and Meaning

AnnetteFebruary 13, 2021

In December of 2020, Rep. Don Beyer introduced a bill to rename “Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial,” by removing Lee’s name. A few days before, Lee’s statue was removed from the US Capitol. Denise Meringolo, a public history professor at t... Read More...

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A Snapshot of Arlington Through the 1920 Census

AnnetteFebruary 3, 2021

County Manager Mark Schwartz compares a snapshot of Arlington from 100 years ago and today’s Arlington. Arlington County began as a rural area of farms — the last of which closed in 1955 — and grew into a densely populated community with housing dev... Read More...

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