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Sojourner Truth Comes Alive

Reinsch Library Auditorium, Marymount University 2807 North Glebe Road, Arlington

Sojourner Truth Comes Alive with Karen Bostic. The Arlington Historical Society is proud to partner with the Black Heritage Museum of Arlington to present Karen Bostic interpreting Sojourner Truth. Sojourner Truth, formerly enslaved, was a renowned activist and abolitionist. In 1851, in Akron, Ohio, she delivered what is now recognized as one of the most […]

George Washington’s Forest Guided History Walk: 250th Commemoration

Ball-Sellers House 5620 3rd Street, South, Arlington VA 22204, VA, United States

Walk in the footsteps of George Washington on a guided walking tour to commemorate the 250th anniversary of Washington's purchase of 1168 acres of land in what is now Arlington. After the Revolutionary War, Washington returned home and surveyed his property. You’ll visit a survey marker used by George Washington, an 18th Century home with […]

Marquis de Lafayette Returns to Arlington: 250th Commemoration

Celebrate the bicentennial of the Marquis de Lafayette's visit to Arlington House and the new Capital City area in 1825 with Elizabeth Reese, author of "Marquis de Lafayette Returns: A Tour of America's National Capitol Region." Against the backdrop of a tumultuous election, a beloved hero of the American Revolution returned to America for the […]

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