Webinar: Memorializing the Enslaved of Arlington
The lives of Margaret Hyson and her children George and Charlotte – three people enslaved in what is now the Yorktown neighborhood in the 1800s - had previously been unknown. […]
Events for October 12 - August 24
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AHS is at Causes & Cocktails
Westin Crystal City Reagan National Airport 1800 Richmond Highway, Arlington, VA, United StatesJoin us on October 7 from 5:30–7:00 p.m. at the Westin Crystal City for Volunteer Arlington’s Causes & Cocktails! This fun and meaningful networking event brings together civic-minded individuals and […]
Arlington’s American Legion Post 194 and Dorie Miller
Aurora Hills Community Center 735 18th Street, South, Arlington, United StatesIn 1946, a group of determined and like-minded individuals set out to establish the American Legion Dorie Miller Post 194 & Auxiliary Unit in Arlington. Their courage to start a […]
15-Minute History: The Ups and Downs of Standing Up for Your Rights in Arlington
Arlington Historical Museum 1805 South Arlington Ridge Road, Arlington, United StatesBill Fogarty (Our Man in Arlington for the Falls Church News Press) spotlights protests in Arlington, a review of the civil rights struggles in Arlington in the 1950s followed by […]