Who Were the Enslaved People at the Ball-Sellers House?
The Ball-Sellers House is celebrating 50 years of ownership of this c.1750 farmhouse when Marian Sellers donated it to the Arlington Historical Society. We have so much history to share, […]
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Ball-Sellers House 5620 3rd Street, South, Arlington VA 22204, VA, United States
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15-Minute History Spotlight: Camp CaseyÂ
Arlington Historical Museum 1805 South Arlington Ridge Road, Arlington, United StatesJoin us on Sunday, July 13 at 2 PM at the Arlington Historical Museum to uncover the powerful story of Camp Casey—a Civil War training ground for newly freed Black […]
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Neighbors in Arms: The Fairfax Muster
Ball-Sellers House 5620 3rd Street, South, Arlington VA 22204, VA, United StatesJoin us at the Ball-Sellers House as we rediscover how, 250 years ago, the Fairfax militia prepared to fight the British. History Spotlight at 2:00. Local historian Kevin Vincent will give […]
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The Arlington Historical Society is at the County Fair
Thomas Jefferson Community Center 3501 Second Street, South, Arlington, VA, United StatesThe Arlington Historical Society is at the Arlington County Fair. We have an indoor booth from Friday at 4 pm through Sunday at 7 pm. Stop by and say hello […]
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Around the Hearth: An Original Play about the Ball-Sellers House
Ball-Sellers House 5620 3rd Street, South, Arlington VA 22204, VA, United StatesJoin us for a reading of an original play about the oldest structure in the county, the Ball-Sellers House, a farmhouse built around 1750. Washington Liberty grads, Layla Johnson and […]
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Memorializing the Enslaved of Arlington: Dedication of Stumbling Stones
516 North Livingston Street 516 North Livingston Street, Arlington, VA, United StatesJoin us as we commemorate the lives of Con and Killemasce, who were enslaved by John Hurst in the 1760s. Since the late 1700s, African Americans made important contributions to […]