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SUMMARY:Around the Hearth: An Original Play About the Ball-Sellers House
DESCRIPTION:Join the Arlington Historical Society for an encore performance of Around the Hearth\, a play about the generations of people who lived in the oldest building in Arlington County. Families living in this mid-18th century farmhouse experienced colonial Virginia\, the American Revolution\, the tumult of the 19th century\, and the growing pains of the 20th. \nMeticulously researched and written by local playwright and Washington Liberty High School alum Layla Johnson\, Around the Hearth breathes life into this varied group of long-ago Virginians. Audiences meet John Ball\, a colonial farmer and miller; William Carlin\, an Alexandria tailor who is the name sake of the Glencarlyn neighborhood; Ann and Andrew Carlin\, entrepreneurial siblings who ran the Carlin Springs Resort and Spa for 30 years; Irene Young a suffragist and math teacher; Julia and Will Powell\, both veterans of World War I\, and their niece Marian Sellers who donated the house to the Arlington Historical Society in 1975. \nProduced and directed by Matteo Hope\, also an alum of WLHS\, and now attending George Mason University. Mr. Hope has assembled a multi-generational cast to enthusiastically portray each generation. \nThe performance will NOT be available via Zoom\, and it will NOT be recorded. \nTICKETS:\nTickets are free\, but we hope you donate toward the preservation of this unique historical treasure. Seating is limited so please reserve your seats(s) at this link today: https://arlhist.org/around-the-hearth-2026/ \nDRIVING DIRECTIONS and FREE PARKING:\nAttendees planning to attend the event in-person should enter the Marymount University campus at the library gate on N. 26th Street. \n\nFrom Glebe Road going north\, take a right onto 26th Street.\nPass through the stop light at the intersection of 26th and Old Dominion Drive.\nPass the intersection with Yorktown Road\nEnter the campus through the next gate on your left. The library is to your left as you enter the campus.\nFree garage parking is just past the library at the bottom of the small incline. (Handicapped parking is immediately to your right as you enter through the gate onto campus.)\n\nIf the university has lowered the garage gates\, push the button and let them know you’re here for an Arlington Historical Society event in the library. To leave\, push the button and they’ll raise the gate. \nThe performance will NOT be available via Zoom\, and it will NOT be recorded. This event is hosted courtesy of the Marymount University politics program’s American Heritage Initiative. For more information\, please email: info@arlingtonhistoricalsociety.org.
URL:https://arlhist.org/event/around-the-hearth-2026-aug-13/
LOCATION:Reinsch Library Auditorium\, Marymount University\, 2807 North Glebe Road\, Arlington
CATEGORIES:VA250
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SUMMARY:AHS is at the Camp Casey Historical Marker Dedication
DESCRIPTION:During the Civil War\, Arlington was an important center for the US Colored Troops (USCT). Join AHS and the community for an afternoon of commemoration for Camp Casey\, one of Arlington’s historical treasures whose exact location was a mystery… until now. As the county dedicates a new historical marker\, we’ll hear historians tell the story of the men and women who helped save the United States. \nProgram\n8th Green Machine Regiment Band\, George Mason University \nIntroductions\n\nAlex Sakes\, President\, Penrose Civic Association\nBlake Lindsey\, Arlington County Parks\n\nFlag Presentation: Detail\, 23rd United States Colored Troops \nKeynote Speaker: Edward W. Gantt\, Captain USN (Ret.) as “Pvt. Ed Gantt\, 23rd USCT” \nSpeakers\n\nDr. Scott Edwin Taylor\, Director\, Black Heritage Museum of Arlington\nJessica Kaplan\, Co-Coordinator\, Memorializing the Enslaved of Arlington\nDr. Delisha Davis\, Director\, NAACP Arlington Chapter\nReverend Ashley Goff\, Pastor\, Arlingon Presbyterian Church\nSteward Henderson\, 23rd United States Colored Troops (Reenacted)\nCraig Syphax\, Board of Directors\, Black Heritage Museum of Arlington\n\nA Short History of Camp Casey\nFrom 1863 to 1865 Camp Casey in Arlington served as the camp of organization for the only two regiments raised in the County during the Civil War – the Second and Twenty-Third United States Colored Troops (USCT). \nThe Second\, raised from July to November 1863\, would go on to serve in Florida and distinguish itself in the battle of Natural Bridge\, the second largest Civil War engagement in the state. \nThe Twenty-Third\, raised from December through July 1864\, would become the first USCT regiment to engage Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia\, defeating rebel cavalry at the Alrich Farm near Spottsylvania. It would later suffer the heaviest casualties of all federal regiments in the battle of the Crater. \nFor the next several weeks USCT soldiers continued to enlist at Camp Casey\, and a detachment from the camp participated in the defense of Washington against General Jubal Early’s army during the attack on Washington that in July\, 1864 culminated at Fort Stevens. \nBy September 1864 Camp Casey had become an official Rendezvous of Recruitment for USCT soldiers serving in the armies besieging Richmond\, ultimately putting thousands more men into the ranks of nearly thirty regiments. Four of the seven USCT regiments present at Appomattox had men recruited in Arlington\, some of whom fired what proved to be among the last shots of the war. \nBefore the war the land Camp Casey occupied was owned by Richard Williams\, a constable of Alexandria who in 1858\, on the orders of Robert E. Lee\, whipped three people enslaved on the Custis estate who had attempted to escape. Among the greatest ironies of Arlington history is that Williams’ property would later serve to put more than 5\,000 United States Colored Troops into the United States Army. Further some of the men recruited here would fight at Appomattox\, helping to put an end to the military career of Robert E. Lee\, the last master of Arlington House. \nDuring the war Camp Casey not only raised Black soldiers but also gave employment to others\, including Charles and William Syphax. They and their employees ran a store on the post catering to soldiers\, many of whom had spending money for the first time in their lives. With Arlington itself serving as a magnet for freedom seekers throughout the region\, newly self-emancipated Americans\, both men and women\, also found employment working as teamsters\, laborers\, nurses\, laundresses\, and in other occupations. \nAfter the war several new Black communities grew up in the larger neighborhood\, including the Butler-Holmes development in Penrose\, cofounded by William Henry Butler\, a soldier of the Second Regiment\, United States Colored Troops. \nWith the dedication of this historical marker\, Arlington’s Camp Casey and the soldiers whotrained here will finally receive some part of the recognition they earned more than a century and a half ago. \n     \n 
URL:https://arlhist.org/event/camp-casey-marker-dedication/
LOCATION:Towers Park\, 801 South Scott Street\, Arlington\, VA\, 22204\, United States
CATEGORIES:VA250
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SUMMARY:Living History: Historical Military Camp Cooking
DESCRIPTION:AHS President\, Peter Vaselopulos (a Civil War re-enactor) will spotlight military food during the Civil War. Captain James M. Sanderson\, a Federal officer from New York\, wrote the groundbreaking cookbook\, “Campfires and Camp Cooking: Culinary Hints for the Soldier\,” to help educate newly minted “Cook Majors” and to improve the quality of food provided to soldiers. Learn about the outsized impact he had on the quality and safety of food prepared in military camps (including Arlington) and on the battlefield. Try some Civil War-era recipes. Find out how bad they were or be surprised at how good! \nREGISTRATION RECOMMENDED. \nPlease click HERE to register. Or cut and paste this link into your browser: https://arlingtonva.libcal.com/event/17239053 \nBy registering you will receive event updates.  It’s in the Bluemont Room of Central Library \nPlease be advised that food served at this program may contain or come into contact with common allergens\, including dairy\, eggs\, wheat\, soybeans\, tree nuts\, peanuts\, fish\, or shellfish. By registering for this program\, participants acknowledge that they are responsible for their own dietary restrictions and allergies. \nFor more information\, contact 703-228-5966 \nThis is part of Arlington 250!
URL:https://arlhist.org/event/living-history-historical-military-camp-cooking/
LOCATION:Arlington Central Library\, 1015 N. Quincy St.\, Arlington\, VA\, 22201\, United States
CATEGORIES:VA250
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SUMMARY:An Evening of History Under the Stars
DESCRIPTION:TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE! Join the Arlington Historical Society (AHS) and the Friends of Arlington’s Planetarium (FOAP) for an Evening of History Under the Stars\, a joint fundraiser for both organizations where the past and the night sky share the spotlight. \nFor $25 you’ll enjoy: \n\nA full dome planetarium show and skytalk on the sky we see and what it would have looked like 250 years ago\nHistorical displays\nA special meteorite collection\nA presentation on the history of Arlington’s planetarium including its namesake\, Yorktown grad\, astronaut David M. Brown\nStargazing on the plaza (weather permitting)\nReception with refreshments\n\nPlease click here for tickets through the Friends of the Planetarium: https://events.humanitix.com/history-under-the-stars? \nDonations ARE always welcome! All proceeds will be split evenly between the Friends of the Planetarium and the Arlington Historical Society to continue to educate our community. Parking is free.
URL:https://arlhist.org/event/an-evening-of-history-under-the-stars/
LOCATION:David M. Brown Planetarium\, 1426 N. Quincy Street\, Arlington\, VA\, 22207\, United States
CATEGORIES:VA250
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261121T100000
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SUMMARY:Genealogy Workshop: Black History Revealed
DESCRIPTION:As the United States celebrates the 250th anniversary of its founding\, the Memorializing the Enslaved in Arlington Project in conjunction with the Center for Local History invites you to help tell a more complete American story. African American family histories—shaped by enslavement\, emancipation\, resilience\, and community—are essential to understanding that story. \nThis Genealogy Workshop: “Black History Revealed: Expanding the American Story with African American Genealogy” is a free\, half-day interactive workshop free to the public that is designed to help participants uncover\, reclaim\, and preserve African American family histories using proven research strategies and essential genealogical tools. Please bring your laptop or smartphone. \nJoin interactive workshops to beter understand the place of African American family histories in the American (and Arlington) story. \nLearn how to use essential tools and records in the morning then work on your own family research in afternoon breakout sessions–all guided by genealogy experts\, courtesy of a Virginia Humanities grant to the Memorializing the Enslaved in Arlington project. \nMorning Session (10:00 AM – 12:00 PM): Foundations & Tools:\n\nGetting Started with Genealogy: Four Steps to Uncovering Your Family History\n10 Essential Tools for Tracing African American Ancestry\n\nLunch Break (12:00 PM – 1:00 PM)\nAfternoon Breakout Workshops (1:00 PM – 2:30 PM): Your Family History Research in Action\nParticipants will in small breakout groups organized by experience level: \n\nBeginner – Learning where to start and tracing families back to the 1870 census.\nAdvanced/Brick Walls – Reconstruct the post-emancipation generation (circa 1865–1870) using census records\, Freedmen’s Bureau materials\, and related sources and applying targeted strategies to address complex research challenges and explore slavery-era records.\n\nEach breakout is facilitated by professional genealogists\, with additional support available to help participants navigate records\, evaluate evidence\, and develop next steps. \nPresenters Include: Andre Kearns\, Lisa Fanning\, Tyrone Goodwyn\, and Luke Alexander from Black Ancestries\, a genealogy research and storytelling firm dedicated to helping people of African descent uncover\, celebrate\, and preserve their family histories. \nFor Additional Information and to Register Click HERE \n       
URL:https://arlhist.org/event/genealogy-workshop-black-history-revealed/
LOCATION:Arlington Central Library\, 1015 N. Quincy St.\, Arlington\, VA\, 22201\, United States
CATEGORIES:VA250
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