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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]