Events for March 12 - September 13, 2025

  • We the People Exhibit Opening

    Arlington Historical Museum 1805 South Arlington Ridge Road, Arlington, United States

    Join us for the opening of We the People, the Virginia Museum of History & Culture’s traveling exhibition exploring the stories of immigrants who have shaped Virginia’s history and identity. […]

  • Spirit of ’76 Party

    Arlington Historical Museum 1805 South Arlington Ridge Road, Arlington, United States

    Celebrate Arlington’s past, present, and future at the Arlington Historical Society’s Spirit of ’76 party on July 23! This festive evening will take guests on a journey from 1776 through […]

    $40.00
  • Origins of Arlington’s County Manager Plan: 1927-1931

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

    The basic structure of Arlington’s local government is set by the state Constitution and statutes adopted by the legislature. Virginia is one of those states where local government only has […]

  • Around the Hearth: An Original Play About the Ball-Sellers House

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

    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 […]

  • AHS is at the Camp Casey Historical Marker Dedication

    Towers Park 801 South Scott Street, Arlington, VA, United States

    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 […]

  • Living History: Historical Military Camp Cooking

    Arlington Central Library 1015 N. Quincy St., Arlington, VA, United States

    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, […]

  • An Evening of History Under the Stars

    David M. Brown Planetarium 1426 N. Quincy Street, Arlington, VA, United States

    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 […]

  • Genealogy Workshop: Black History Revealed

    Arlington Central Library 1015 N. Quincy St., Arlington, VA, United States

    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 […]

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