The Arlington Historical Museum Store is at the Arlington Women’s Club Bazaar
The Arlington Historical Museum Store is excited to once again be a part of the Arlington Women's Club Annual Bazaar. Visit our table to buy unique books for kids and […]
Events for April 26 - March 15
10 events found.
Events
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Arlington Women's Club 700 S Buchanan Street, Arlington, Virginia
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Memorializing the Enslaved of Arlington: Dedication in Lyon Village
1412 North Highland Street 1412 North Highland Street, Arlington, VA, United StatesThe Arlington Historical Society and the Black Heritage Museum of Arlington invite you to the unveiling of a "Stumbling Stone." This bronze marker commemorates the life of an enslaved woman […]
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Bolivian Mast’aku for Dia de Todo Santos
Arlington Historical Museum 1805 South Arlington Ridge Road, Arlington, United StatesWe are excited to welcome Julia Garcia to the museum to share the Bolivian traditions of Day of the Dead with a traditional mast’aku (quecha, or ceremonial) table. The table […]
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Memorializing the Enslaved Stumbling Stone Dedications in November
The Black Heritage Museum of Arlington and AHS invite you to the unveiling of “Stumbling Stones.” These bronze markers commemorate the lives of the enslaved people who helped build our county (and our country). The markers are placed in the sidewalk at the last known location where these enslaved people lived. Memorializing the Enslaved in […]
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Members Only Event: Arlington Historical Magazine Release Party
Arlington Historical Museum 1805 South Arlington Ridge Road, Arlington, United StatesAre you a member of the Arlington Historical Society? Then this is the PARTY for you! AHS is celebrating the release of the 2025 edition of the Arlington Historical Magazine. We are inviting all the authors of this year's magazine to join us and chat with you about their love of history, their research, and […]
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Documenting Exclusion and Resilience: Exploring Racially Restrictive Covenants in Arlington: 1900-1968
Aurora HIlls Library/Community Center 735 18th Street, South, Arlington, VA, United StatesThis presentation will dive into the extensive research conducted to date and mapped by Documenting Exclusion and Resilience, the collaborative web-based project created in part to explore the scope and […]
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15 Minute History: “Where did the name come from?” Let’s Talk About Clarendon
Arlington Historical Museum 1805 South Arlington Ridge Road, Arlington, United StatesSean Denniston, AHS Vice President, will talk about the history of Clarendon, one of Arlington’s most interesting neighborhoods. He'll talk about its start as a development of six streets, its […]
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Museum Store Sunday: Shop with Purpose this Holiday Season
Consider shopping small this season and visit the Arlington Historical Museum shop on Museum Store Sunday. Every purchase supports our mission to strengthen our community by building a better understanding […]
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Women of the Ball-Sellers House
Pohick Regional Library 6450 Sydenstricker Rd, Burke, VA 22015, Burke, VA, United StatesThe Ball-Sellers House (in Arlington) was originally in Fairfax County when Lord Fairfax established the county for King George II in 1742. The Arlington Historical Society will share stories of […]
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1946 Arlington: The First Crack in the Byrd Machine
Reinsch Library Auditorium, Marymount University 2807 North Glebe Road, ArlingtonIn 1946, after four years of a world war, the citizens of Arlington focused on local challenges, highlighted in the fall by an aggressive County Board campaign from a political […]