Annual AHS Members Meeting
The Arlington Historical Society will hold its annual meeting of members on Thursday, June 11, 2026, at 7:00 pm. The meeting will be held BOTH on Zoom and in person […]
Events for August 30 - July 12
10 events found.
Events
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Aurora HIlls Library/Community Center 735 18th Street, South, Arlington, VA, United States
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Bridges of Washington, DC: The Virginia Side
Aurora HIlls Library/Community Center 735 18th Street, South, Arlington, VA, United StatesIn the late 1700s, the first bridges, now completely gone, connected the new Federal City to the outside world. Throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, more and bigger crossings arose […]
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AHS is at Sails on the Potomac 250th History Outpost
Point Lumley Park 1 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA, United StatesJoin AHS as we help celebrate the Alexandria historic waterfront's tall ships at "Sails on the Potomac." Join in on family-friendly activities and experience engaging historic programs and performances. Explore the vibrancy of the region through booths like ours! along with other local museums and organizations. There's a lot going on all weekend: https://www.alexandriava.gov/historic-alexandria/sails-on-the-potomac-event-schedule#SaturdayJune13. As […]
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History of Slavery on Roosevelt Island Evening Walking Tour
Theodore Rosevelt Island Pedestrian Bridge Theodore Roosevelt Island, Washington, DC, United StatesSee Theodore Roosevelt Island with a new lens. Walk the places where enslaved people lived and worked on "Mason's Island" plantation from 1792-1860s. This guided walking tour is sponsored by The Memorializing the Enslaved (MEA) Project, a joint effort of the Arlington Historical Society and the Black Heritage Museum of Arlington. The tour will educate […]
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AHS is at the Juneteenth Celebration
Wakefield High School 1325 S, Dinwiddie Street, Arlington, VA, United StatesYou’re invited to Arlington's Annual Juneteenth Community Day! This family-friendly event at Wakefield High School commemorates the emancipation of Africans who were enslaved and honors African American culture and heritage. Join us to honor and celebrate those who came before us who exhibited strength, resilience, and determination in the pursuit of liberation and freedom. Enjoy […]
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Revolutionary Arlington
Glencarlyn Library 300 S. Kensington Street, Arlington, VA, United StatesJoin us at Glencarlyn Library to learn how Arlington helped shape a nation In 1776, the 26 square mile area now known as Arlington County had fewer than 1,000 people. Yet despite its relatively tiny size and population back then, our forebears played an outsized role in the events that would lead to the birth […]
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Projecting History: 1776 at Ballston’s Regal Theater
Ballston Regal Cinema 671 North Glebe Rd., Arlington, VA, United StatesAs part of Arlington’s VA250 commemoration activities, the Arlington Historical Society is partnering with the Ballston Quarter to provide you with the opportunity to see the movie 1776. The one-time only event will take place at the Ballston Regal Cinema on Tuesday evening, June 30, at 7 PM. The theater only holds 200 seats, so space […]
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LOCATION & TIME CHANGE: Reading the Declaration of Independence
Arlington Historical Museum 1805 South Arlington Ridge Road, Arlington, United StatesLOCATION AND TIME CHANGE Due to the oppressive heat and likelihood of storms, we've moving this event to the Arlington Historical Museum and changing the time to 2:00 PM. Local meteorologists predict the temperature on Saturday will be in excess of 100 degrees! The Ball-Sellers House has no A/C, but the Arlington Historical Museum does! […]
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Bell Ringing Community Ceremony
Arlington Historical Museum 1805 South Arlington Ridge Road, Arlington, United StatesAs part of America’s 250th birthday celebrations, the Arlington County VA250 Committee is encouraging local churches, schools, or anyone with a bell of any kind to ring it at least 13 times (once for each of the original 13 colonies) at 2:50 PM on July 4, this Independence Day. If you want to participate please […]
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We the People Exhibit Opening
Arlington Historical Museum 1805 South Arlington Ridge Road, Arlington, United StatesJoin 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. The afternoon will feature music by the Morroy Sisters, Ingrid Morroy (guitar, vocals) and Judith Morroy (vocals, ukulele), immigrants themselves who have made Arlington their […]