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SUMMARY:Memorializing the Enslaved Dedication Ceremony Honoring Two Once Enslaved People
DESCRIPTION:The Arlington Historical Society and the Black Heritage Museum of Arlington 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 Arlington’sresearch has revealed over 2\,750 enslaved people and identified 1\,045 by name. \nPlease join us for the Dedication Ceremony honoring two once enslaved individuals: \n\nLidia: Born ca. 1810\nHenry Speaks: Born ca. 1827\n\nWe will honor them at 12:00 noon\, Sunday\, August 2\, 2026 at the Intersection of 10th Street North and North Frederick Street in front of  St. Ann Catholic Church. \nTheir Story \nLidia\, born around 1810\, and Henry Speaks\, born around 1827\, were both enslaved by Richard Southern who operated a farm on the grounds of present-day St. Ann and the Bluemont community. \nLittle is known about Lidia. She secured her freedom when Southern filed a manumission deed in the Alexandria courthouse on November 3. 1831. The circumstances behind her manumission deed are not known. The court records give us only her first name\, but indicate Lidia was “mullato\,” implying a lighter skin tone. Could her biracial parentage have led to her freedom? Without a last name\, Lidia disappears from records. \nHenry Speaks’ life is better documented than Lidia’s. He was born to Letty\, a woman enslaved by Simon Sommers\, and transferred to Simon’s daughter Eliza Sommers after his death. Twelve years later Eliza’s will freed Henry when he reached the age of 35. William Nutt\, a clerk of the U.S. Treasury and neighbor\, purchased Henry from Eliza’s estate and subsequently leased Speaks to Richard Southern in 1856.  At the onset of the Civil War and Union army occupation of Arlington\, Southern and his family as well as Henry Speaks relocated to the District of Columbia.  Speaks secured his freedom with the emancipation of city’s enslaved people by an act of Congress in 1862.  Speaks remained in the District after the war where he worked as a laborer and then a driver. The last known record of Speaks is in the 1875. He was 48 and living at 21st and M Streets. \nJoin us as we celebrate and honor Lidia and Harry Speaks and gain a greater understanding of Arlington’s complicated past. Brief remarks will be offered. \nMemorializing the Enslaved in Arlington seeks to shed light upon these early Americans who contributed so much to the economic\, social\, and cultural development of our county. \nFor more information\, please contact Jessica Kaplan from the Arlington Historical Society at ahsedlink@gmail.com. \n 
URL:https://arlhist.org/event/memorializing-the-enslave-dedication-ceremony-honoring-two-once-enslaved-people/
LOCATION:St. Ann Catholic Church\, 5300 10th Street\, North\, Arlington\, VA\, 22205\, United States
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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
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SUMMARY:15 Minute History: Director's Cut with Daniel Gessel - Remembering 9/11
DESCRIPTION:Join Daniel Gessel as he discusses the making of This is How We Say Thank You: 9/11 in Arlington\, his Eagle Scout project for AHS. Presented in a director’s commentary format\, the film will be shown with pauses throughout\, giving Gessel the opportunity to discuss the inspiration for the project\, how he selected those he interviewed\, memorable moments from filming\, and the stories that didn’t make it onto the screen. Reflecting on the project as we approach 9/11’s 25th anniversary\, he’ll also share what he learned about Arlington’s response to 9/11 while documenting one of the county’s most defining moments.
URL:https://arlhist.org/event/15-minute-history-directors-cut-with-daniel-gessel/
LOCATION:Arlington Historical Museum\, 1805 South Arlington Ridge Road\, Arlington\, 22207\, United States
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