Julia Roberts’ Freedom Suit
In 1801, a wealthy landowner who lived in present-day Arlington County freed his slaves and their descendants. His deed of emancipation would have ripple effects across Northern Virginia—especially for one […]
Events for March 28 - February 21
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Events
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Reinsch Library Auditorium, Marymount University 2807 North Glebe Road, Arlington
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New Exhibit: First in Frame: Arlington’s Earliest Residents
Arlington Historical Museum 1805 South Arlington Ridge Road, Arlington, United StatesDiscover the people who helped shape Arlington. This exhibit highlights early landowners and settlers whose decisions and choices laid the foundation for the county we know today. The Arlington Historical […]
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New Exhibit: Mapping the Federal City, 1791: Arlington in the Original District
Arlington Historical Museum 1805 South Arlington Ridge Road, Arlington, United StatesStep into the moment Arlington helped shape the nation’s capital. In 1791, surveyors under President George Washington mapped a 100-square-mile federal district along the Potomac River, placing forty sandstone boundary stones; […]
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Ball-Sellers House Spring Celebration with Glencarlyn Community Garden
Ball-Sellers House 5620 3rd Street, South, Arlington VA 22204, VA, United StatesThe Ball-Sellers House and the Glencarlyn Community Garden celebrate gardening. Free guided tours of the c. 1750 farmhouse from 10 AM - 4 PM. At 1:00 PM: find out what […]
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The Pike Culture Fest
Arlington MIll Community Center 909 South Dinwiddie Street, Arlington, VA, United StatesJoin AHS as we help Columbia Pike celebrate its first ever Culture Fest — a high energy, outdoor celebration of culture, music, food, and community on the Pike! The Pike […]
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Rooted in History: The Ball-Sellers House Garden Story
Find out what the residents of this 276-year-old home planted in their kitchen garden through the centuries. Sandy Newton, Lead Gardener at Arlington House and re-enactor at Mt. Vernon will […]
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Julia Sues for Freedom: A Play
Arlington Central Library Auditorium 1015 N. Quincy St., Arlington, VA, United StatesAn original scripted reenactment brings history alive! Join us for an original performance depicting an 1842 trial - Julia Roberts v. Austin Adams and Anne Harding - in which Julia Roberts, an enslaved woman, sues to win her freedom. This script is based on original documents, notes on the testimony from the 1842 trial, and research […]
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History of Slavery on Roosevelt Island 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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Living History Day at Fort C. F. Smith
Fort C.F. Smith 2411 24th Street, North, Arlington, VA, United StatesJoin AHS in exploring Civil War life in Arlington. Meet famed war photographer, Mathew Brady, US Colored Troops and learn where Camp Casey was located and hy it was so difficult to pinpoint, and see AHS artifacts from US Army camps and forts and more!
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Julia Sues for Freedom: A Play
Ball-Sellers House 5620 3rd Street, South, Arlington VA 22204, VA, United StatesAn original scripted reenactment brings history alive! Join us for a performance of an original play depicting an 1842 trial - Julia Roberts v. Austin Adams and Anne Harding - in which Julia Roberts, an enslaved woman, sues to win her freedom. This script is based on original documents, notes on the testimony from the 1842 […]