Events for March 18 - December 12, 2024

The Arlington Historical Society is at the County Fair

Thomas Jefferson Community Center 3501 Second Street, South, Arlington, VA, United States

The Arlington Historical Society is at the Arlington County Fair. We have an indoor booth from Friday at 4 pm through Sunday at 7 pm. Stop by and say hello […]

Around the Hearth: An Original Play about the Ball-Sellers House

Ball-Sellers House 5620 3rd Street, South, Arlington VA 22204, VA, United States

Join us for a reading of an original play about the oldest structure in the county, the Ball-Sellers House, a farmhouse built around 1750. Washington Liberty grads, Layla Johnson and […]

Memorializing the Enslaved of Arlington: Dedication of Stumbling Stones

516 North Livingston Street 516 North Livingston Street, Arlington, VA, United States

Join us as we commemorate the lives of Con and Killemasce, who were enslaved by John Hurst in the 1760s. Since the late 1700s, African Americans made important contributions to […]

The Arlington Historical Society is at the Mason Square Welcome Fair

Mason Square 3351 Fairfax Drive (Van Metre Hall), Arlington, VA, United States

The Arlington Historical Society is joining George Mason University for the Fall 2025 Welcome Fair. We'll be helping to build a stronger community by sharing info on our diverse history […]

Webinar: Memorializing the Enslaved of Arlington:

The lives of Margaret Hyson and her children George and Charlotte – three people enslaved in what is now the Yorktown neighborhood in the 1800s - had previously been unknown. […]

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