Events for March 19 - February 15

  • The Ball-Sellers House is in the Glencarlyn Heritage Parade

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

    The Ball-Sellers House folks are walking in this year's Glencarlyn Heritage Parade. YOU can too! We’ll gather at 11:30 at the Ball-Sellers House (11:00 if you need to don our […]

  • 15 Minute History: Escuela Key Elementary

    Arlington Historical Museum 1805 South Arlington Ridge Road, Arlington, United States

    Join us for a 15 Minute History exploring the history of Escuela Key Elementary and Arlington’s groundbreaking Spanish immersion program. Hear from longtime educators and administrators Evelyn Fernandez and Dr. […]

  • Annual AHS Members Meeting

    Aurora HIlls Library/Community Center 735 18th Street, South, Arlington, VA, United States

    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 […]

  • Bridges of Washington, DC: The Virginia Side

    Aurora HIlls Library/Community Center 735 18th Street, South, Arlington, VA, United States

    In 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 […]

  • Temporary Exhibit: Changemakers 250

    Arlington Historical Museum 1805 South Arlington Ridge Road, Arlington, United States

    New Changemakers Exhibit Installed The latest edition of our rotating Changemakers poster exhibit is now up, highlighting individuals whose contributions helped shape Arlington's history and community. As part of Arlington […]

  • AHS is at Sails on the Potomac 250th History Outpost

    Point Lumley Park 1 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA, United States

    Join 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 […]

  • History of Slavery on Roosevelt Island Evening Walking Tour

    Theodore Rosevelt Island Pedestrian Bridge Theodore Roosevelt Island, Washington, DC, United States

    See 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 […]

  • AHS is at the Juneteenth Celebration

    Wakefield High School 1325 S, Dinwiddie Street, Arlington, VA, United States

    You’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. […]

  • Revolutionary Arlington

    Glencarlyn Library 300 S. Kensington Street, Arlington, VA, United States

    Join 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. […]

  • Projecting History: 1776 at Ballston’s Regal Theater

    Ballston Regal Cinema 671 North Glebe Rd., Arlington, VA, United States

    As 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 […]

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