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SUMMARY:Museum Exhibit: First in Frame: Arlington's Early Residents
DESCRIPTION:Discover 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.  \nThe Arlington Historical Museum is commemorating 250+ years of local history. This exhibit is upstairs on the 2nd floor of the museum. \nThe Museum is open Saturdays 10-4 PM and Sundays 1-4 PM. \nIt’s FREE!
URL:https://arlhist.org/event/new-exhibit-first-in-frame-arlingtons-earliest-residents/
LOCATION:Arlington Historical Museum\, 1805 South Arlington Ridge Road\, Arlington\, 22207\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibits,Geography,VA250
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SUMMARY:Museum Exhibit: Mapping the Federal City\, 1791: Arlington in the Original District
DESCRIPTION:Step 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; some of which still stand in Arlington today. Learn about the people who surveyed and mapped this land. \nThe Arlington Historical Museum is commemorating 250+ years of local history. This exhibit is upstairs on the 2nd floor of the museum. \nThe Museum is open Saturdays 10-4 PM and Sundays 1-4 PM. \nIt’s FREE!
URL:https://arlhist.org/event/new-exhibit-mapping-the-federal-city-1791-arlington-in-the-original-district/
LOCATION:Arlington Historical Museum\, 1805 South Arlington Ridge Road\, Arlington\, 22207\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibits,Geography,VA250
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SUMMARY:Museum Exhibit: Changemakers 250
DESCRIPTION:New Changemakers Exhibit Installed \nThe 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 250\, the exhibit recognizes local leaders\, advocates\, educators\, innovators\, and community builders whose actions made a lasting impact on the county. By sharing these stories\, the exhibit encourages visitors to reflect on the many ways individuals can influence their communities and help define Arlington’s past\, present\, and future.
URL:https://arlhist.org/event/temporary-exhibit-changemakers-250/
LOCATION:Arlington Historical Museum\, 1805 South Arlington Ridge Road\, Arlington\, 22207\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibits,VA250
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260831T080000
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SUMMARY:Museum Exhibit: First on the Scene: Arlington Responds to September 11
DESCRIPTION:Marking the 25th anniversary of September 11\, 2001\, First on the Scene explores Arlington’s immediate response to the attack on the Pentagon. Through photographs\, artifacts\, and firsthand accounts\, the exhibit highlights the firefighters\, emergency personnel\, and community members who responded in the critical minutes and hours following the attack and honors the courage\, coordination\, and service that defined Arlington’s response.
URL:https://arlhist.org/event/first-on-the-scene-arlington-responds-to-september-11/
LOCATION:Arlington Historical Museum\, 1805 South Arlington Ridge Road\, Arlington\, 22207\, United States
CATEGORIES:Exhibits
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260926T100000
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SUMMARY:Memorializing the Enslaved in Arlington: Stumbling Stone Dedication at Woodstock Park
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 and are placed in the sidewalk at the last known site of their enslavement. Memorializing the Enslaved in Arlington’s research has revealed over 2000 enslaved people and identified 1050 by name. \nPlease join us for a Dedication Ceremony honoring four individuals. We will be honoring them at Woodstock Park. \n\nRose\, born before 1735\nSolomon\, born before 1735\nSarah\, born before 1735\nLydia\, born before 1735\n\nTheir Story\nLydia\, Sarah\, Rose and Solomon were enslaved by Richard Wheeler (1697 -1751) and his wife Rebecca. In the 1730s\, the Wheelers operated a farm along the Potomac River near Memorial Bridge that later became a part of the Lee-Custis Estate (Arlington House). By 1750 the Wheelers and their enslaved people were farming land that comprises the present-day area around Old Dominion Drive and Langston Boulevard. \nWe first learn of Lydia\, Sarah\, Rose\, and Solomon through Richard Wheeler’s will\, recorded in 1750\, where he bequeathed Lydia and Sarah to his son Drummond Wheeler and Rose and Solomon to his wife Rebecca. He also bequeathed three enslaved women\, Jane\, Nan\, and Bess\, to his son-in-law George Simpson and his daughter Susanna Simpson. Lydia\, Sarah\, Rose\, and Solomon eventually became the property of Drummond Wheeler who acquired the Arlington farm upon the death of his mother in 1763. Nan and Bess may have been sold to a neighbor Francis Triplett\, Sr and a Bess and Nan are both listed in Triplett’s will recorded in 1757. \nAfter 1750\, Lydia disappears from the historical record. The names of Sarah\, Solomon\, and Rose\, however\, reappear 32 years later among the nine enslaved people listed on the estate inventory of George Simpson. Filed in 1782\, Simpson’s will bequeaths Sarah and Solomon to his son Joseph and Rose to his daughter Mary. Given the passage of 32 years\, the odds are against it being the same three individuals Richard Wheeler once enslaved\, but perhaps their names were passed to their offspring. Regardless of their actual fate\, we know they lived\, worked\, and served the needs of their enslavers. \nJoin us as we celebrate and honor Lydia\, Sarah\, Solomon\, and Rose 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. For more information\, please contact Jessica Kaplan from the Arlington Historical Society at ahsedlink@gmail.com. \nLearn more about the Memorializing the Enslaved in Arlington project here. \n 
URL:https://arlhist.org/event/memorializing-the-enslaved-in-arlington-stumbling-stone-dedication-at-woodstock-park/
LOCATION:Woodstock Park\, 2049 N. Woodstock Street\, Arlington\, VA\, 22207\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260926T160000
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SUMMARY:Pints and the Past at the Ball-Sellers House
DESCRIPTION:The Ball-Sellers House is hosting a ticketed fundraiser event featuring local brews. Join us as we relax on the grounds of the Ball-Sellers House\, Arlington’s oldest structure\, a c. 1750 farmhouse. No doubt\, generations of residents enjoyed local–even individually–brewed libations through the centuries. Treat yourself! For $45\, you can enjoy: \n\nA fun talk about the history of brewing in Arlington by historian\, Dr. Mark Benbow\nEarly American fiddle music by Paul Carlson of Classical Fiddle\nTrivia with prizes!\nFree guided tours of the Ball-Sellers House\nBeer and food!\nAnd MORE!\n\nFeatured Beer (more coming!)\n\nNew District Brewing Company: I Am the Senate. “A rich\, complex\, and boozy stout oozing layers of chocolate\, coffee\, and stone fruit that coats the tongue.” (A legacy brewery)\nNighthawk Brewing Company: Festbier. “The modern day ‘Oktoberfestbier’ now served at the official Oktoberfest in Germany. Festbier is a bright and golden beer with a clean\, but strong malty backbone\, and light hop profile.”\nPort City Brewing Company: Porter. “Smooth and silky\, Porter pours a dark mahogany color with a firm cap of tan foam. It has bittersweet chocolate and coffee notes and a depth that bigger beers aspire to.”\n\nTickets\nWe’re limiting attendance at this special event to 50 guests. Buy tickets HERE.  All proceeds go to the preservation of the Ball-Sellers House. We welcome additional donations! \nRemember to bring your ID with birthdate–a Virginia license will do. AHS will be checking IDs at the entrance. \n \nConsumer Brewing Company (1888) became Arlington Brewing Company (1904) \n \nPaul Carlson\, our fiddler \nThe Breweries (more on the way!)\n  \n 
URL:https://arlhist.org/event/pints-and-the-past/
LOCATION:Ball-Sellers House\, 5620 3rd Street\, South\, Arlington VA 22204\, VA\, 22312\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260927T120000
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SUMMARY:Memorializing the Enslaved in Arlington: Stumbling Stones Dedication at Fairlington
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 and are placed in the sidewalk at the last known site of their enslavement. Memorializing the Enslaved in Arlington’s research has revealed over 2000 enslaved people and identified 1050 by name. \nPlease join us for a Dedication Ceremony honoring 34 individuals. We will be honoring them at the Fairlington Community Center. \nTheir Story\nAround 1756\, John Carlyle\, a wealthy merchant from Alexandria\, established a plantation called Torthorwald\, covering the land that is now Fairlington and Shirlington. \nBy 1770\, a residence for the property was built near what is now the Fairlington Office Park. This was Carlyle’s summer residence. At the time of his death in 1780\, Carlyle had enslaved 43 people at Torthorwald. Carlyle descendants\, Carlyle F. Whiting and Charles Little\, inherited Torthorwald and the enslaved people. THey changed the plantation’s name to Morven which remained in the Carlyle family until around 1870. \nThe Memorializing the Enslaved in Arlington project\, the Fairlington Historical Society\, and Fairlington Citizen’s Association will honor 34 individuals enslaved by Carlyle and his descendants. These individuals were forced to work on the plantation that\, by 1787\, had a “meathouse\, barn\, stables\, cow-house\, dairy… weaver’s and smith’s shops… an orchard… 250 acres of arable land… 80 acres of meadow\,” and a mill. They would have labored in one or more of these areas – horse husbandry and breeding\, mucking out stables\, milking cows\, shearing sheep\, building or repairing buildings\, or working in the fields. Alternatively\, they may have served in the residence\, which was “calculated for a genteel family\,” with four rooms that had fireplaces. Domestic labor meant spending relentless hours serving the personal needs of the Carlyles as well as cleaning\, cooking\, laundering\, ironing\, lighting fireplaces\, polishing\, and serving food. \nLearn more about the Memorializing the Enslaved in Arlington project here.
URL:https://arlhist.org/event/memorializing-the-enslaved-in-arlington-stumbling-stone-dedication-at-fairlington/
LOCATION:Fairlington Community Center\, 3308 South Stafford Street\, Arlington\, 22206\, United States
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