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Indians of Arlington

by AHS on October 30, 2011 · No Comments

A free public program, Saturday, November 19, 2 p.m. Co-sponsored by the Potomac Overlook Regional Park and the Arlington Historical Society. Join a park naturalist in an exploration of past cultures of our land. The program will include a slideshow, demonstration of prehistoric skill and tools (including spear throwing, string making and dugout canoe demonstration) [...]

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Prohibition in Arlington

by AHS on October 23, 2011 · No Comments

The Arlington Historical Society and Arlington Heritage Alliance are sponsoring a local version of the PBS film series “Prohibition”, with a program entitled “Prohibition in Arlington.” The program will be held at a joint meeting of the organizations on Thursday, November 10, at the Arlington Central Library, 1015 N. Quincy Street, starting at 7:00 p.m. [...]

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Walking History Tour of Fort Myer

by AHS on September 26, 2011 · No Comments

The Arlington Historical Society and Arlington Heritage Alliance are proud to present a walking tour of historic Fort Myer, Va., at 5 p.m. Wed., Oct. 12, 2011., an exclusive look at some of the base’s most famous sites, including the parade grounds where Orville Wright conducted the first military test flight, the base stables, home [...]

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Arlington Historical Society Museum Hosts September 11th Commemoration

by AHS on September 11, 2011 · No Comments

  School children in Arlington, Va., honored those who died at the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001, tolling the bell at the county’s historic Hume School museum 184 times, 10 years to the moment that American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the building. Twenty-eight Oakridge Elementary School students participated in the event, which also marked [...]

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Flags Across Arlington

by AHS on September 5, 2011 · No Comments

 The Arlington Historical Society is proudly participating in Flags Across Arlington.  Please join us on Sunday September 11, 2011 at 9:37 a.m. to commemorate the Pentagon attack.  We will be ringing the school bell 184 times, once for each victim of the Pentagon Attack.  The museum will also have on display a special Pentagon exhibit.  [...]

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  • The Arlington Historical Society (AHS)

    Founded in September 1956, is a non-profit organization incorporated under the laws of Virginia and operated for literary and educational purposes that support research, collection, preservation, discovery, restoration and dissemination of the local history of Arlington County, Virginia.
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    Arlington Historical Museum

    Phone: 703-892-4204

    Hours: Saturday and Sunday 1 - 4 p.m.

    The Arlington Historical Museum, owned and operated by the Historical Society, is located at 1805 South Arlington Ridge Road, close to the Pentagon City and Crystal City metrorail stations. The two-story brick structure was built in 1891 as the Hume School, named for Frank Hume who gave some of the property for the school. It is the oldest school building in Arlington County.

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    Wednesday, Nov 2, 2011, 7 pm
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      Princess Agnes Salm-Salm. The story of Princess Agnes Salm-Salm mixes myth and fact. Agnes Elizabeth Winona Leclerc Joy was born in Franklin, Vermont, on December 25, 1844, the daughter of General William Leclerc Joy. Agnes is described as a beautiful red-haired Indian woman, who worked in a circus as an equestrienne and an actress in Cuba, rode with her hus […]

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