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Women’s History: How Much Do You Know about the Incredible School of Nursing at Alexandria Hospital?
Alexandria, VA – In honor of Women’s History Month, we invite you to take our specialty tours on Women’s History…
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Harriet Jacobs Dedicated Her Life to Uplifting Newly Freed African Americans Post Civil War
From the Office of Historic Alexandria Alexandria, VA – A Note from OHA: In recognition of Black History Month, the…
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Celebrate a Civil War Christmas at Fort Ward This Season
Alexandria, VA – Readers can learn more about Christmas and the Civil War on Saturday, December 9, at Fort Ward…
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Alexandria’s Love of Cider Continues at the Alexandria Cider Festival
Alexandria, VA – The arrival of fall means that the fruit most seen at grocery stores and farmer’s markets is…
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Edgar Allan Poe’s Mother Connection to Alexandria
Alexandria, VA – On Sunday, October 30, and Monday, October 31, David Keltz returns to the Alexandria History Museum at…
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Commemorate D-Day And the Women Spies Who Helped Win the War in Europe
Alexandria, VA – Swing dancers, a 1940s Jazz Band, General George Patton resurrected, Fife and Drum Corps, and the “Women…
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Celebrate Historic Preservation Month With A Rare Look into Old Town’s Past
Alexandria, VA – Happy Preservation Month! The National Trust held its first National Preservation Week in 1973 and expanded to…
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Alexandria Has A Rich History With Baseball
Alexandria, VA – With the onset of spring, baseball returns as a beloved pastime. Archaeological excavations have dated the earliest…
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The Frederick Douglass Memorial Cemetery Oral History Initiative
By Francesco De Salvatore Alexandria, VA – In late 2022, the Office of Historic Alexandria, the City department charged…
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day Commemorations – An Alexandria Legacy
Alexandria, VA – On January 15, the City of Alexandria held its 50th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Program.…
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