Historic Alexandria
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Alexandria News
Packards and ‘Orphan’ Cars Roll Into Old Town for Free Lyceum Show Sept. 19
Packards from the 1930s–1950s and other “orphan” cars roll into The Lyceum parking lot Sept. 19 for a free Old…
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Alexandria News
The Small Stone That Marked the Start of Washington, D.C.—and Why it’s in Alexandria
A 1791 boundary marker beneath a protective grate at Jones Point Park reveals Alexandria’s overlooked role in creating the nation’s…
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Alexandria News
Walk Through the Alexandria That Urban Renewal Erased
A Saturday walking tour traces the King Street buildings and streetscape altered or demolished during Alexandria’s 1960s urban-renewal project.
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Alexandria News
Alexandria Will Pay Residents $1,000 to Record the City’s Stories
Applications for Historic Alexandria’s StoryKit program open Labor Day, giving residents training and support to preserve local memories.
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Alexandria News
City Says Seven Tickets Remain for Alexandria’s Moss Kendrix Museum Program
An adults-only Alexandria Black History Museum program will examine Moss Kendrix’s work transforming portrayals of Black Americans in advertising.
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Community News Alexandria Virginia
Sophia Browning Bell’s Story Restored at Alexandria’s Historic Market Square
Alexandria, VA – Every market day, Sophia Browning Bell walked to Alexandria carrying vegetables to sell. She was enslaved. Bell…
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Community News Alexandria Virginia
Alexandria Celebrates 252 Years Of Firefighting History
Alexandria, VA – Friendship Firehouse Festival returns to Old Town with a day of family-friendly activities, historic exhibits, and opportunities…
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Alexandria News
She Sold Vegetables at Alexandria’s Market. Her Savings Bought Her Husband’s Freedom.
An enslaved woman’s vegetable sales helped buy her husband’s freedom. A new Historic Alexandria study released during the City Hall…
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Backyard History
Alexandria Post Office History: One of America’s First Postal Services
By Daniel Lee Alexandria, VA – Mail was transported to this area as early as 1695, but there’s no sign…
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Alexandria News
Joe Reeder, Old Town Original and Guardian of the Murray-Dick-Fawcett House, Dies at 99
ALEXANDRIA, VA — Joe Reeder knew the worth of things. Not just the price of them, though he knew that,…
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