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Community News
ALEXANDRIA: Increasing Access to African American Archives
ALEXANDRIA, VA – The Alexandria Black History Museum, part of the Office of Historic Alexandria, is the proud recipient of…
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Memories and Musings
On Living Legends of Alexandria
Alexandria, VA – At the bottom of each of my Zebra columns are the words Nina Tisara, Founder of Living…
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Zebra Misc
Alexandria-Caen Sister City D-Day Commemorations
From the Office of Historic Alexandria The Alexandria-Caen Sister City Committee’s D-Day commemorations date back to 2010. Since then, the…
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Zebra Misc
Women’s History Month – Julia Wheelock: Teacher, Sister, Nurse, Author
Historic Alexandria invites you to celebrate Women’s History Month this March. For info on commemorations this month, please visit https://alexandriava.gov/historic.is…
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Community News
Register Here for the Free Forum on The Ramsey Homes, Alexandria’s First Affordable Housing Project
ALEXANDRIA, VA – The City of Alexandria is inviting the general public, especially residents of Parker-Gray, to a symposium on the…
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Community News
Office of Historic Alexandria Debuts Parker-Gray Commemorative Website
ALEXANDRIA, VA-Today the Office of Historic Alexandria launched a website to honor the opening of Parker-Gray High School in 1920.…
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Zebra Misc
A History of Christmas in Alexandria
By the Office of Historic Alexandria Alexandria, VA – While Christmas has been part of Alexandria’s history since the beginning,…
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Alexandria’s Veterans Memorials: Honoring Those Who Gave Their Lives
From the Office of Historic Alexandria Alexandria, VA – Given the fact that Alexandria was founded before the United States,…
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One Hundred Years of the Nineteenth Amendment!
From the Office of Historic Alexandria Alexandria, VA – “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall…
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Alexandria Author to Discuss New George Washington Book Via Zoom
ALEXANDRIA, VA – Interested in having an inside look at a key part of George Washington’s first term as president?…
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