Virginia History
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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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Alexandria Noir
Juneteenth in Alexandria 2026: Freedom’s History and Citywide Celebration
Alexandria, VA – Juneteenth is one of those dates that asks us to do two things at once: celebrate freedom…
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Alexandria News
You’ve Never Seen George Washington Like This Before
MOUNT VERNON, VA – Before dignitaries and members of the press gathered for the ceremonial ribbon cutting on June 11, a…
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Alexandria News
VA250 Mobile Museum Experience brings traveling American Revolution exhibit to Alexandria’s Sails on the Potomac
ALEXANDRIA, VA – Virginia’s American Revolution 250 Commission is taking its history celebration on the road, and Alexandria is one…
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Alexandria News
Author Jeffrey Bennett to Discuss Hidden Stories of Black Virginia at Free Alexandria Book Signing
ALEXANDRIA, VA – History lovers will have an opportunity to discover stories often left out of traditional history books when…
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Backyard History
Celebrate Virginia Archaeology Month with Alexandria Archaeology
By Daniel Lee Alexandria, VA – For the past 35 years, the Virginia Department of Historic Resources recognizes October as…
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History
Beneath the High School: The Lost Story of Alexandria’s Seminary School for Colored Children
ALEXANDRIA, VA – On the very grounds where Alexandria City High School now stands once stood a modest, underfunded school…
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Alexandria News
Unearthing Alexandria: Gravestone Stories Brings Cemetery Secrets to Life
ALEXANDRIA, VA – It’s not every day you get to wander around an old cemetery and look at grave markers,…
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Community News Alexandria Virginia
Grave Marking Honors In-Laws of the Revolutionary War Era
ALEXANDRIA, VA–On the crisp fall morning of Sat. Oct. 9, 2021, the George Washington Chapter, Virginia Society, Sons of…
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