Past Lectures
Many Alexandria lectures in recent years have been recorded and are listed on the Lecture Videos page under Resources.
The lectures listed below were not recorded.
May 24, 2023 - The Jewish Community of Northern Virginia by Susan Dilles
September 28, 2023 - Alexandria? Which Alexandria? by Steve Hammond
June 22, 2022 - George Washington Parke Custis by Charlie Clark
May 25, 2022 - Archaeology at the River's Edge, Alexandria, VA by Dr. Eleanor Breen, City Archaeologist
April 27, 2022 - Tim Winkle, keynote Speaker for Students Awards
March 30, 2022 - VTS Reparations Family Panel (Zoom) by Ebonee Davis and Descendant
October 2021 - Monuments Came Down (Zoom) by Hannah Ayers and Lance Warren
June 2021 - A Short History of Shuter's Hill and the Construction of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial by Mark Tabbert
May 26, 2021 - Jewish History of Old Town Alexandria (Zoom) by Mark Livingston
October 2020 - Chinquapin Village (Zoom) by Ryan Reft
September 2020 - Cartography of a Port City: The History of Alexandria in 15 Maps; (Zoom) by Dr. Benjamin Skolnik
June 26, 2019 - The Early History of Seaport Alexandria: New Insights from Archaeology by Dr. Eleanor Breen, City Archaeologist
May 22, 2019 - We Cannot be Tame Spectators: Three Centuries of Virginia Women's History by Cynthia Kierner
April 24, 2019 - Gretchen Bulova, Director of the Office of Historic Alexandria, keynote speaker for Students Award
March 27, 2019 - Thinking Big: Lessons from the Washington Metro by Zachary Schrag
October 24, 2018 - The Grand Review: Civil War Photography - Discoveries and Explorations by Bob Zellar
May 23, 2018 Exploring the Covert Capital and Annual Business Meeting - Andrew Friedman
April 25, 2018 - Lance Mallamo, Director of the Office of Historic Alexandria, keynote speaker for Students Award
March 28, 2018 - Ramsay Ledger Books and 18th Century Business in Alexandria by Dan Lee
April 26, 2017 - Jessie MacLeod, Associate Curator at Mount Vernon, keynote speaker for Students Award
November 1 and 2, 2016 - Rest on Embalmed and Sainted Dead: Embalming Practice During the Civil War by Lance Mallamo
October 26, 2016 - What a Photograph Tells Us: Black Soldiers Fight for Equality on the Battlefield and in the Hospital by Charles Joyce
September 28, 2016 - From Arlandria to Chirlagua: The Remaking of a Northern Virginia Neighborhood by Dr. Krystyn Moon
June 22, 2016 - The True History of Mansion House Hospital: Nurses, Doctors & Contraband Slaves in Civil War Alexandria by Sarah Coster
May 25, 2016 - Alexandria's 1939 Library Sit-in: Its Impact, Aftermath and Legacy by Brenda Mitchell-Powell
April 27, 2016 - Waterfront Archaeology by Dr. Benjamin Skolnik, keynote speaker for Students Award
October 28, 2015 - Slave Labor in the Capital by Bob Arnebeck
September 23, 2015 - Braddock's Defeat by Dr. David Preston
June 24, 2015 - Vive Voce Voting in America by Don Debats
October 22, 2014 - Parker-Gray Historic District and Evolution of a Neighborhood by Catherine Milaras and Stephanie Sample
September 24, 2014 - Hurricanes and Alexandria: A Surprising History by Richard Schwartz
April 23, 2014 - Dr. Douglas Bradburn - founding director of Fred W. Smith, National Library for the Study of George Washington at Mount Vernon, keynote speaker for Students Award
March 26, 2014 - Defending the Old Dominion: Virginia and its Militia in the War of 1812 by Stuart L. Butler