The Alexandria Historical Society has promoted an active interest in American history, particularly in Alexandria
and the Washington metropolitan area for 50 YEARS through:
LECTURES AWARDS PUBLICATIONS
Join Us!
AHS GOLDEN GRANTS are competitive awards designed to support historical research and interpretation projects relating to Alexandria and Northern Virginia history.
Established to commemorate our 50th Anniversary, funds are being made available from the AHS Endowment Fund.
Grant up to $2,000 will be given to eligible applicants on a competitive basis.
Applications must be submitted by Oct 6th to AlexandriaHistoricalSociety@gmail.com
Full details are available at
AHS GOLDEN GRANTS .
Life in Alexandria’s
Civil War Prisons
Madeline Feierstein
7:00pm
Wednesday, September 25th
The Lyceum,
201 S. Washington St., Alexandria
CHECK OUT OUR NEW AUDIO FILES PAGE FOR PODCASTS & OTHER USEFUL AUDIO RESOURCES
Note: Due to technical difficulties beyond our control, the Society's previous website www.alexandriahistorical.org is no longer operational and should not be visited. This website contains most of the material from the previous site and will continue to provide:
Information about upcoming AHS Events and Videos of previous lectures
Access to AHS publications including decades of the AHS Chronicles and Newsletters
Information about joining AHS or renewing AHS Membership
Details on several local history-related Awards given by AHS to both student and local historians
Links to various Resources providing information on topics on Alexandria and local history.