NEXT AHS HISTORY WALKING TOUR
NEXT AHS HISTORY WALKING TOUR
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Join independent historian David Heiby for his signature WALKING TOUR of the Wilkes Street Cemetery Complex,
tracing two and a half centuries of resistance, resilience, and the change African Americans forced in Alexandria.
AHS HISTORY GRANTS OPEN FOR NOMINATIONS
AHS HISTORY GRANTS OPEN FOR NOMINATIONS
2026-2027 AHS History Grants
2026-2027 AHS History Grants
AHS HISTORY GRANTS are competitive awards to support historical research and interpretation projects relating to Alexandria and Northern Virginia history. AHS will prioritize detailed, well-defined projects that can be shared with the public through AHS events or publications. This year AHS will give out grants of up to $2,000 per Grant winner. Awardees should plan to complete their project/program by September 2027 and be prepared to provide a short (10-15 minute) public overview. DETAILS
SOME RECENT ALEXANDRIA HISTORY REVISITED
SOME RECENT ALEXANDRIA HISTORY REVISITED
Recording of Alexandria's Cheerleading Legacies Event
Recording of Alexandria's Cheerleading Legacies Event
An informal panel discussion with the women who were there in the early days of the T.C. Williams High School was held on September 12th. Discussions ranged across all the issues they faced and what got them through it. The panelilsts even performed some examples of their old cheers, combing multiple styles as the schools merged. MORE VIDEOS
A NEW WAY TO LEARN ABOUT ALEXANDRIA'S HISTORY!
This s a new online resource was created to share stories of Alexandria’s people, places, and past with its current residents, visitors, students, researchers, and anyone interested in the city’s amazing history.
You can search the DHM to look up topics or just browse to find unexpected tidbits of history.
We promise you will find something interesting about Alexandria you didn't know on every browsing trip through the DHM.
Two Different RevWar Experiences
Two Different RevWar Experiences
The latest edition of the AHS Alexandria Chronicle describe two unusual views of the Revolutionary War.
Martha Washington was well-remembered for traveling to be with General Washington, and this article tracks both her travels and her work raising money for the war effort among other self-imposed duties.
Nicholas Cresswell was a British Loyalist who, like so many others before and after him, came to America to better his chances in life. Not totally successful in business, he did leave us extensive journal entries including interesting descriptions of Alexandrians and other "revolutionary scoundrels."
Browse this AHS Alexandria Chronicle to learn the fascinating histories of many of our Alexandria Neighbors from 250 years ago.
RevWar Alexandrians Chronicled!
RevWar Alexandrians Chronicled!
Amazing Alexandria: This edition of the AHS Alexandria Chronicle tells the stories about the amazing number of Alexandria residents who played important roles in the lead-up to the Revolutionary War, during the war, and into the early years of the new country's development.
Even more amazing: Many lived within a few blocks of each other in what we now call Old Town.
Still more amazing: Many of their Old Town homes are still standing. You have probably walked or driven by most of them.
Browse this AHS Alexandria Chronicle to learn the fascinating histories of many of our Alexandria Neighbors from 250 years ago.
AHS REVOLUTIONARY WATCH PARTY
AHS REVOLUTIONARY WATCH PARTY
A Great Success!
In cased you missed it...
In cased you missed it...
...AHS Members, new members, friends, and visiting historians discussed the latest Ken Burns documentary at the Lyceum before a showing of the final episode. The TV series itself was deemed a success by our audience of historians and history lovers. All learned something new about our shared history. Our enthusiastic crowd was a great indicator of the level of interest Alexandria has in the upcoming SemiQuinCentennial or AMERICA250 / VA250 / ALEXANDRIA 250 events. As part of our local celebration, see the ever-growing list of talks, walks, Zooms, and other AHS 2026 Revolutionary Events. The Watch Party was sold out, so make sure you hear about the next event early enough to sign up by becoming an AHS Member. Also, consider a Gift Membership for friends or becoming a Sponsor of our annual History Awards and Grants programs.
Alexandria Historical Society is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization, with the mission of promoting Alexandria and local history. Over our 50+ year existence AHS has shared research on local history primarily by presenting lectures and publishing thousands of pages in our Alexandria Chronicle as well as maintaining an online Audio and Video archives of many of our presentations. AHS also promotes local history by giving awards annually to both local historians and Alexandria high school students. We own no artifacts, records, or buildings, but we are in the process of developing a Digital Museum.
Note: Due to technical difficulties beyond our control, the Society's previous website www.alexandriahistorical.org is no longer operational and is dangerous to visit. 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
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.
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