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OHA announces new deputy director
By Leslie Golden | [email protected]
The City of Alexandria announced Liz Williams as Deputy Director of the Office of Historic Alexandria. Williams joined the city...
Unrivaled excellence and unsullied fame
By Gayle Converse and Pat Miller
A woman with ties to several historic sites in Alexandria has been described as “the wife of three husbands,”...
Out of the Attic: Alexandria and the Star-Spangled Banner
Alexandria might have little to do with the creation of Flag Day, but do you know how our city connects to the writing of...
Alexandria Celebrates Women: The history of America’s “deputy husbands”
By Gayle Converse and Pat Miller
During most winters of the Revolutionary War, Martha Washington would be at her husband’s side. She would endure the...
Port City Flavor: Festive feasts
By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected]
The spooky sights and after dark delights of Halloween are firmly in the rear view, and Thanksgiving is just around...
City expands virtual historic offerings
By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Office of Historic Alexandria has had to pivot to largely virtual offerings.
At City Council’s...
Home profile: A preserved relic
By Margo Wagner | [email protected]
Early American history emanates up from the floor boards and echoes through the walls in Nancy and Danny Smith’s three-story...
City creatives: Patrick Kirwin
By Luke Anderson | [email protected]
It takes a skilled artist to create art that tricks the eye. It takes an especially skilled artist to do...
Businesses honoring veterans
By Denise Dunbar | [email protected]
A number of local and national businesses are honoring military veterans on Veterans Day by providing free or discounted food,...
The mystery of the Female Stranger
By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected]
Every fall, Alexandria’s rich history takes on a distinctly spooky tone, the hard facts of the historical record giving way...
