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Our Back Pages: Shreve’s in Cherrydale

Shreve’s Store on Lee Highway in Cherrydale was the second general store in Cherrydale, the first being Nelson’s. In addition to being a store it was also, for a time, the Cherrydale Post Office.

Double track trolley lines in front of the store ran to Great Falls in one direction and Rosslyn in the other. The tracks, which followed what is now Old Dominion Drive, were removed in 1935.

According to an article in the Sun newspaper, there was a water trough for horses in front of the store, which was filled from a nearby pump. When the pump was eventually electrified, the horses were so scared by the new device they wouldn’t drink!

As Lee Highway was not paved in the early years, the Shreve family often hitched their own road grader to their horse to smooth out the street.

The photograph above was taken circa 1910.

What About You?

What do you remember or have heard about Shreve’s or other stores in Cherrydale? We want to know!

Films on Life, Love, Loss and Strong Women

In honor of Arlington Reads 2012

The Westover Branch Library’s Midweek Movies for April and May feature tales of life, love, loss and strong women:

Movies are shown in the Westover Meeting Room on Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m.

BYOP (Bring Your Own Popcorn)

Singing with Ms. Emily at Aurora Hills

Ms. Emily visited the Aurora Hills Branch Library on Wednesday, March 21, to read and sing books to a room full of 80 happy children and parents.

Everyone enjoyed the beautiful children’s songs and familiar tunes. We sang Marvelous Toy, Rubber Duckie, Teddy Bear’s Picnic, Presidents Name Song, Rhode Island is Famous for You, I love you a Bushel and a Peck, and many more songs.

Thank you Ms. Emily!

 

 

Gadget Success, Thanks to W-L Tech Club

Over 20 adults and their digital devices received hands-on tech help at our Got a Gadget program on Thursday, March 8.

Members of the Washington-Lee High School Computer Club and their teacher, Mr. Paul Bui, provided help for cameras, Kindles, iPods, iPads, a watch, a pedometer, laptops, and many phones in the Central Library teen area.

Comments from the people receiving assistance included:

“This is great. You should do this every 2 weeks!”
“This is the best program the library ever had!”
“It was great. Now I can use my phone! That kid is so knowledgeable.”

Our thanks go out to the W-L Tech Club and Mr. Bui. We look forward to working with you again!

March 24: See, Hear, Read, Write, Click or Become a Book

Celebrate literacy through storytelling, puppetry, music, dance, and more!

Families and children are invited to the Literacy Council of Northern Virginia’s 6th annual Reading: A Family Affair.

The event is free and open to families with children of all ages. Every child that participates gets to take home a free book!

  • Saturday, March 24 from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
  • James Lee Community Center at 2855 Annadale Rd., in Falls Church

Authors and Performers scheduled to appear include Bob Brown Puppets, Zurii Conroy, Barbara Effron, Groovy Nate, Jacqueline Jules, Kalavaridhi Dance School, Gary Lloyd and NOW THIS!

A staff member from the Library will also be on hand – if you see her, say hello!

Eating Well for Lent, Passover and Easter

Are you eating vegan for your Lenten fast, or abstaining from meat on Fridays? Need help planning a gluten-free Passover, or hosting your entire family for Easter?

Get great recipes and ideas from our cook book collection:

Easy Vegan Cooking: Over 350 Delicious Recipes for Every Occasion

by Leah Leneman

Dairy-free, meat-free dishes from around the world.

 

 

 

Vegan Holiday Kitchen: More Than 200 Delicious, Festive Recipes for Special Occasions

by Nava Atlas

Includes a special section on Jewish holidays including Passover, as well as a section on Easter cooking.

 

 

The Neelys’ Celebration Cookbook: Down Home Meals for Every Occasion

by Pat Neely, Gina Neely, with Ann Volkwein

Recipes and secrets for entertaining year-round, with new spins on classic menus for holidays yer round, including Easter Sunday.

 

 

Let my people eat! Passover Seders Made Simple

by Zell Schulman

Takes you step-by-step through the Seder, with six different Seder menus to suit your religious background, your diet, your budget, and your time.

 

 

 

Fresh from the Market

by Laurent Tourondel and Charlotte March

Recipes based on the seasonal-market; spring recipes include Easter Sunday Brunch.

 

 

Gluten-Free and Vegan Holidays: Celebrating the Year with Simple, Satisfying Recipes and Menus

eBook by Jennifer Katzinger

Entertaining friends and family can be a challenge when you’re vegan and gluten-free. It can be even trickier when you’re not, but a family member or close friend is….

 

New from the Local History Archives: Wakefield's Signs of the Times

War, drugs, sports and the Film Club showing of “Dracula.”

All were on the minds and walls of Wakefield High School as the ’60s became the ’70s in South Arlington.

It’s an era preserved in the Library’s Virginia Room archives, featuring a wealth of bold, silk-screened works by student-artists who had neither PowerPoint nor Facebook to push daily happenings to their fellow Warriors. The Wakefield poster collection, some 90 pieces in all as donated by alumnus David Crist (’70), has now been digitized and made fully searchable, thanks to support from the Friends of the Arlington Public Library.

 

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The Virginia Room officially preserves the County’s history as made – and interpreted – by people like the students of Wakefield High School, 1969-70. With our growing digital tools, Arlington Public Library is making that history more available than ever before. 

Through the Library website, our archives are now always open. Find this collection and more online in our Arlington’s Story Digital Archive.

See More Posters from the Collection

You Are Your County Government

An informed citizenry leads to the best kind of government.

That’s why Arlington County, under the guidance of Board Chair Mary Hughes Hynes, has introduced PLACE: Participation, Leadership and Civic Engagement.

Board members are now holding Open Door Mondays, informal chats at locations across the County,  no appointment necessary.

There’s also an effort to broaden and improve the conversation between residents and government as County initiatives take shape. We all benefit when civic engagement reaches a quality level worthy of Arlington.

So get involved and find your place in PLACE. We’ll see you there, neighbor.

 

 

 



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