Oral History: Dedication of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
Interview with Agnes Quade In observance of Veteran’s Day, the staff at the Center for Local History present a clip of an oral history interview with Charles and Agnes Quade, who recalls attending the first dedication of the Tomb of the Unknown Solider, at Arlington National Cemetery on November 11, 1932. After some research about…
Women’s Work: Ruby Lee Minar
If you’ve visited Lee Heights or Lyon Park, then you have been to neighborhoods created by real estate developer Ruby Lee Minar.
Oral History: Halloween Shenanigans
A Halloween story from what is now the Courthouse neighborhood of Arlington.
Treasures from the Archive
October in National Archives Month!
Oral History: Interview with Nguyen Ngoc Bich
Vietnamese Community Leader In recognition of Asian and Pacific Island American Heritage Month, for May we are sharing community leader Nguyeb Ngoc Bich’s oral history describing the Vietnamese refugee community in Arlington from roughly 1975 to 1980. During that 5-year period, the U.S. population of Vietnamese immigrants – many of whom were refugees – had…
Ellen Bozman – A Civic Leader Dedicated to the Community She Loved
On Saturday, April 28, the Arlington County Board will dedicate the County Office Building for six time Board Chair Ellen M. Bozman, who died in 2009.
Oral History: Interview with Ruth “Cas” Cocklin
Ruth Cocklin explain how Arlington’s Environment Improvement Commission helped make us the recycling and composting community we are today.
Womens Work: Meet Dr. Knipling, Founder of the Outdoor Lab
In the 1960s, Dr. Knipling encountered a major challenge to developing the district’s science curriculum: her students’ lack of hands-on experiences with nature and wildlife.
Oral History: Interview with Elizabeth Campbell
Creating “Time for Science,” Hosting Eleanor Roosevelt Reading through the oral history interview with Elizabeth Campbell, it’s hard to find a corner of Arlington life that she wasn’t involved in. Education was a reoccurring theme in her myriad of interests; Mrs. Campbell was the only woman elected when the county adopted an elected school board,…
Oral History: Interview with Firefighter Julian Syphax
23 Years at Station 8, Hall’s Hill Julian Syphax was one of the first paid black firefighters in Arlington as well as one of the first paid firefighters at the Hall’s Hill station. The Arlington County Government began formerly providing fire protection in 1940, creating a career system for what was previously a network of…
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