Interview with Delores C. Downing

Tennessee became the 36th state to secure ratify the amendment.

Celebrate the people and events that led up to this historic moment.

A unique example of public art in Rosslyn.

Journalist, activist, and suffragist who led an anti-lynching crusade in the 1890s.

Arlington’s history of dedicated community members have been combatting racism and prejudice in Arlington and beyond for decades.

Minimizing barriers to using the library.

The 2020 census is currently underway – but what did the census look like in the past?

From the Library Director.

Interview with Arlington activist Dr. Lilli Vincenz.

We Have Work To Do. – Diane’s thoughts on Pride Month, 2020.

A message from the Library Director.

If you live in Arlington County, you have the Post Office to thank for the name of your street.

Nannie Helen Burroughs was a leading educator, feminist and suffragist in the Washington, D.C., area throughout the early 20th century.

Send Your Materials, Help Tell Arlington’s Story of the Pandemic.

National Library Week: April 19-25, 2020

A key figure in the development of modern public health.

One of the most dramatic buildings to grace the County’s landscape.

She blazed a path for female authors and thinkers to follow.

Community advocate and activist.

Tunes from the Library Director.

An enduring symbol of humanitarianism for her work during the American Civil War

The Consumer Brewery building was located above the site of the old Aqueduct Bridge.

Interview with Roye Lowry

Dorothy Hamm (1919-2004) worked tirelessly to bring equality to Arlington County.

Donation Received from one of Arlington’s Oldest Black Churches

Sending love through the mail, for a penny.

March 5 through April 2 at Central Library.

Interview with Ann Brock.

A patron was looking for the name of an Arlington school he attended for one year as a child.

Arlington held its first County Fair in 1977, led by a nonprofit, all-volunteer group, which organized and operated the event.

From 1913 to 1941, massive radio towers dominated the Arlington skyline.

November 26 marks the anniversary of the death of legendary suffragist and abolitionist Sojourner Truth.

A collection of seasonal tunes, from schlock to rock, and everything in between

On August 15, 1940, one of Arlington’s premier cinemas – the Arlington Theatre – opened its doors.

On October 23, 1850, the first National Woman’s Rights Convention began in Worcester, Massachusetts.

The first female graduate (and valedictorian) of Gallaudet University and an early champion of both deaf and women’s rights.

Interview with Captain Carl Porter.

The Library honors National Coming Out Day by displaying Pride flags at all of our locations.

Do you know where your water comes from?

Interview with Ray Anderson, H-B Woodlawn Principal

Arlington has had congested traffic conditions for almost 100 years…

Have you ever “penciled someone in” for coffee, or said “my dance card is full” when you’re busy?

Interview with Carla and Wolfgang Buchler, owners of Heidelberg Pastry Shoppe.

The earliest known baseball team, named The Old Virginia Blues, started in 1910.

Mini-golf attracted visitors from across the region to Arlington for over 50 years.

Donate your papers and photos to the Center for Local History and help to tell Arlington’s story.

Transform science education: That’s Women’s Work

Lead this town: That’s Women’s Work.

Build a multimillion-dollar firm: That’s Women’s Work.

Go to jail for the vote: That’s Women’s Work.

Did you know that Arlington was at the forefront of experimental farming in the early 20th Century?

Did you know that Arlington was at the forefront of experimental farming in the early 20th Century?

Before the Key Bridged spanned the Potomac River, the Alexandria Aqueduct carried barges from Georgetown to Virginia.

Did you go to your high school prom? Do you remember what you wore?

Do the roof line and windows of this buildings look familiar?

Co-founder of the Veteran’s Memorial Branch of the YMCA.

It’s an easy hike to the local “castle.”

Living memorials were a popular concept after World War II.

Rediscover a Native American Advocate

Cub Scout Pack #589 was Arlington’s first African American Cub Scout Pack, established in 1952 and founded by Ernest Johnson.

Do you remember Rosslyn Ten Pin Bowl or A & H Plumbing Supply CORP.?

Can you guess the location of these images? We’ll give you a few clues…

For nearly 50 years, Joan Cooper worked for change in her neighborhood.