Over 100 years ago this week, a young suffragist named Mabel Ping-Hua Lee made history, leading one of the major...

To celebrate Preservation Week this year, the Center for Local History is offering some tips and resources that will help...

Biochemist and pharmacologist Gertrude Elion was a trailblazer of modern medicine, and her work has shaped the way professionals today...

Hallie Quinn Brown was a preeminent educator, writer, public speaker and activist in the causes of civil rights and suffrage...

In 1968, Shirley Chisholm made history as the first African-American woman to be elected to Congress. She also broke barriers...

In celebration of her work for Native American’s voting rights, we are republishing our “Rediscover Zitkála-Šá” post from March 13,...

“Devoted to the interests of Woman – to her educational, industrial, legal and political equality, and especially to her right...

One hundred and fifty years ago this week, Wyoming made a significant – though complicated – stride on the path...

Starting with a $500 allocation in 1933, Arlington has grown over the past 75 years from one public park on...

Over the last 80 years members of the royal family have stopped in Arlington too, drawing much local attention and...

Just over 100 years ago this week, on November 14, 1917, a group of suffragists underwent a horrifying night of...

Four stories to keep you up at night this October… The Spirits at Overlee, Old Post Chapel, Wakefield High School,...

A tireless champion of women’s rights and racial justice, Terrell was especially active in the Washington, D.C. area, where she...

Eighteen years ago, children from around the country showed their support for Arlington’s first responders with drawings, words of encouragement...

Have you driven or walked past the Army Navy County Club in South Arlington? On that same ground in 1870,...

If you’ve driven down Glebe Road in Ballston over the past few years, you might have noticed the diamond-shaped facade...

If you were standing outside on August 21, you might have seen four enormous grey animals with extremely long noses...

Mathematician, Navy Veteran and Arlington resident, Grace Murray Hopper broke down gender barriers throughout her career in the emerging field...

Can you imagine having to pay a tax for the three previous years before you could cast your vote in...

In the early part of the 1900s, on the site that later became Reagan National Airport, Vivian Allwine Ford grew...

A day at the beach sounds relaxing, but visitors to Arlington Amusement Beach in the 1920s sometimes got more thrills...

Mr. Alston’s life has been marked by a commitment to community service, civil rights, and a love of photography and...

This year, Arlington County celebrates “50 Years Forward: from riots to rights” and cities across the country, will host Pride...

These photos are of hygiene classes for new and expectant mothers, offered by the Arlington Health Department in the 1930s...

The Washington area may have a fraught history when it comes to baseball teams, but that has not stopped us...

As the longest serving member of the Arlington County Board to date, Bozman supported countless causes that have made long...

Established in 1952, the Green Valley Pharmacy is the first (and only) pharmacy and lunch counter in Arlington that would...

In honor of the 60th anniversary of the desegregation of Arlington County public schools, we present an oral history clip...

In this photo, a group of late 1950s/early 1960s Hoffman-Boston high school students examine a relic on display at the...

This colorful advertisement from 1943 describes how to properly clean and prepare tin cans for recycling in order to aid...

“What the old year has done for us is this; it has brought everything forward to the point where hope...

  Oh, to sled down that hill… The Dudley Family Home stood on a hill on North Military Road –...

The students who attended Wakefield High School during the 1969/1970 school year were a busy and creative group. From after...

A number of years ago, I began creating the holiday play list, variously known as “Don’t Touch that Dial,” the...

In honor of Shop Small Saturday, we present the Murphy & Ames lumber and hardware company, located in Rosslyn from...

Interview with Agnes Quade In observance of Veteran’s Day, the staff at the Center for Local History present a clip...

If you’ve visited Lee Heights or Lyon Park, then you have been to neighborhoods created by real estate developer Ruby...

“It would take some work, but if we start soon we could have a new garden in that unused space...

“I love working with books first, but that is closely followed by working with a very engaging and bright group...

“It means finding your voice, and speaking out with that voice, and not only when it’s safe to do so....

Thursday, October 11, 2018, marks the 30th anniversary of National Coming Out Day, an annual observance to raise awareness of...

Today, the Arlington Public Library joined with libraries in our area and around the country in signing the Urban Libraries...

A number of years ago, I was invited to mount a photo exhibit in Zagreb, Croatia. “Vital Signs” was a...

Pride Month is celebrated each year in June, to recognize the impact that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals have...

“Before April 1975 the whole Vietnamese community in the Washington area was probably no more than about 3,000 people. But...

Vietnamese Community Leader In recognition of Asian and Pacific Island American Heritage Month, for May we are sharing community leader...