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11/19/2009 Colonial Handbell Ringers at The Lyceum
11/16/2009 Girl Scout History Exhibition Opening at The Lyceum on November 18
11/13/2009 Alexandria Black History Museum Offers Kwanzaa Celebration and Film
11/12/2009 Alexandria Black History Museum Symposium
11/12/2009 Alexandria Archaeology Ornament Decorating Workshop December 5
11/10/2009 Tickets on Sale Now for Historic Alexandria Candlelight Tour
11/02/2009 Alexandria Black History Museum Hosts Veterans Day Program
10/29/2009 Fort Ward Museum to Host "Christmas in Camp"
10/27/2009 Go “Behind the Counter” at the Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum
10/26/2009 Alexandria Archaeological Commission Announces Winners of Brenman Archaeology Award
10/26/2009 Book Signing & Authors’ Reception at Fort Ward Museum
10/20/2009 Swordsmen’s Rendezvous at Gadsby’s Tavern Museum
10/16/2009 Eighteenth-Century Dance Classes at Gadsby's Tavern Museum
10/16/2009 Gadsby's Tavern Museum to Host Late Harvest Ball
10/09/2009 Make Your Child’s Birthday Party a Historic One!
10/09/2009 Soldier-Led Walking Tours of Fort Ward in Honor of Veterans Day
10/07/2009 Tea with Martha Washington at Gadsby’s Tavern Museum November 15
10/07/2009 "Spirits in a Bottle" Extended into January 2010
10/01/2009 Alexandria Hosts Civil War Sesquicentennial Community Meeting
09/30/2009 The Lyceum Hosts Edgar Allan Poe Performances for Halloween
09/29/2009 Historic Alexandria Organizing New Fort Ward Park History Group
09/22/2009 Gadsby’s Tavern Museum Hosts “La Fête de Lafayette” on October 17
09/14/2009 Alexandria Black History Museum Presents "Movies with a Mission"
09/14/2009 Gadsby’s Tavern Museum Announces Fall Lectures
09/14/2009 Alexandria Archaeology Announces Events for Virginia Archaeology Month
09/10/2009 Alexandria Black History Museum Welcomes Author Joy Jones
09/04/2009 Celebrate “Talk Like a Pirate Day”
09/03/2009 Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum Celebrates National Pharmacy Month
08/28/2009 Fort Ward Presents "Tools of the Soldier’s Trade"
08/28/2009 Tea with Martha Washington at Gadsby’s Tavern Museum
08/28/2009 51st Annual Alexandria Forum Explores the Federal City
08/26/2009 Civil War Sesquicentennial Community Meeting Cancelled
08/26/2009 Friends of Fort Ward Fall Bus Tour on October 10
08/21/2009 Genealogist Char Bah Returns to the Alexandria Black History Museum
08/17/2009 Explore Civil War Shelter at Fort Ward September 26
08/05/2009 Alexandria Black History Museum Hosts TV Movie Preview
08/04/2009 “Spirits in a Bottle” Opening at Alexandria Black History Museum August 27
08/04/2009 "Tavern Toddlers" Returns to Gadsby’s Tavern Museum
08/03/2009 Alexandria Hosts Second Civil War Sesquicentennial Community Meeting
07/28/2009 Archaeological Commission Hosts Freedmen’s Cemetery Tour on August 15
07/25/2009 Aretha Aretha to Perform at Alexandria Black History Museum August 8
07/20/2009 Tavern Day at Gadsby’s Tavern Museum on August 1
07/10/2009 Friendship Firehouse Festival Celebrates 235th Birthday of Historic Fire Company
07/01/2009 Soldier-Led Walking Tours at Fort Ward
06/30/2009 Gadsby’s Tavern Museum to Host Jane Austen Ball on August 15
06/23/2009 Eighteenth-Century Dance Classes at Gadsby's Tavern Museum
06/22/2009 "Alexandria Legacies" Oral History Program Seeks Volunteers
06/03/2009 Fort Ward Civil War Camp Day and Skirmish July 18
06/02/2009 Juneteenth Lecture at Alexandria Black History Museum on June 19
06/01/2009 Volunteers Wanted at Gadsby’s Tavern Museum
05/29/2009 "The Fine Art of Jazz" Opens June 18 at Alexandria Black History Museum
05/29/2009 Genealogist Char Bah Returns to the Alexandria Black History Museum
05/27/2009 Free Father’s Day Tours
05/26/2009 Special Workshop for Teachers in Alexandria June 26
05/15/2009 Apothecary Museum Offers an Evening of Elixirs and Edibles
05/15/2009 Alexandria Hosts Civil War Sesquicentennial Community Meeting
05/12/2009 Swordsmanship Workshop at Gadsby’s Tavern Museum May 23
05/08/2009 Fort Ward Museum Employee Receives History Award
05/08/2009 Enjoy Historic Gadsby's Tavern By Lantern Light
05/08/2009 Fort Ward Park Meeting Postponed
05/07/2009 Tea with Martha Washington at Gadsby’s Tavern Museum
05/06/2009 Restoration of Friendship Firehouse Cupola
05/05/2009 Community Information and Update on Fort Ward Park
04/30/2009 Living Legends of Alexandria Photo Exhibition at The Lyceum
04/24/2009 The Lyceum Hosts "Old Cars in Alexandria"
04/23/2009 Alexandria Archaeology Featured in New Archaeology Encyclopedia
04/21/2009 Family Tour Days at Gadsby’s Tavern Museum
04/17/2009 Civil War Sharpshooters at Fort Ward Museum and Historic Site
04/10/2009 Alexandria Archaeology Announces Family Dig Days!
04/09/2009 Free Mother’s Day Tours at Gadsby’s Tavern & Apothecary Museums
04/07/2009 Soldier-Led Walking Tours at Fort Ward This Spring
04/07/2009 Bittersweet Wins Fifth Annual Great Rum Punch Challenge
04/06/2009 Second Annual Tavern Dog Contest on April 25
04/03/2009 Alexandria and District of Columbia Needlework Identification Day at The Lyceum
04/02/2009 Teddy Bear Tea at the Alexandria Black History Museum
04/02/2009 Kids, Make this Summer a Truly Historic One!
04/01/2009 Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum Hosts Volunteer Open House
03/27/2009 Author Mary V. Thompson to Receive 2009 Alexandria History Award
03/26/2009 "1968 in America" Opening at Alexandria Black History Museum on April 7
03/24/2009 Archaeological Commission Now Accepting Nominations for Brenman Award
03/24/2009 "From Clutter to Culture" Yard Sale at Alexandria Black History Museum
03/20/2009 Gadsby’s Tavern Museum to Host Easter Egg Hunt for History
03/17/2009 Spring into Reading at The Lyceum!
03/10/2009 Friends of Fort Ward Announce Spring Bus Tour
03/10/2009 Alexandria Black History Museum Presents Foodways Lecture
03/09/2009 George Washington Drank Here!
03/04/2009 “Jewish Washington: Scrapbook of an American Community” in Alexandria
02/24/2009 Public Meeting on Ice Well Viewing Area at Gadsby’s Tavern Museum
02/23/2009 Celebrate James Madison's Inauguration at Gadsby's Tavern Museum
02/20/2009 Swordsmen’s Rendezvous at Gadsby’s Tavern Museum
02/19/2009 Tea with Martha Washington at Gadsby’s Tavern Museum
02/06/2009 Recruiting Day at Fort Ward Museum and Historic Site
02/04/2009 Alexandria Historical Society Calls for 2009 Alexandria History Award Nominees
02/02/2009 Friendship Veterans Fire Engine Association to Host George Washington Parade Day Breakfast and Speaker
01/28/2009 Parade Day Open Houses in Alexandria
01/27/2009 On Presidents Day, Meet George Washington at The Lyceum
01/26/2009 New Alexandria Black History Museum Exhibition Highlights Local Educator
01/23/2009 Special Events for Black History Month
01/23/2009 “The Alexandria Seaport Foundation” Exhibition Now Open at The Lyceum
01/22/2009 The Lyceum Presents a Weekend of Railroad Days
01/22/2009 “Tavern Toddlers” Returns to Gadsby’s Tavern Museum
01/21/2009 1797 Commemorative George Washington Medal Discovered in Alexandria
01/15/2009 Genealogist Char Bah to Lecture at the Alexandria Black History Museum
01/14/2009 Gadsby’s Tavern Museum to Host George Washington Birthnight Banquet and Ball
01/14/2009 Alexandria Schoolchildren Honor Dr. King’s Legacy with Poster Contest
01/08/2009 Music for George Washington’s Birthday at Gadsby’s Tavern Museum
01/07/2009 Special Holiday Hours at Alexandria Museums on Martin Luther King Day
01/06/2009 Eighteenth-Century Dance Classes at Gadsby's Tavern Museum
12/02/2008 HistoricAlexandriALIVE Returns for Holiday Performances!
11/18/2008 Miniatures Exhibition at Alexandria Black History Museum
11/14/2008 Historic Alexandria 2008 Holiday Ornament
11/13/2008 Colonial Handbell Ringers at The Lyceum
11/13/2008 Calling All Elementary Schoolers!
11/12/2008 Alexandria Black History Museum Hosts Free Kwanzaa Workshop
11/07/2008 Alexandria Archaeology Hosts Ornament Decorating Workshop
11/06/2008 Scottish Heritage Preview at The Lyceum
10/30/2008 Fort Ward Museum to Host "Christmas in Camp"
10/22/2008 Tickets on Sale Now for Historic Alexandria Candlelight Tour
10/21/2008 Last Regular HistoricAlexandriALIVE! Performance of the Year This Sunday
10/21/2008 Alexandria Black History Museum Hosts Veterans Day Program
10/20/2008 Eighteenth-Century Dance Classes at Gadsby’s Tavern Museum
10/17/2008 1786 Ball to Honor Governor Patrick Henry at Gadsby’s Tavern Museum
10/14/2008 Alexandria Archaeological Commission Announces Winners of Brenman Archaeology Award
10/06/2008 Home Building and Renovation Seminar at Alexandria Black History Museum
10/03/2008 Searetha Smith-Collins to Lecture at Alexandria Black History Museum
10/02/2008 Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum Open House October 11
09/25/2008 Soldier-Led Walking Tours of Fort Ward in Honor of Veterans Day
09/25/2008 Alexandria Black History Museum Hosts Youth Roundtable
09/22/2008 The Lyceum Hosts Edgar Allan Poe Performances for Halloween
09/19/2008 Gadsby’s Tavern Museum Society Third Annual Murder Mystery Dinner
09/17/2008 Friends of Fort Ward Announce Day-Long Bus Tour of Gettysburg
09/10/2008 Fort Ward Museum Hosts Artillery Day on October 4
09/08/2008 Alexandria Archaeology Announces Events for Virginia Archaeology Month
09/04/2008 John Yagerline Lectures at Gadsby’s Tavern Museum
08/26/2008 Historic Alexandria Museum Gala Celebrates “Making History in Alexandria”
08/25/2008 Genealogist Char Bah to Lecture at the Alexandria Black History Museum
08/21/2008 "Tavern Toddlers" Returns to Gadsby’s Tavern Museum
08/19/2008 Alexandria Black History Museum Explores Legacy of Madam C.J. Walker
08/07/2008 Friends of Fort Ward to Honor City in September
08/07/2008 “Ah! THAT Jack and Jill!” Exhibition at Alexandria Black History Museum to Open September 13
07/30/2008 Soldier-Led Walking Tours at Fort Ward
07/15/2008 Tavern Day at Gadsby's Tavern Museum
07/14/2008 Friendship Firehouse Festival Celebrates
07/14/2008 The Lyceum Presents a Weekend of "Railroad Days"
06/26/2008 Celebrate Alexandria’s Birthday with Historic Auction of 1749 Land
06/05/2008 Alexandria Black History Museum Celebrates Silver Anniversary
06/04/2008 Gadsby's Tavern Museum Society Hosts Fifth Annual Caribbean Night
06/03/2008 Eighteenth-Century Dance Classes at Gadsby’s Tavern Museum
05/30/2008 Free Father's Day Tours at Gadsby's Tavern & Apothecary Museums
05/30/2008 Black History Museum Celebrates Juneteenth
05/29/2008 Special Father’s Day Open House at Friendship Firehouse Museum
05/23/2008 Alexandria Black History Museum Welcomes Author Charlie Cobb
05/15/2008 Enjoy Historic Gadsby’s Tavern By Lantern Light
05/14/2008 African-American Authors at Alexandria Black History Museum
05/14/2008 Alexandria Welcomes Old Town Medicine Show!
05/02/2008 Soldier-Led Walking Tours at Fort Ward
05/01/2008 Free Mother’s Day Tours at Gadsby's Tavern & Apothecary Museums
04/30/2008 The Lyceum Welcomes "Orphans in Alexandria"
04/25/2008 Archaeological Commission Now Accepting Nominations for Brenman Award
04/10/2008 Fort Ward Presents Civil War Camp Day
04/10/2008 Alexandria Archaeology Announces Family Dig Days
04/08/2008 New Signs Celebrate Del Ray’s History, Mark Centennial
04/07/2008 Historic Alexandria Hosts "Preservation 101" in May
04/05/2008 Teddy Bear Tea at the Alexandria Black History Museum
04/01/2008 Dogfish Head Wins Fourth Annual Great Rum Punch Challenge
03/31/2008 Fort Ward Exhibition Extended Through End of 2008
03/27/2008 "Living Legends of Alexandria" Photo Exhibition at The Lyceum
03/19/2008 Alexandria Legacies Oral History Program Seeks Volunteers
03/11/2008 Friends of Fort Ward Announce Day-Long Bus Tour
03/11/2008 Soldier-Led Walking Tours at Fort Ward
03/07/2008 Female Authors Celebrate Women's History Month
03/07/2008 "I Can’t Tell A Lie" to Reveal George Washington Myths
03/07/2008 The Lyceum Offering "Clio's Kids: A History Mini-Camp" This Summer
03/03/2008 George Washington Drank Here!
02/26/2008 Spring into Reading!
02/12/2008 Gadsby’s Tavern Museum to Host Easter Egg Hunt for History
02/11/2008 Hey, Kids, Discover How to Really Dig History!
02/11/2008 Civil War Story Time
02/01/2008 "Meet the President: Theodore Roosevelt" on Presidents Day at The Lyceum
01/31/2008 Top Bugler to Perform at Fort Ward Civil War Music Program
01/31/2008 Parade Day Open Houses in Alexandria
01/30/2008 Gadsby’s Tavern Museum Hosts Noted George Washington Author
01/30/2008 "Tavern Toddlers" Returns to Gadsby’s Tavern Museum
01/28/2008 Alexandria Black History Museum Hosts Freedmen’s Cemetery Design Competition Kickoff
01/25/2008 Historic Alexandria Announces Special Events for Black History Month
01/17/2008 The Lyceum Hosts Railroad Days Feb 9-10
01/07/2008 Eighteenth Century Dance Classes at Gadsby’s Tavern Museum
01/04/2008 Alexandria School Children Honor Dr. King’s Legacy with Poster Contest
01/03/2008 Fort Ward Hosts Civil War in Silent Film Series
12/27/2007 Fort Ward Hosts Birthday Tribute to Alexandrian Robert E. Lee
12/12/2007 Archaeological Commission Announces Brenman Awards
11/14/2007 Free Holiday Ornament Decorating Workshop at Archaeology Museum
11/14/2007 Tickets on Sale Now for Historic Alexandria Candlelight Tour
11/08/2007 Alexandria Black History Museum to Host Kwanzaa Workshop
11/07/2007 Fort Ward Museum Hosts “Christmas in Camp”
10/29/2007 Gadsby’s to Host Late Harvest Ball
10/26/2007 Alexandria Black History Museum Hosts Special Programs for Veterans Day
10/02/2007 Fort Ward Bus Tour of "Alternate" Gettysburg
10/02/2007 Soldier-Led Walking Tours of Fort Ward in Honor of Veterans Day
10/01/2007 Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum Celebrates National Pharmacy Month
09/28/2007 The Lyceum Hosts Edgar Allan Poe Performance for Halloween
09/24/2007 Gadsby’s Tavern Museum Society Second Annual Murder Mystery Dinner
09/19/2007 Two Living History Programs at Fort Ward
09/17/2007 John Yagerline Lecture Series
09/17/2007 Alexandria Archaeology Announces Events for October
09/07/2007 Gospel Concert to Benefit Alexandria Black History Museum
09/07/2007 Alexandria Black History Museum and Port of Harlem Host “The Art of Collecting Art”
09/06/2007 “Big Al” Carter Exhibition to Open September 11 at Alexandria Black History Museum
09/04/2007 Gadsby's Tavern Museum Hosts Tea With Martha Washington
08/09/2007 Alexandria Archaeologists Discover 13,000-Year-Old Artifact
08/08/2007 Tavern Toddlers at Gadsby’s Tavern Museum
07/24/2007 Jane Austen Ball at Gadsby's Tavern Museum
07/23/2007 Archaeological Commission Announces Brenman Award
07/18/2007 Celebrate at the Friendship Firehouse Festival
07/18/2007 Railroad Days at the Lyceum
07/18/2007 Tavern Day at Gadsby’s Tavern Museum
07/11/2007 18th-Century Dance Lessons at Gadsby's
07/09/2007 Gadsby's Tavern Museum Society 4th Annual Caribbean Night
06/28/2007 Calling All Kids to Gadsby's!
06/26/2007 Re-Creation of 1608 Boat to Dock in Alexandria
06/22/2007 Governor Appoints Alexandria Black History Leaders to State Boards
06/21/2007 Gadsby’s Tavern to be Featured at Folklife Festival
06/15/2007 Alexandria Black History Museum Hosts Summer of Music
06/11/2007 Soldier-Led Tours at Fort Ward This Summer
06/08/2007 Lyceum Hosts Exclusive Exhibit of Jamestown Manuscripts & Artifacts
06/05/2007 Special Father's Day Event at Friendship Firehouse
05/24/2007 Archaeologists Offer Tours of Freedmen's Cemetery
05/21/2007 Gadsby's Tavern Hosts Free Father's Day Tours
05/21/2007 Gadsby's Summer Lantern Tours Begin June 1
05/08/2007 Fort Ward Presents Civil War Camp Day
05/08/2007 Friends of Fort Ward to Honor B.F. Cooling With First General John G. Barnard Award
05/08/2007 Alexandria Re-Dedicates Freedmen's Cemetery
05/04/2007 Alexandria Black History Museum Hosts Juneteenth Celebration
04/16/2007 Alexandria’s Jamestown Lecture Series Continues
04/12/2007 Fort Ward Museum and Historic Site Presents Civil War Artillery Program
04/11/2007 Gadsby's Tavern Museum to Host Free Mother's Day Tours
04/03/2007 Jamestown 400th Anniversary Celebration Merchandise Still Available in Alexandria
04/02/2007 Civil War Drawings Exhibit Opens at Fort Ward Museum and Historic Site
03/29/2007 Volunteers Needed for Alexandria Legacies Oral History Program
03/29/2007 City of Alexandria Hosts Luminary Decorating Workshops in Preparation for Re-Dedication of Freedman’s Cemetery
12/05/2006 Alexandria Black History Museum Presents New Exhibit “From Morning to Night: Domestic Service in the Gilded Age South”
05/24/2006 Exhibition Focusing on the African American Experience in Virginia Opens at the Alexandria Black History Museum
09/24/2004 City of Alexandria Designated a
Preserve America Community
04/28/2004 Alexandria Named a Jamestown 2007 Community
for Commonwealth’s 400th Anniversary
 

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