Use the links on this page to visit sites related to the Office of Historic Alexandria.
Please note that the links on this page bring you to sites that are not part of the Alexandria's Official City Government Web Site.
African and African American Resources at the Smithsonian
An overview of the Smithsonian's holdings in African and African American culture.Afro-American Sources in Virginia: A Guide to Manuscripts
From the University of Virginia Home Page, a guide to manuscripts at over 20 libraries, museums and universities.Guide to African-American Resources at the Alexandria Library
This resource guide presents an overview of materials available in the library's Local History/Special Collections division.National Park Service: Underground Railroad Project
A summary of the study conducted by the National Parks Service on preseerving sites of stations on the Underground Railroad.
National Park Service: Archaeology and Ethnography
Provides information on NPS programs relating to archaeology, including the National Archaeological Data Base (NADB), a bibliography of 160,000 archaeological reports. This important database provides access to the "grey literature."
Archives and Records Management
National Archives and Records Administration
Includes information on its organization, location and hours of operation of their facitities nationwide, policies, available professional services, an Online Exhibit Hall, Gift Shop and Bookstore information, The Digital Classroom, and information on Public Programs. The hope page also offers help in Looking for Information at the National Archives, including Genealogy and Individuals, Historic Records of Government Agencies, and Current Government Information. Access is also available to the National Archive GopherThe Library of Congress
Includes information and links to LOC news and events, publications, the Historical Collections for the National Digital Library, Thomas (the LOC Legislative Information System), copyright information, Library Service information, Globa l Legal information, as well as links to other databases and resources such as LOCIS (Library of Congress Information System), LC MARVEL (the LOC Gopher) and ACCESS to Catalogs at Other Libraries.The Library of Virginia
Includes Online Catalogs and Digital Collections, Online Library Services and Programs, a list of Virginia Repositories, LVA Listservs, information about Virginia and Richmond, and links to the Virginia Library Information Network (VLIN ) Home Page and Gopher.Mid Atlantic Regional Archives Conference
Contains information on the organization structure, awards, calandar of events, committees and their members, conference schedules, constitution and bylaws, MARAC archives, membership application, mentoring program, outreach brochures, publications, scholarships and links to Archives Week, archival institutions in the region, and other archival organizations.
Civil War Photographs at the Library of Congress
A searchable index of Matthew Brady's Civil War photographs.National Park Service Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System
A computerized database of everyone who fought in the Civil War is being developed. This page provides access to some of the work in progress, including a completed section on US Colored Troops.Civil War Sites Advisory Commission Report on the Nation's Civil War Battlefields
Learn about the National Park Service's efforts in battlefield preservation.
Virginia's Pen K-12 Internet Resources
Find links to museums and educational resources.Time Travelers
History for Kids. Get your Passport stamped at selected Virginia museums, including the Alexandria Archaeology Museum, Fort Ward Museum and Historic Site, Gadsby's Tavern Museum, The Lyceum and the Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum.
Smithsonian Institution
Visit the Nation's Attic on-line.
HABS/HAER
Historic American Building Survey/Historic American Engineering Record. Index of over 32,000 historic structures and sites are accessible by Telnet.Mary Washington College, Department of Preservation
Lists Mutual Assurance Society Policies for Alexandria and Fairfax, 1796-1865.National Center for Preservation Training and Technology
The Center's mission is to facilitate transfer of preservation technology among the preservation community. The site includes Gopher services to an extensive list of Web resources incuding government sites, libraries, archives and museums.National Register of Historic Places
Database of National Register properties is available by Telnet from this site.
