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Agnes Elizabeth Winona Leclerc Joy was born in Franklin, Vermont, on December 25, 1844, the daughter of General William Leclerc Joy.
Agnes is described as a beautiful red-haired Indian woman, who worked in a circus as an equestrienne and an actress in Cuba, rode with her husband and nursed troops during the Civil War, and helped found the Red Cross in Europe.
In 1861 Agnes came to visit her sister who was living in Washington, D.C., where her beauty and riding style drew attention and she became part of Washington society.
Read more about Princess Agnes on Our Back Pages.
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Each month, only a few books reach the top of the fiction bestseller lists, but there are many more terrific titles available at the Library. Here are some recent favorites. Take one food writer named Cranky Agnes, add a hitman named Shane, mix them...
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Agnes Elizabeth Winona Leclerc Joy was born in Franklin, Vermont, on December 25, 1844, the daughter of General William Leclerc Joy.
Agnes is described as a beautiful red-haired Indian woman, who worked in a circus as an equestrienne and an actress in Cuba, rode with her husband and nursed troops during the Civil War, and helped found the Red Cross in Europe.
In 1861 Agnes came to visit her sister who was living in Washington, D.C., where her beauty and riding style drew attention and she became part of Washington society.
Read more about Princess Agnes on Our Back Pages.
- From Our Back Pages: Arlington Heritage
Much of what we know about the history of Arlington County is due to the work of Eleanor Lee Templeman, photographer, local historian, and author of several books on the history of the area. Templeman, although born in 1907 in Washington DC, grew up...
- From Our Back Pages: Home For The Holidays
Built by English architect George Hadfield for George Washington Parke Custis (step-grandson and adopted son of George Washington), Arlington House was home to Robert E. Lee from 1831 to 1861, and the annual holiday season was a time of much celebration...
- Around The Library: Weekly Update For Sept. 30 - Oct. 5
Welcome back to Around the Library - a weekly roundup of postings from our Library program blogs, including Our Back Pages, Tots To Tweens and TATAL. The Virginia Room: Our Back Pages: Stories, Scenes and Events from Arlington's Past Haunted Arlington:...
- Washington Post Obituary For A Former Columbia Pike Librarian
Marilyn Earl Thrall, former Columbia Pike librarian and Arlington resident, died on December 22, at age 79. The following obituary was published Friday, Jan. 8, in the Washington Post. Marilyn Earle Thrall, 79, a librarian and homemaker, died of cancer...
- Beyond Bestsellers - October 2007
Each month, only a few books reach the top of the fiction bestseller lists, but there are many more terrific titles available at the Library. Here are some recent favorites. Take one food writer named Cranky Agnes, add a hitman named Shane, mix them...