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You are cordially invited the join the Arlington Historical Society for a presentation by Brigadier General Wilma Vaught, USAF(Ret.) on how the Women in Military Service for America Memorial, at Arlington National Cemetery, became a reality. The Arlington Historical Society's annual membership meeting is also part of the program.
Brigadier General Vaught is president of the Board of Directors of the Women In Military Service For America Memorial Foundation, Inc. The memorial was dedicated in 1997 and is visited by 200,000 people annually.
- Local History: Prohibition In Arlington, Nov. 10
On Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. in the Central Library Auditorium, the Arlington Historical Society and Arlington Heritage Alliance will co-sponsor a local version of the PBS film series Prohibition, with a program entitled ?Prohibition in Arlington.? ...
- Become An Arlington History Expert This September
General Land Use Plan MapSeptember is full of opportunities to learn more about Arlington's fascinating history: Monday, Sept. 12 - Ed Bearss: The Role of Northern VA in the Civil War. Bearss, a resident of Arlington, is the retired chief historian...
- Arlington Veterans Tell Their Stories - Nov. 4
Join us next Thursday, Nov. 4 at 7:00 p.m. for a special Veterans Day program when local veterans will take part in a panel discussion and question-and-answer session about their own experiences at war. Video of this program will be available from AVN...
- "on Hallowed Ground" Author Talk At Central - 02/25
Join us for a reading and discussion with Robert M. Poole, author of On Hallowed Ground: The Story of Arlington National Cemetery, on Thursday, Feb. 25, at 7 p.m., in Central Auditorium. Poole traces the founding of Arlington National Cemetery on what...
- Arlington Historical Society Lecture: 'subversive Arlington' - 01/14
Join us at Central Auditorium Thursday, Jan. 14, from 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. for a lecture titled Subversive Arlington: The American Nazi party and Gang Warfare of the 1960s, with local historian Charles Clark, author of several articles for Arlington Historical...
Library
How the Women in Military Service Memorial became a Reality
You are cordially invited the join the Arlington Historical Society for a presentation by Brigadier General Wilma Vaught, USAF(Ret.) on how the Women in Military Service for America Memorial, at Arlington National Cemetery, became a reality. The Arlington Historical Society's annual membership meeting is also part of the program.Brigadier General Vaught is president of the Board of Directors of the Women In Military Service For America Memorial Foundation, Inc. The memorial was dedicated in 1997 and is visited by 200,000 people annually.
- Central Auditorium, Arlington Central Library
- Thursday, May 13, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
- Free, no registration, refreshments to follow the presentation
- Local History: Prohibition In Arlington, Nov. 10
On Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. in the Central Library Auditorium, the Arlington Historical Society and Arlington Heritage Alliance will co-sponsor a local version of the PBS film series Prohibition, with a program entitled ?Prohibition in Arlington.? ...
- Become An Arlington History Expert This September
General Land Use Plan MapSeptember is full of opportunities to learn more about Arlington's fascinating history: Monday, Sept. 12 - Ed Bearss: The Role of Northern VA in the Civil War. Bearss, a resident of Arlington, is the retired chief historian...
- Arlington Veterans Tell Their Stories - Nov. 4
Join us next Thursday, Nov. 4 at 7:00 p.m. for a special Veterans Day program when local veterans will take part in a panel discussion and question-and-answer session about their own experiences at war. Video of this program will be available from AVN...
- "on Hallowed Ground" Author Talk At Central - 02/25
Join us for a reading and discussion with Robert M. Poole, author of On Hallowed Ground: The Story of Arlington National Cemetery, on Thursday, Feb. 25, at 7 p.m., in Central Auditorium. Poole traces the founding of Arlington National Cemetery on what...
- Arlington Historical Society Lecture: 'subversive Arlington' - 01/14
Join us at Central Auditorium Thursday, Jan. 14, from 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. for a lecture titled Subversive Arlington: The American Nazi party and Gang Warfare of the 1960s, with local historian Charles Clark, author of several articles for Arlington Historical...