What you can do
Membership in the Arlington Historical
Society is open to everyone interested in the Society's objectives. Members
receive the Society's newsletter several
times a year and a copy of the
Arlington Historical
Magazine, published annually.
Contributions and membership...
Become a docent
Our hardy band of volunteers work at keeping the Arlington Historical Museum
open for members and the public. What's the payoff? Meeting people who are curious
about Arlington's history and are interesting in themselves; new residents who
want to get acquainted with their surroundings and its beginnings; and learning
more about local history themselves.
You don’t need to be a teacher or professor — willingness to share
what you know and a friendly manner are your main talents. For many visitors,
you may be the first introduction to the Arlington Historical Society, its collections,
and its programs and activities.
Slots are available for those willing to give docent duty a try. The commitment
is three hours, once a month from 1-4 p.m. Saturday or Sunday (except February).
Contact us at info@ArlingtonHistoricalSociety.org and our docent coordinator will get in touch with you.
Come to the Arlington Reunion and our other programs described below.
What we do
Mission statement
The Arlington Historical Society, Inc., founded in 1956, is a nonprofit educational
organization incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The
mission of the Arlington Historical Society is to conduct research and to preserve
and disseminate knowledge relating to the history, archaeology, material culture,
and geographical and socio-economic development of Arlington County, Virginia.
The Society carries out this mission through its historic resources, including
two historic properties and its collections; original historical research and
publications; the discovery, collection, preservation and exhibition of artifacts;
and the presentation and dissemination of knowledge on the local history of Arlington
County to the public.
(Approved by the AHS Board of Directors on 1/12/98)
Privacy policy
The Arlington Historical Society does not sell
or rent its membership list. It does, from time to time, provide the names,
addresses, and email addresses of its members to civic organizations and other
groups whose missions complement that of the Arlington Historical Society, and
which have information deemed interesting to Arlington Historical Society
members.
Officers of the Arlington Historical Society
Publications
The newsletter is
distributed bimonthly from September through May
and is mailed to members prior to scheduled meetings.
The Arlington Historical Society Magazine generally appears every October.
This web site is maintained on a volunteer basis. We are very interested in
your ideas for the site — as a member, as an educator, as a researcher, or
as a visitor to Arlington. Please let
us know what you think!
We also offer a mailing list via Yahoo. At the bottom of every page on this
site, you can enter your e-mail address to receive reminders and notices about
goings-on in the historical society. Your name and e-mail address will NOT be
used for anything but AHS-related messages; there are usually one or two messages
a month.
Programs, events, and activities
Meetings, which are open to the public, are generally held at the
Arlington
Central Library auditorium, 1015 N. Quincy Street
Mapquest directions. Meetings are usually the second
Thursday of September, November, January, March, and May, at 7:45 p.m. Parking
is available in the garage — enter from N. Quincy St. — or in the lot
behind the building — enter from 10th St. The library is a few blocks west
from the
Virginia Square Metro station.
Arlington Reunion
Arlington Reunion meetings, which are open to the public and often televised
later on public television, are held in October, December, February, and April
from 10 a.m. - noon, generally at the Central Library auditorium. These community
reminiscences are televised later on Arlington cable channel 31. | 
