The condominium building at 603 Queen St. in Alexandria, Virginia, has an interesting and varied history. This...
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Read MoreThe Alexandria Fire Department traces its roots back to 1774 when George Washington helped found the fire department as...
Read MoreIt was June 1800, and the country was still very much in mourning after George Washington's death six months before....
Read MoreAs the Civil War churned on, in 1864, Private John M. Lovejoy stopped briefly in Alexandria to write a letter to his...
Read MoreHappy Juneteenth, everyone! Today marks the first celebration of Juneteenth as a national holiday, and it's about time.
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After the horse photo...
Read MoreThe year was 1789, and it was an eventful year. The first presidential election had just been held, and after a short...
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OurHistoryMuseum is a crowdsourced and virtual history museum that anyone can contribute to. We are prototyping with our hometown first — Alexandria, Virginia. The app will be available nationally soon. In the meantime, sign up for our blog or follow OHM on social media (both at the bottom of this page) to keep updated.
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About OurHistoryMuseum
Our mission is to save history — its preservation via digitization. We hope to capture images of old postcards, transcribe old letters, and make all photographs available for browsing. Our entire museum is virtual. Our app will be available for download sometime soon. We are producing a prototype, and our first test market will be Alexandria Virginia, our hometown. But this is just a start.
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