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Ken Lopez

Ken is a lifelong entrepreneur and collector of history.

While attending the Delaware Law School in the early 1990s, Ken taught himself computer animation as a hobby. It was that hobby, combined with his law degree and a degree in economics from the University of Mary Washington that helped launch his career of entrepreneurship.

In 1995, he founded his first company, A2L Consulting, where he served as its Founder/CEO for 25 years. A2L provided trial support services to all of the nation’s top law firms and their clients around the world. Often called upon when the dollars at stake are high, A2L’s services included helping to predict how judges and juries will react to a case, the creation of sophisticated visual evidence used to persuade judges and juries, and the deployment and use of state-of-the-art technology and technology consultants in the courtroom.

Bestselling business author Dan Pink highlighted A2L in his book, A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future, and Ken has been quoted by many news outlets including the Wall Street Journal, Inc., NBC News, Wired, the Washington Post, and the BBC.

In 2013, Virginia’s Governor appointed Ken to a four-year term on the University of Mary Washington’s Board of Visitors. He has also served on the Dean’s National Advisory Board of Delaware Law School and a variety of local and business boards and advisory groups.

After a stroke in 2020 ended his litigation consulting career, Ken founded OurHistoryMuseum. He combined his passion for history, his collection of artifacts related to Alexandria Virginia, and his entrepreneurial spirit to found what will become the world's largest virtual history museum.

In spite of an interesting and varied career, Ken still lists his top passion and proudest accomplishment as father of triplet girls born in 2008.

Recent Posts

The George Washington Masonic National Memorial — OurHistoryMuseum

Alexandria, VA, George Washington, Potomac River, Washington, D.C., George Washington Masonic Memorial, Arlington House, King Street, Abingdon, U.S. Capitol, Freemasonry, Places, Things

By design, the George Washington Masonic National Memorial dominates the Alexandria skyline and can be seen from...

The George Washington Masonic National Memorial Alexandria Virginia

1785 Check Between Thomas Ludwell Lee, Jr. and Colonel John Fitzgerald

Alexandria, VA, George Washington, Thomas Ludwell Lee, Jr., Check, Col. John Fitzgerald, Fitzgerald Warehouse, People, Things

When this document was written, the British had just surrendered to America a year and a half before, George Washington...

1785 check between Thomas Ludwell Lee and Colonel John Fitzgerald

The George Mason Hotel - a Collection Within a Collection - Part 2

Alexandria, VA, Prince Street, George Mason Hotel, Washington Street, Places, Things

Last month, I wrote about the George Mason Hotel. It was one of our most popular articles to date and can be read by...

George Mason hotel Alexandria Virginia

1909 Postcard of Gibson and Timberman's Drug Store — Alexandria, VA

Alexandria, VA, Photograph, Pharmacy, Post Card, King Street, Gibson & Timberman, Places, Things

This building still exists at 824 King Street although you might never notice it or recognize it. My office was in the...

1909 postcard image of Gibson and Timberman's drug store

1881 Alexandria Academy Perfect Lessons Medal

George Washington, Mount Vernon, Alexandria Academy, Wolfe Street, Washington Street, Charles Neale, Alexandria Farmers' Market, Robert E. Lee, School, Places, Things

In 1881, Charles Neale was a senior at the Alexandria Academy, and he apparently was a good student. So much so, in...

Alexandria, academy 1881 perfect lessons medal

1810 Letter About an Escaped Enslaved Person - Alexandria VA (DC)

Alexandria, VA, Potomac River, Alexandria, D.C., Alexandria Gazette, C.T. Chapman, Slavery, New York, Beale, Alexandria Customs House, Nanjemoy, MD, People, Things

This letter almost certainly refers to an escaped enslaved person named Beale. To be entirely frank, I am both deeply...

1810 letter from CT Chapman collector of customs about escaped enslaved person named Beale

The Great 1827 Fire of Alexandria Virginia (DC)

Alexandria, VA, Fairfax Street, Royal Street, Prince Street, Fire, Alexandria, D.C., Philadelphia, PA, King Street, Alexandria Gazette, Poulson's American Daily Advertiser, Newspaper, Union Street, Places, Things

Many accounts exist that describe a great fire in Alexandria that consumed dozens of buildings and houses on January...

The great 1827 Alexandria fire

1892 Guide to The Potomac River by The Washington Brewery

Alexandria, VA, Mount Vernon, Washington, D.C., Marshall House, Washington Brewery Co., Steamer Macalester, The River Queen, Indian Head, MD, Mount Vernon Electric Railway, Collingwood, Places, Things

The Washington Brewery operated from 1890 to 1919 at the corner of 4th & E streets in NE Washington, DC. It was...

Washington brewery guide to the Potomac River 1892

The George Mason Hotel (1926-1971) - a Collection Within a Collection

Note: I published a follow up article to this one, and it can be found here.The large building at the corner of Prince...

George Mason Hotel

Early 1800s Order From The Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary

Fairfax Street, Letter, Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary, William Stabler, Pharmacy, Places

Here is yet another historic Alexandria document from the OurHistoryMuseum collection full of mysteries. This document...

Stabler Leadbeater apothecary from the Ball family