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

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

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

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

In 1922 the Majestic Steamship would ferry passengers between Washington D.C. and the resort town of Colonial Beach,...

Here's an interesting July 30, 1816 document recording trade between Alexandrians and Native Americans. It appears to...

After Martha Washington's death, Bushrod Washington inherited Mount Vernon from his uncle George Washington and most of...

Here is a nice advertising brochure from the long-closed Concordia Hotel at the corner of Prince Street and S. Royal...

The Alexandria, Virginia firm Desmond and Wiley sent out this Christmas card. I'm guessing it was sent in the late...

Here is one of my favorite items in the OurHistoryMuseum collection. When this June 1, 1865 letter was written, America...