One-hundred sixty years ago today, 1,000 U.S. soldiers marched into Alexandria, Virginia, before dawn. Abraham...

I'm a sucker for a love story with a happy ending. I think I'm a fairly unconventional guy in this and many regards. My...

Originally called Fairfax Parish, Alexandria Church, or "the church in the woods" because it was on the outskirts of...

There have been more than 6,000 visits to the OurHistoryMuseum blog since we launched it in December. Collectively, we...

From the French and Indian War to the American Revolution to the Civil War and in modern times, Carlyle House has been...

In the first days of the Civil War, Alexandria, Virginia, was almost immediately seized by Union troops without a...

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

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

Take a close look at this never-publicly-seen photo of the Battery Rogers Hospital in 1863. If you follow that link,...

There are many reasons why people start companies. Some identify a need. Some invent a thing. Some do it out of a...