The 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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The 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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Originally called Fairfax Parish, Alexandria Church, or "the church in the woods" because it was on the outskirts of...
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Alexandria, VA, George Washington, Vowell-Smith house, Alexandria, D.C., Robert E. Lee, George French, Fredericksburg, John Vowell, Anne French, William Thornton Alexander, Lucy Alexander, Lee Street, Water Street, Wilkes Street, Francis Smith, John Wellford, William Wright, Jacob Cox, People, Places, Things
The year was 1809, James Madison had been president for just a few months, Alexandria was still part of D.C.,...
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From the French and Indian War to the American Revolution to the Civil War and in modern times, Carlyle House has been...
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Alexandria, VA, George Washington, Mount Vernon, Photograph, Christ Church, Post Card, Carlyle House, Arlington House, Robert E. Lee, James Monroe, St. John's Church, Norfolk & Southern Railroad, Lawrence Washington, Charlottesville, VA, Thomas Jefferson, Monticello, Natural Bridge, Old Point Comfort, VA, Monitor & Merrimac, St. Paul's Church (Norfolk), Elks National Home, Weyers Cave, Places, Things
Prior to the introduction of the smartphone, I think most of us (over 40) had sent or received one of these at some...
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Alexandria was George Washington's hometown in many ways. He helped create the town, he helped layout its streets, he...
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Like many others who live (or have lived) in Alexandria, my Facebook memories, IG memories, and iPhone memories have...
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When this transaction occurred in 1790, George Gilpin's close friend, George Washington, was president. George...
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By design, the George Washington Masonic National Memorial dominates the Alexandria skyline and can be seen from...
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When this document was written, the British had just surrendered to America a year and a half before, George Washington...
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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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