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Memorial Day Holiday Schedule of Services -- Updated 5/23/2013 12:40:57 PM

All Alexandria City government offices will be closed on Monday, May 27, in observance of the Memorial Day holiday.

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OHA News Releases

5/21/2013 Civil War Fort Day
5/1/2013 Exhibit: Living Legends of Alexandria: African American Activists
4/30/2013 Civil War 150th Concert at Fort Ward Park
3/29/2013 Build, Renovate Your Own Castle V, Saturday, April 6
3/29/2013 Civil War Walking Tour of Fort Ward, April 27
2/28/2013 Spotlight on Civil War Artillery Projectiles, Saturday, March 16
1/29/2013 Civil War Recruiting Day at Fort Ward Museum & Historic Site, February 9, 2013
10/31/2012 Alexandria Black History Museum to Open a Watercolor and Collagraph Exhibition, Thursday November 1, 2012
7/11/2012 Apothecary Museum Celebrates Harry Potter’s Birthday, Tuesday, July 31
4/23/2012 Fort Ward Tours in Honor of Armed Forces Day, Saturday May 19
4/10/2012 Local Historian Robert L. Madison and Journalist Michael Lee Pope to Receive 2012 Special Awards from Alexandria Historical Society, Wednesday April 25
4/5/2012 Volunteer Guides Wanted at Gadsby’s Tavern Museum
4/4/2012 Bittersweet Wins Eighth Annual Great Rum Punch Challenge
3/28/2012 Civil War Balloon Corps Event
3/21/2012 Archaeological Commission Now Accepting Nominations for Brenman Award
3/21/2012 Alexandria Black History Museum Announces Spring Film Line-Up
3/2/2012 Explore Alexandria’s Firefighting History with Walking Tours This Spring
3/1/2012 Gadsby’s Tavern Museum Hosts George Washington Lecture March 21 for Women's History Month
2/28/2012 Eighth Annual Great Rum Punch Challenge March 24 at Gadsby’s Tavern Museum
2/27/2012 Alexandria Black History Museum Hosts House Storybook Activity March 10
2/22/2012 The Lyceum Hosts Women's History Month Event for Brownie Girl Scouts
2/10/2012 Virginia Historical Society Offering Free Workshop on New Slave Name Database
2/10/2012 Alexandria Archaeology Museum Hosting Free Lecture February 25
2/8/2012 Join George Washington at the Madeira Wine Tasting February 19
2/8/2012 Alexandria Archaeology Summer Camp Now Enrolling
2/3/2012 Registration Now Open for The Lyceum’s History Camp for Kids
2/2/2012 Museum Open Houses for Washington Birthday Parade Day
1/31/2012 Miniatures Exhibition Opens February 9 at Alexandria Black History Museum
1/31/2012 Gadsby’s Tavern Museum to Host Birthnight Banquet and Ball February 18
1/26/2012 Trace Your Civil War Ancestor at Fort Ward Museum March 10
1/25/2012 Friendship Fire Hosts Annual Washington Parade Day Breakfast
1/23/2012 Swordsmen's Rendezvous at Gadsby's Tavern Museum in February & March
1/18/2012 Civil War Recruiting Day February 25 at Fort Ward Museum & Historic Site
1/17/2012 “America’s Historic Kilns” Lecture at Alexandria Archaeology Museum January 28
1/14/2012 Char Bah to Present Genealogy Lectures for Black History Month
1/13/2012 Celebrate Black History Month with Paul Robeson at the Carlyle Club February 12
1/11/2012 Registration Now Open for Civil War Kids' Camp at Fort Ward
1/10/2012 Alexandria Archaeology Receives National Award for Excellence
1/9/2012 Explore the Wonders of 18th-Century Science at the Apothecary Museum
1/6/2012 Alexandria Black History Museum Announces Winter Line-Up of Free Films
1/6/2012 “Tavern Toddlers” at Gadsby’s Tavern Museum Begins January 23
1/6/2012 Schoolchildren to Be Honored for Martin Luther King Posters January 16
12/29/2011 Quench Your Thirst for History at Historic Beer Dinner January 20
12/27/2011 Ladies’ Tea at Gadsby’s Tavern In January
12/20/2011 Civil War Ball to Be Held January 28 at Gadsby’s Tavern Museum
12/2/2011 “A Visual Tour of Civil War Alexandria” at The Lyceum January 25
12/1/2011 Handbell Ringers Perform at The Lyceum December 18
11/29/2011 Historic Alexandria 2011 Holiday Ornament Commemorates Civil War
11/23/2011 Experience 1860s Alexandria during the Holidays with Historic Alexandria Candlelight Tour
11/22/2011 Two Kwanzaa Events at Alexandria Black History Museum December 10
11/15/2011 Holiday Children’s Book Fair at The Lyceum December 3
11/15/2011 Holiday Season Fun at “Tavern Toddlers”
11/14/2011 Alexandria Archaeology Ornament-Decorating Workshop December 3
11/11/2011 Civil War Santa at Fort Ward Museum December 10
11/8/2011 Book Signing November 19 at History Center & Museum Store
11/1/2011 Veterans Day Program at Alexandria Black History Museum
10/31/2011 Swordsmen’s Rendezvous at Gadsby’s Tavern Museum November 12
10/31/2011 Gadsby’s Tavern Museum to Host Anniversary Ball on November 12
10/6/2011 “Mousequerade” Ball for Kids at Gadsby’s Tavern Museum October 22
10/6/2011 'Tea Around Town' Tasting Tour October 23
10/4/2011 Edgar Allan Poe Halloween Performances at The Lyceum October 30 & 31
9/29/2011 Civil War Wine Dinner at Gadsby's Tavern Museum October 14
9/27/2011 Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum Celebrates National Pharmacy Month in October
9/27/2011 Gadsby’s Tavern Museum Hosting George Washington Lecture October 12
9/23/2011 Explore Alexandria’s Firefighting History with Walking Tour October 15
9/20/2011 Alexandria Archaeology Announces Events for Virginia Archaeology Month 2011
9/20/2011 Fort Ward Museum Hosts Artillery Day October 29
9/12/2011 Alexandria Names New Town Crier
8/31/2011 Smithsonian Museum Day Offers Free Admission to Three Historic Alexandria Museums on September 24
8/31/2011 Ladies’ Tea at Gadsby’s Tavern This Fall
8/30/2011 'A Visual Tour of Civil War Alexandria' at The Lyceum on October 5
8/30/2011 New Location for Alexandria Town Crier Tryouts
8/29/2011 Civil War Defenses of Washington Bus Tour October 1
8/29/2011 Genealogist Char Bah to Lecture September 24 at Alexandria Black History Museum
8/16/2011 Fall Session of “Tavern Toddlers” Begins After Labor Day
8/9/2011 Archaeologist to Lecture on Old Town Alexandria’s Historic Downspouts
8/8/2011 Alexandria Seeks New Town Crier
8/5/2011 Alexandria Black History Museum Offering “Movies with a Mission” This Fall
7/20/2011 Tavern Day at Gadsby’s Tavern Museum on August 6
7/14/2011 Eighteenth-Century Dance Classes at Gadsby’s Tavern Museum Begin July 28
7/8/2011 Apothecary Museum Offering Discount to Harry Potter Moviegoers
6/29/2011 Friendship Firehouse Festival Celebrates 237th Birthday of Historic Fire Company
6/10/2011 In Black and White Exhibition Opens June 16
6/10/2011 Fort Ward Civil War Camp Day August 13
5/27/2011 Gadsby’s Tavern and Apothecary Museums Offer Free Admission to Military Personnel and Their Families This Summer
5/24/2011 Explore Civil War Alexandria with Free iPhone App
5/23/2011 Free Father’s Day Tours at Gadsby’s Tavern, Apothecary & Friendship Firehouse Museums on June 19
5/21/2011 Civil War Sharpshooters at Fort Ward Museum June 25
5/11/2011 Quench Your Thirst for History at Historic Beer Dinner May 27
5/10/2011 Genealogist Char Bah to Lecture June 11 at Alexandria Black History Museum
4/27/2011 Alexandria Black History Museum Offering “Movies with a Mission”
4/25/2011 Free Mother’s Day Tours at Gadsby’s Tavern & Apothecary Museums
4/19/2011 Alexandria Kicks Off Civil War Commemoration May 21
4/19/2011 “The Grapes of Wrath” Bus Tour Cancelled
4/12/2011 Grand Ball at Gadsby’s Tavern Museum Cancelled
4/12/2011 Ice in Historic Ice Well Completely Melted
4/6/2011 Family Tour Days at Gadsby’s Tavern Museum Begin in May
4/4/2011 Fort Ward Museum Hosts New Civil War Spotlight Talks
3/31/2011 Commemorative Wares Exhibition at The Lyceum Extended through July
3/29/2011 Alexandria Archaeological Commission Seeks Nominations for Brenman Award
3/28/2011 Dogfish Head Wins Seventh Annual Great Rum Punch Challenge
3/24/2011 Gadsby’s Tavern Museum to Host Grand Ball on April 16
3/22/2011 Grapes of Wrath Tour of Civil War History and Vineyard
3/21/2011 Eighteenth-Century Dance Classes at Gadsby’s Tavern Museum
3/10/2011 Wonders of Science Demonstrations at Apothecary Museum
3/7/2011 Historian and Author to Discuss Alexandria in the Civil War April 6
3/4/2011 Annual Rum Punch Challenge March 26 at Gadsby's Tavern Museum
2/22/2011 The Lyceum Hosts “Her Story” for Girl Scout Brownies During Women’s History Month
2/14/2011 Ice Melt Contest to Benefit Historic Ice Well Preservation
2/11/2011 The Lyceum Now Registering for History Camp for Kids
2/10/2011 Trace Your Civil War Ancestor at Fort Ward Museum March 12
2/9/2011 Friendship Veterans Host George Washington Parade Day Breakfast
2/8/2011 Free Parade Day Open Houses in Historic Alexandria
2/2/2011 Celebrate Black History Month in Alexandria
1/27/2011 Celebrate Black History Month with Paul Robeson at the Carlyle Club
1/26/2011 Alexandria Black History Museum Offering Free Movies with a Mission
1/25/2011 Swordsmen’s Rendezvous at Gadsby’s Tavern Museum
1/24/2011 Alexandria Black History Museum Hosts “Play Date with Pride”
1/24/2011 Recruiting Day at Fort Ward Museum February 5
1/20/2011 Genealogist Char Bah to Lecture at Alexandria Black History Museum
1/19/2011 Eighteenth-Century Dance Classes at Gadsby's Tavern Museum
1/18/2011 Gadsby's Tavern Museum Hosts George Washington Lecture
1/17/2011 Fort Ward Museum Now Accepting Applications for Civil War Kids’ Camp
1/14/2011 On Presidents Day, Meet Woodrow Wilson at The Lyceum
1/13/2011 Black History Month Program at Fort Ward Explores Local African American Civil War Experience
1/12/2011 Gadsby's Tavern Museum Now Accepting Junior Docent Applications
1/10/2011 Alexandria Schoolchildren Honor Dr. King’s Legacy with Poster Contest
12/15/2010 New Decorative Plate Captures Alexandria History

Historic Alexandria Administration
Lloyd House
220 North Washington Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
703.746.4554
Fax: 703.838.6451
Email

Office Hours
Monday - Friday
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.