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Wooden Hulls & Rag-Tag Fleets: From the Continental to the US Navy -- Free Family-Friendly FRIDAY Event JUNE 5TH
New AHS RevWar Event in Cooperation with the Athenaeum
Join us for the combined AHS / Athenaeum salute to the upcoming Sails on the Potomac when we host a panel of experts discussing an overview of the early days of the US Navy and its predecessor, the Continental Navy.
Our Free, Family-Friendly Friday night prelude to Sails on the Potomac will include:
Dr. Tom Sheppard, author of Commanding Petty Despots who will discuss the creation of the Continental Navy, its officer corps, and the accomplishments & struggles of the American Revolutionary war at sea.
Mr. Chris Martin from the Ships, Stations and Squadrons Histories Branch of the Naval History & Heritage Command, who will describe what some of the early Navy ships were like.
A crewmember of Alexandria's own Tall Ship The Providence, a reproduction of the first Continental Navy ship, will share information about the ship and the following week's Sails on the Potomac, part of Sail 250.
A taste of LIQUID HISTORY that leads from British/Spanish Carribbean clashes in the 1750s to our own local history.
NEXT LYCEUM IN-PERSON TALK
NEXT LYCEUM IN-PERSON TALK
RevWar Alexandrians Chronicled!
RevWar Alexandrians Chronicled!
Amazing Alexandria: The latest edition of the AHS Alexandria Chronicle tells the stories about the amazing number of Alexandria residents who played important roles in the lead-up to the Revolutionary War, during the war, and into the early years of the new country's development.
Even more amazing: Many lived within a few blocks of each other in what we now call Old Town.
Still more amazing: Many of their Old Town homes are still standing. You have probably walked or driven by most of them.
Browse this AHS Alexandria Chronicle to learn the fascinating histories of many of our Alexandria Neighbors from 250 years ago.
AHS REVOLUTIONARY WATCH PARTY
AHS REVOLUTIONARY WATCH PARTY
A Great Success!
In cased you missed it...
In cased you missed it...
...AHS Members, new members, friends, and visiting historians discussed the latest Ken Burns documentary at the Lyceum before a showing of the final episode. The TV series itself was deemed a success by our audience of historians and history lovers. All learned something new about our shared history. Our enthusiastic crowd was a great indicator of the level of interest Alexandria has in the upcoming SemiQuinCentennial or AMERICA250 / VA250 / ALEXANDRIA 250 events. As part of our local celebration, see the ever-growing list of talks, walks, Zooms, and other AHS 2026 Revolutionary Events. The Watch Party was sold out, so make sure you hear about the next event early enough to sign up by becoming an AHS Member. Also, consider a Gift Membership for friends or becoming a Sponsor of our annual History Awards and Grants programs.
Alexandria Historical Society is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization, with the mission of promoting Alexandria and local history. Over our 50+ year existence AHS has shared research on local history primarily by presenting lectures and publishing thousands of pages in our Alexandria Chronicle as well as maintaining an online Audio and Video archives of many of our presentations. AHS also promotes local history by giving awards annually to both local historians and Alexandria high school students. We own no artifacts, records, or buildings, but we are in the process of developing a Digital Museum.
Note: Due to technical difficulties beyond our control, the Society's previous website www.alexandriahistorical.org is no longer operational and should not be visited. This website contains most of the material from the previous site and will continue to provide:
Information about upcoming AHS Events and Videos of previous lectures
Access to AHS publications including decades of the AHS Chronicles
Information about joining AHS or renewing AHS Membership
Details on several local history-related Awards given by AHS to both student and local historians
Links to various Resources providing information on topics on Alexandria and local history.
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