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House History Workshop
November 5

House History Workshop
November 5

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Four organizations focused on history in Arlington, including Preservation Arlington, are jointly hosting a House History Workshop on November 5. The workshop is designed to help Arlington residents research the history of their homes. Attendees will: Learn how to research the history of their own home or any historic property in Arlington. Use the maps, building permit data, photo archives, and other materials available at the Arlington County Library’s Center for Local History (CLH) and the Arlington County Historic Preservation…

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An Eyewitness to Oswald’s Final Moments

An Eyewitness to Oswald’s Final Moments

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In a four-part series, Preservation Arlington looks back at the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, which had a major impact on Arlingtonians, and all Americans, and which culminated in Kennedy’s funeral, which indelibly changed the face of Arlington National Cemetery. For this third piece, we hear the amazing story of Arlington resident Frank Johnston, a former press photographer for United Press International and the Washington Post. Johnston was facing Kennedy’s assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, when he was shot by…

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