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On the piazza . . .
Recent entries from Nina Winn’s 1916 diary include descriptions of her having lunch or reading “on the piazza.” Nowadays, to…
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A summer Sunday in Arlington, circa 1905
Longtime Society member Bill Mahoney, who recently donated this previously unpublished image to our collection, would often remark “If only…
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Highlights of the AHS Quilt Collection – Part 5
Fashion trends for clothing and home décor come and go today just as they did in the 19th Century. Hexagon…
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Highlights of the AHS Quilt Collection – Part 4
Elizabeth Russell Rourke donated this quilt to the Arlington Historical society 150 after her great grandfather Jason Russell was killed at…
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Highlights of the AHS Quilt Collection – Part 3
In 1835, CS Carpenter finished a beautiful white quilt by stuffing and sewing a cord between layers of soft, fine…
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Highlights of the AHS Quilt Collection – Part 2
This now faded cream and green colored quilt was once bright and showy, with crisp white cotton, and bright lime-green…
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Highlights of the AHS Quilt Collection – Part 1
In 1926, Mary Gage donated a large wool quilt to the Arlington Historical Society. Mary and her husband Alfred Payson…
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A Kitchen with a Polka Dot Ceiling
A Kitchen with a Polka Dot Ceiling Visitors to the Jason Russell House often…
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My Experience as a Tour Guide at the Jason Russell House
This is a guest post from Colleen Cunningham, one of our most experienced tour guides at the Jason Russell House. …
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Tornadoes In Arlington
On Tuesday, June 24, 2015 Arlington residents were under a tornado watch until 11 p.m. Luckily the time passed without…
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