Second Annual Historical Gala
6:30 p.m. - 11:30 p.m.(Rescheduled- Saturday, April 10)Second Annual Historical Gala, at the Holiday Inn Old Town, 625 First Street, Alexandria. Dance the night away for a good cause! Enjoy cocktails, dinner and dancing while supporting the City’s historic sites. Tickets are $150 per ticket or $300 sponsor level.
“Their Voices Can Be Heard, Part V: Locating Descendants of Deceased Ancestors” Lecture
11:00 am – 1:00 pm,(Rescheduled - Saturday, June 5) “Their Voices Can Be Heard, Part V: Locating Descendants of Deceased Ancestors” Lecture at the Alexandria Black History Museum, 902 Wythe Street, Alexandria.
During Black History Month, discover your own family history with expert techniques for tracing African-American ancestors! Join genealogist Char McCargo Bah at a lecture and workshop where she explores the use of cemetery, church and death records in family history research. The featured cases are from Char’s research of descendants of people buried at historic Freedmen’s Cemetery in Alexandria. Free! Reservations are recommended. For more information call 703-838-4356 or after February 1,703-746-4356.
Alexandria's Winter Boutique Shopping Event-Warehouse Sale
9:00 am - 3:00 pm, Alexandria's Winter Boutique Shopping Event-Warehouse Sale at the George Washington Masonic Memorial, 121 Callahan Drive,
Alexandria. This is a one-day clearance spectacular featuring high-end boutique merchandise from renowned stores such as Hysteria, Periwinkle, Gossypia, Mystique Jewelers, Apple Seed, La Cuisine, Queen Bee Designs, Christmas Attic, and others.
John Carlyle's Birthday Celebration
Noon- 4:00 pm, John Carlyle's Birthday Celebration at Carlyle House Historic Park, 121, N. Fairfax Street, Alexandria.
Costumed interpreters will be dancing and performing 18th century music throughout the House. $5 Admission. For more information contact 703-549-2997 or www.nvrpa.org or carlyle@nvrpa.org.
Alexandria School Board FY 2011 Budget Public Hearing and Budget Work Session
9:00 am Alexandria School Board FY 2011 Budget Public Hearing and Budget Work Session at the School Administration Offices, Winkler Building Board Room, 2000 North Beauregard Street, Alexandria. For more information contact Rosemary Webb at 703-824-6614.
Fort Ward Park History Group Meeting
10:00 am – Noon,Canceled, Fort Ward Park History Group Meeting at Oakland Baptist Church, 3408 King Street, Alexandria. Interested participants are invited to the meeting. Workgroup members are recording family history, identifying features such as graves, documenting historical photographs including family and landscape images, and help with other projects related to the history of the site and in particular, to the African-American community that existed at Fort Ward. Meeting attendees should park at T.C. Williams High School, 3330 King Street, Alexandria. For more information contact 703.746.4554 or www.fortward.org.
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