The Journals of Nicholas Cresswell offer a unique primary source on life in the colonies including Old Town on the eve of the Revolution from what could be described as a ‘Tory’ point of view from 1774 through 1777. Ken Bancroft has transcribed the Cresswell diary entries and provides the context needed to fully appreciate them. MORE DETAILS ZOOM REGISTRATION
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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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