"On the edge of the vast continent the English called Virginia, in a forelorn settlement named Jamestown, America's Christmas celebration began to take shape. For two centuries, Christmas was largely a Virginia phenomenon. The holiday did not even exist in England but in colonial Virginia, Christmas meant a fornight of festivities; lavish feasts, prodigous drinking, fox hunts, dancing, games, music and decorated churches and homes. In the 19th century,...

Public forum allowing Virginians & Arlingtonians an opportunity to raise issues with Arlington's Virginia legislative delegation. Issues raised include infrastructure, poverty, tax reform, education, and civil liberties. Multiple disability advocates from the Arc org., a local disability org. address the delegation. Multiple people express discontent over a baseball stadium being built using their tax dollars.

Reprint of original edition published by Richmond Press, Richmond, Va., 1920-52.

Compilation of color 8mm/16mm home movies from 1948. Family visit to a farm in rural Va. & visiting Arlington. "Good ol' Arlington", recordings of J. Mahou of the day-to-day operations of the ACFD.

The Allegheny frontier, comprising the mountainous area of present-day West Virginia and bordering states, is studied here in a broad context of frontier history and national development. The region was significant in the great American westward movement, but Otis K. Rice seeks also to call attention to the impact of the frontier experience upon the later history of the Allegheny Highlands. He sees a relationship between its prolonged frontier experience...

Public meeting with Arlington County Delegation to the Virginia Assembly. Delegates begin by discussing the governor's proposed budget, the house's budget, and the senate's budget. Topics discussed include a cigarette tax, increased sales taxes, changes to income taxes, and general budget changes. The floor is then opened for public comment. Multiple disability advocates use this time to speak.