Editor's Note: PBS has partnered with Mercy Street's historical consultants to bring fans the Mercy Street Revealed blog. Mercy Street opens in the Spring of 1862 in Alexandria, Virginia. This ...

We were nearing the end of our journey through Egypt — exhausted, sleep-deprived, and utterly captivated. Getting to Egypt from the United States isn’t exactly a casual hop: a long flight to London, ...

A new museum exhibit in Alexandria, Virginia, remembers the women who brought the city its first permanent health care facility. The exhibit, “Alexandria Hospital: Women Mobilize the Community,” ...

In celebration of Juneteenth, the city of Alexandria will debut the Freedom House Museum, with new exhibitions showcasing Alexandria’s Black history and the Black experience in America on Monday. The ...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The Alexandria Library is hosting a first-of-its-kind event Saturday with a goal of bringing neighborhoods together to help fill gaps in the documented history of Alexandria's ...

The Burning of Alexandria in 1864 during the Civil War might be the most significant historical event known to area residents. But according to historian Michael Wynne, Alexandria burned many times.