Fireworks are illegal in modern Alexandria (stay safe Alexandria Fire-EMS), however if you set them off in 18th, 19th, or early 20th c & things went awry, you would have been visited the Friendship Firehouse brigade with either a bucket or a pumper like this one. #MuseumFireworksShow

The cast, crew, and creatives of this show will forever have my heart. It has been the most… instagram.com/p/BRb3Iy9DjmQ/

Love you, Mama Green!!!! ❤️ x.com/dmurphyofficia…

Help area schoolchildren learn the history and lessons of WW I by supporting The Lyceum during #Spring4ALXMuseums -- spring2action.razoo.com/story/Lyceummu…

Help save local history by conserving local artifacts during #Spring4ALXMuseums --- spring2action.razoo.com/story/Friendsh…

Don’t forget . . April 5th is Spring2Action Day! Help The Lyceum teach local kids the lessons of WW I - spring2action.razoo.com/story/Lyceummu…

Today in Alexandria History --- 4/6/1917, Congress declared war on Germany; draftees in front of City Hall, 10/6/1917 [Lyceum Collection]

Happening now Alexandria Lyceum 🙂 x.com/markdtooley/st…

The Washington Peace Conf. of 1861 took place in the concert hall of the old Willard Hotel (Lib of Cong) @markdtooley

Former President John Tyler presided over the Washington Peace Conf. in 1861; voted for Virginia secession before he died.

Hero of the Mexican War, but now aged and obese, Gen. Winfield Scott oversaw security during the Wash. Peace Conf. in 1861.

Find the book by @markdtooley on the Wash. Peace Conf. of 1861 in The Lyceum Museum Store; his talk online AlexandriaHistorical

Original portion of the basement open tonight at the ca 1772 Murray-Dick-Fawcett House on Prince St.

Margaret Wagner from libraryofcongress is discussing her book "America and the Great War" right now . .

Learn about Alexandria's forgotten WWI shipyard when our exhibit opens this weekend; locally made sub chaser. Natl. WWI Mus. photo.

"Sarah the Seamstress" not Rosie the Riveter? Women build aircraft in Alexandria during WW I; "Alexandrians Fight The Great War" June 30.

Adrienne Terrell-Washington discusses the early Ft. Ward community tonight at The Lyceum . .

NOW OPEN --- Alexandrians Fight The Great War!! Mitch Yockelson discusses the bloody Battle of the Meuse-Argonne 7/6 @ 7:30 PM.

Dr. Mitchell Yockelson from U.S. National Archives discusses the Meuse-Argonne battle that ended WWI; tonight, 7:30pm; National Archives photo.

Dr. Mitch Yockelson U.S. National Archives details America's largest WW I battle right now; his book for sale in our museum store.