Tour President Lincoln’s Summer Cottage
President Lincoln’s Cottage is located on the grounds of the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Northwest Washington, D.C. While in residence at the Cottage, Lincoln visited with wounded soldiers, spent time with self-emancipated men, women and children, and developed the Emancipation Proclamation. To learn more click on
Enjoy Longwood Gardens Orchid Collection
Orchids were a passion of Pierre du Pont and his wife, Alice when they lived at Longwood Gardens outside of Philadelphia. Both Mr. and Mrs. du Pont were charter members of the American Orchid Society. Orchids were one of the first plant collections—started in 1922. Click
here to view this wonderful collection.
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Alexandria Library Virtual Event – The Hard Work of Diplomacy – June 16 – 7-8 pm
The first in a multipart series about life in the State Department:
Join retired U.S. Ambassador Tom Krajeski, a veteran of 36 years in the Foreign Service, for a presentation and discussion of his career as an American diplomat. Tom will focus on a few highlights, and lowlights, of his career including life as an ambassador in the Middle East, and a working level view of the policy debates in Washington leading up to the invasion of Iraq, and his experience in Baghdad in 2003 and in 2007. Click on
lecture to register.
Virtual Event – Senior Focused Business Network’s Alzheimer’s Awareness Cooking Class & Trivia Night, presented by Brandywine Living at Alexandria – Thursday, June 18, 2020 – 5:00pm-6:00pm
Join us as we bring awareness to the Alzheimer’s Association National Capital Area’s Longest Day celebration with cooking and trivia night! We’ll be whipping up a purple-hued dinner, chock full of dementia friendly superfoods, courtesy of Whiskey & Oyster. Trivia will highlight Alzheimer’s focused facts!
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