Arlington County Government, VA / Oral Histories

A moderated panel discussion featuring Arlington leaders and residents. County Board Member Christian Dorsey moderates the discussion among the panelists. Sponsored by Sponsored by Arlington at 100 Committee and recorded at the Arlington Central Library on Feb. 13, 2020. Panelists for the program:

- Dr. Alfred Taylor, Former President of the Arlington Branch of the NAACP and the 2019 recipient of the William T. Newman, Jr. Spirit of Community Award
- Portia Clark, President of Green Valley Civic Association
- Kitty Clark Stevenson, President of ABLE’N Consulting and Assistant Registrar for the Arlington Virginia Electoral Board
- Joan Mulholland, Civil Rights Activist and founder of the Joan Trumpauer Mulholland Foundation
- Barbara Baskerville, longtime Arlington resident and education equality advocate

Dr. Allison Finkelstein discusses her leadership role in various capacities in Arlington County Virginia.

Dr. Allison Finkelstein discusses her leadership role in various capacities in Arlington County Virginia.

Fire Chief Bonzano sits down with his predecessors to talk about lessons learned, progress, and thoughts for the future.

Liza Mundy speaks about her new book, Code Girls: The Untold Story of the American Women Code Breakers of World War II. Recorded at the Arlington Central Library in October 2017.

As part of the Arlington Reads series, "Why Fiction Matters", best-selling author Lawrence Block discusses his 60-year career writing crime, mystery and suspense fiction. Recorded at the Arlington Public Library on October 18 2017.

Public artist Donald Lipski discusses his proposed sculpture, "The Pike", at the Arlington Public Library in Arlington VA. "The Pike" will be part of the west Columbia Pike Gateway project and is sponsored by Arlington County Cultural Affairs.

Holocaust Survivor Monique Saigal discusses her book, "French Heroines: 1940-1945: Courage, Strength and Ingenuity" at the Arlington Public Library on Sept. 6 2017.

The Arlington Historical Society presents Eric Buckland, who spoke about “Mosby’s Men".

The commander of Mosby’s Rangers, John Singleton Mosby, is the most famous member of the unit he created – the 43rd Battalion Virginia Cavalry, but he was supremely fortunate in the quality of the men who served under him. They were young, daring, and intelligent. After the war, many went on to lead lives filled with years that surpassed the adventures and excitement of their youth, and some settled here in Arlington. Eric Buckland will tell stories of some of those “Mosby Men” who contributed so much to the lasting legacy and fame of Mosby’s Rangers.

Eric Buckland is the author of five books, all of which tell the stories of the men who rode with Mosby’s Rangers and include “Mosby’s Keydet Rangers,” as well as four book series called “Mosby Men.” Buckland retired from the US Army in 1999 as a Lieutenant Colonel after a 22-year career spent primarily in Special Forces and other Special Operations assignments. Some of his awards include the Master Parachutist Badge, the Special Forces Combat Diver Badge, and the Combat Infantryman’s Badge. He currently is employed at the Office of National Drug Control Policy as an International Policy Analyst with a focus on border security issues.

The Arlington Historical Society, Inc., founded in 1956, is a nonprofit educational organization incorporated under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia. The mission of the Arlington Historical Society is to conduct research and to preserve and disseminate knowledge relating to the history, archaeology, material culture, and geographical and socio-economic development of Arlington County, Virginia. The Society carries out this mission through its historic resources, including two historic properties and its collections; original historical research and publications; the discovery, collection, preservation and exhibition of artifacts; and the presentation and dissemination of knowledge on the local history of Arlington County to the public.

Susan Bell is the retired Department Director for Arlington County Community Planning, Housing and Development. Bell worked for the County from 1983-2011 and oversaw some of the most dramatic changes in Arlington's history. Ms Bell is interviewed by Library Director Diane Kresh and Dept. of Technology Services Director Jack Belcher.

Retired County Manager Barbara Donnellan remembers her three decades serving Arlington County Virginia and her final five years as County Manager. Ms Donnellan was interviewed by Library Director Diane Kresh and Chief Information Officer Jack Belcher. The interview was conducted on August 25 2015 in the studios of Arlington TV.