Guided Cemetery Tours
Walk Among History’s Makers
90-minute historian-led tours through America’s most historic cemetery complex — stories unavailable anywhere else.
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“David Heiby is a noted historian and an authority on American history from the colonial era through the 19th century. He is truly a force of nature — we hit the jackpot when we booked this tour.”NOIDK · TripAdvisor, January 2026
America 250 · Official Historical Resource
Gravestone Stories is recognized by Visit Alexandria as an official America 250 historical resource, connecting visitors to Alexandria’s Revolutionary foundations.
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Private & Group Programs
Bringing History to Your Organization
Custom 90-minute programs for conferences, heritage organizations, DAR/SAR chapters, educational institutions, and America250 events. $30 per person, $300 minimum per tour — any party from one guest to 25.
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This Week in Alexandria History
Week of September 29 • 12 stories available
September 14, 1964 (62 years ago)
John L. Lewis Receives Presidential Medal of Freedom
Four years after retiring as president of the United Mine Workers, John L. Lewis received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Lyndon B. Johnson. The nation’s highest civilian honor recognized Lewis as “an eloquent spokesman of labor” who had “given voice to the aspirations of the industrial workers of the country.” Lewis received this ...
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Gravestone Stories Research Featured in the Alexandria Historical Society’s New Digital Museum
The new Alexandria Historical Society digital museum is live — a free online collection of exhibits tracing our city's story from its earliest days to the modern era — and…
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Posted: September 27, 2026
The Fairfax Independent Company: Washington's Alexandria Volunteers
In the fall of 1774, seven months before Lexington and Concord, a group of Alexandria and Fairfax County men put on blue coats faced with buff and...
Last updated: Sep 29, 4:00 PM EDT