Funeral Programs from "The Personal Papers of Birdie and Mabel Alston, 1905-2019"
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Subject of Research
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Funeral Programs from "The Personal Papers of Birdie and Mabel Alston, 1905-2019"
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Story
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Over one hundred programs from funerals the Alston’s attended throughout Virginia and the Washington DC area. They contain information about the deceased’s life and family, and many include photographs; the deceased were part of the area’s Black community.
Birdie (1919-2020) and Mable (nee Shirley) Alston (1920-2017) were married neighborhood activists and prominent community members in the Halls Hill/Highview Park area. The Alston’s came to Arlington in 1944 and settled in Halls Hill in 1947.
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People
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Birdie (1919-2020) and Mable (nee Shirley) Alston (1920-2017)
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Place
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Hall's Hill
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