Welcome to the AOI of D.C.!
AOI is the District of Columbia's oldest civic organization, founded December 7, 1865, incorporated as a non-profit organization in 1903 and is an IRS 501c(3) tax-exempt organization. Please navigate through our site to learn more about us, discover if your ancestors were AOI members and consider joining our organization.
DEVELOPING STORY! Click here for the latest developments in the DC War Memorial controversy.
Be sure to see our News page for important information on the future of the District's War Memorials, links to news coverage and videos current as of 5/19/2013. Follow the position AOI has taken on the redevelopment of Union Station's Great Hall and potential changes to the District historic Building Heights Act.
Be sure to see the remarkable developments on the AOI's quest for the location of the records of the AOI (Colored), Inc. AOI Seeks Members and Records of AOI Colored, Inc., first publicized in 2010 by John Kelly in "Gathering of Segregated 'Old Timers' Group a Mystery" and his Feb. 2012 follow-up story "A Snapshot of D.C.'s Segregated Past Comes to Light in a Roundabout Way" detailing this story of curiosity, persistence and serendipity.
The Shepherd Statue commemorative plaque has been installed and was dedicated on Tues., Nov. 16, 2010 at 9:30 AM. Now, with the generous initiative of the D.C. Commission on the Arts & Humanities, the Shepherd statue has been cleaned and restored. See 'News' and 'Governor Shepherd' tabs.
The Peabody Room and the Georgetown Branch Library re-opened in their newly renovated facility on Monday, October 18, 2010! Click Here to learn more about the Peabody Room Reconstruction.
Friends of Clara Barton's Missing Soldiers Office has been established. The GSA, the Friends of Clara Barton's Missing Soldiers Office and the National Museum of Civil War Medicine announced their plans for opening and operating a museum at an event on April 12, 2012, the centennial of Ms. Barton's death. You can be kept informed of their activities by joining (no donation/fees required) the Friends. Read more here: Friends Of Clara Barton's Missing Soldiers Office Info Flyer OR Fill Out a NMCWM Volunteer Form - Clara Barton and apply to become a volunteer at the new facility.
This site was last modified on May 19, 2013.
DEVELOPING STORY! Click here for the latest developments in the DC War Memorial controversy.
Be sure to see our News page for important information on the future of the District's War Memorials, links to news coverage and videos current as of 5/19/2013. Follow the position AOI has taken on the redevelopment of Union Station's Great Hall and potential changes to the District historic Building Heights Act.
Be sure to see the remarkable developments on the AOI's quest for the location of the records of the AOI (Colored), Inc. AOI Seeks Members and Records of AOI Colored, Inc., first publicized in 2010 by John Kelly in "Gathering of Segregated 'Old Timers' Group a Mystery" and his Feb. 2012 follow-up story "A Snapshot of D.C.'s Segregated Past Comes to Light in a Roundabout Way" detailing this story of curiosity, persistence and serendipity.
The Shepherd Statue commemorative plaque has been installed and was dedicated on Tues., Nov. 16, 2010 at 9:30 AM. Now, with the generous initiative of the D.C. Commission on the Arts & Humanities, the Shepherd statue has been cleaned and restored. See 'News' and 'Governor Shepherd' tabs.
The Peabody Room and the Georgetown Branch Library re-opened in their newly renovated facility on Monday, October 18, 2010! Click Here to learn more about the Peabody Room Reconstruction.
Friends of Clara Barton's Missing Soldiers Office has been established. The GSA, the Friends of Clara Barton's Missing Soldiers Office and the National Museum of Civil War Medicine announced their plans for opening and operating a museum at an event on April 12, 2012, the centennial of Ms. Barton's death. You can be kept informed of their activities by joining (no donation/fees required) the Friends. Read more here: Friends Of Clara Barton's Missing Soldiers Office Info Flyer OR Fill Out a NMCWM Volunteer Form - Clara Barton and apply to become a volunteer at the new facility.
This site was last modified on May 19, 2013.
