Welcome to the AOI!
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.
Be sure to see our News page for important information on the future of the District's War Memorial, links to news coverage and videos current as of 2/2/2012.
Follow the position AOI has taken on the redevelopment of Union Station's Great Hall.
Check our News page for links to new, audio features: One is a link to WAMU-FM's "Metro Connection" featuring several AOI members discussing a fascinating issue; and, the other is a link to Michael Sherer's site which features audio (pod casts) of the day's news 100 years ago in the "Washington Herald."
The Shepherd Statue commemorative plaque has been installed and was dedicated on Tues., Nov. 16, 2010 at 9:30 AM. 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 and view a slide show of the rehabilitated library.