Albemarle Historical Society

Historical Society Exhibits


Current Exhibit: Celebrating the 150th Birthday of Paul Goodloe McIntire

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Paul Goodloe McIntire forever shaped the Charlottesville and Albemarle communities.



Online Exhibit: Deep Roots and High Stakes

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A Short History of Wine and Winemaking in Albemarle County and Charlottesville.



Online Exhibit: Downtown--A Celebration of 30 Years of the Pedestrian Mall

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Selected images from the Historical Society displayed as part of the Downtown Business Association's celebration June 7, 8, 9, 2006.



Online Exhibit: Frances Brand Collection

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This "virtual exhibit" is of a portion of the paintings done by the late local folk artist Frances Brand, a series that she called her "Firsts." They are portraits of local personages from every walk of life.



Online Exhibit: Ghost Signs and Vestige Billboards

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Ghost Signs and Vestige Billboards--a photo survey by Glenn Rebholz.



Online Exhibit: G.I. with a Camera

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Wartime Photographic Memoirs of Clarence M. McClymonds



Online Exhibit: Historic Homes of Albemarle County

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Online Exhibit: Photographs of Main Street

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Photographs of Main Street taken by John Shepherd ca. 1976



Online Exhibit: Play Ball!

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Stories from more than 100 seasons of baseball in Charlottesville and Albemarle County



Online Exhibit: Rip's 1940s

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A Selection of Photographs of Charlottesville and Albemarle County in the 1940s, from the Russell "Rip" Payne Collection.



Online Exhibit: Spirit Walk Photograph Archive

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This exhibit contains pictures of Spirit Walks past.



Online Exhibit: Vinegar Hill

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Vinegar Hill: Images from a neighborhood razed for Urban Renewal



Online Exhibit: Woolen Mills Road--Photography, Maps and Legends

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Archived Exhibit: Advertisements of Ourselves

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An exhibit of local objects from our not too distant past.



Archived Exhibit: Charlottesville Broadcasting in the Golden Age of Radio

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This exhibit documents Charlottesville's broadcasting experiences during the golden age of radio, the period when radio reached its peak popularity in the 1930s and 1940s and part of the 1950s until TV became king of the media.



Archived Exhibit: Downtown--Architecture and Landscape of a Community

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Downtown: Architecture and Landscape of a Community is an exploration of the urban and social history of downtown Charlottesville, Va.



Archived Exhibit: Deltiology (Postcard Collecting)

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Archived Exhibit: The Generations Project

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Summer 2008



Archived Exhibit: Lost Albemarle -- Historical Lost Architecture

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This is a brief description of the Lost Albemarle -- Historical Lost Architecture exhibit.



Archived Exhibit: Marking Time--Voyage to Vietnam

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