Albemarle Historical Society

Becoming an Historical Society Member

Please help us preserve local history by becoming a member of the Society. You can purchase memberships securely on-line by clicking on the membership level link below.


We urge you to take a moment to consider becoming a member of the Society, thereby adding your voice to our efforts to convey the story of this community and the people who lived here to future generations. The Society receives no on-going operating support from local, state, or federal governments. The Society is extremely grateful to local foundations and the City of Charlottesville for having over the years provided targeted project grants. Community businesses have also provided much needed support of specific projects and programs.


"The Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society is a non-profit organization relying entirely on the generosity of supporters---your family, friends and neighbors---to preserve, promote, and celebrate the history of our community."

Become a Member


Because we believe that the Society can do so much to enrich the lives of people who are associated with the Albemarle and Charlottesville community, we have tried to make our dues as affordable as possible:

Annual Membership Dues


  • $15 - Students
  • $40 - Individuals
  • $60 - Households
  • $100 - Businesses
  • $300 - Corporations

Lifetime Memberships

  • $700 - Lifetime Individual Memberships
  • $1,000 - Lifetime Household Memberships

You are cordially invited to become a member of the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society.

Members will receive the annual Magazine of Albemarle County History; four issues of the Bulletin which announces programs, events and other items of interest to the members; an open invitation to attend four quarterly meetings, which feature presentations by local authors and historians; discounts on Society publications; and advance notice of special events.

Annual memberships are valid for one calendar year. Renewal notices are mailed in November for the following year. You are encouraged you to renew your membership prior to each January, so that you will not miss any Society mailings or notices in the new year. Of your dues, all but $10.00 (the value of the Magazine), and any additional donation over that amount, is tax deductible to the full extent provided by law.