Archived Exhibits
(Most Available for Loan)
2003
Deep Roots and High Stakes: A History of Local Winemaking (See the on-line version.)
G.I. with a Camera: The Photographic Wartime Memoirs of Clarence McClymonds (See the on-line version.)
2002
Edward Coles and the Slaves He Freed
This exhibit presents the little-known story of Edward Coles, a wealthy Central Virginia plantation owner who freed his slaves in 1819 and who, as second governor of Illinois, led a decisive statewide struggle to prevent slavery from being legalized in that state. The exhibit also displays new information on the slaves he freed and on the lives they led in Illinois.
Designing the Cure: A History of Blue Ridge Tuberculosis Sanatorium
The exhibit explores the history, architecture and role of the tuberculosis sanatorium from its founding to the present. Images and artifacts illustrate the life of the institution from 1920 to 1978. The sanatorium near Charlottesville offered the best in medical treatment, from fresh air, clean water and plentiful milk to access to the hospital at the University of Virginia.
2001
All Roads Lead to the Corner: Business, Community, and Student Life
This exhibit explores the history of “The Corner,” a five-block community immediately adjacent to the University of Virginia, and the students, merchants, professors, and townspeople who have populated it over the years. The exhibit highlights many rarely-seen photographs of the Corner, from the early days of the venerable (and long gone) Temperance Hall, built in 1856, to the vibrant commercial district of today. “All Roads Lead to the Corner” is based on material from the recently published history, The Corner, A History of Student Life at the University of Virginia by Coy Barefoot.
2000
“Play Ball!": Stories from More Than 100 Seasons of Baseball in Charlottesville and Albemarle
Play Ball! captures local enthusiasm for the National Pastime from around 1900 to the present through photographs, written accounts of various teams throughout the area, and three-dimensional artifacts such as early fielder’s gloves, a nearly century-old Spalding bat, the last home plate and pitcher’s rubber used at the University of Virginia’s Lambeth Field, and an early U.Va. baseball team uniform. (See on-line version.)
Getting Around: Transportation in Turn-of-the-Century Charlottesville and Albemarle
This exhibit is the last in a series examining life in our community at the turn of the last century. From the days of foot- and animal-powered transportation to the era of the automobile and airplane, city and county leaders have sought to improve conditions for travelers. Today’s “new” ideas to cut down on congestion and parking problems -- trolley service to and from the University and downtown, an emphasis on pedestrian-friendly streets, creating bicycle lanes, encouraging rail travel -- actually have their roots in the early omnibus system, first publicly funded sidewalks, the “Good Roads” movement, and the early years of the railroad.
1999
Local People at Work, Past And Present: Building the “Athens of the South”: The Business Community of Turn-of-the-Century Charlottesville
This exhibit is the second in a series chronicling life one hundred years ago. The local business community at the turn of the century was characterized by optimism, civic pride, and a desire to attract industry and commerce to the recently incorporated City of Charlottesville. Prominent businessmen like Robert Poore Valentine and W. T. Martin felt a keen sense of duty to commit their time and resources to helping their fellow man and making the city a better place to live. Building “The Athens of the South” explores the links between boosterism, entrepreneurship, and civic responsibility in the early years of the twentieth century.
From Private to Public: Education in Turn-of-the-Century Charlottesville
This exhibit is the third in a series examining life in our community at the turn of the last century. From Private to Public examines the state of educational opportunity in Charlottesville and Albemarle County as the twentieth century began. The exhibit features rarely-seen photos which present a fascinating glimpse of the typical rural classroom of the early twentieth century.
1998
The Year the Governor Closed the Schools: Desegregation in Charlottesville
Pippins and Plowshares: Albemarle’s Agricultural Heritage
Past As Prologue: Charlottesville at the Turn of the Century
1997
New And Improved: The Art of Local Advertising
75 Years of Music and Memories: The Charlottesville Municipal Band
Soothing the Sufferer: A History of Medicine in Charlottesville
1996
Each A Mighty Voice: African American Presence In Albemarle County
Lost Architecture Of Albemarle County Historical Society
A Hellenic Odyssey: The Greek American Community of Charlottesville
1995
In Print: Books and Publishing in Central Virginia
National Heroes, Local Families: A Commemoration of Lewis and Clark
Charlottesville On Canvas: Neighborhood Painting by Doris Collins
This exhibit features eleven paintings by Doris Driscoll Collins, a local artist who painted scenes of Charlottesville and Albemarle County in the 1950s and 1960s. Collins, called the "Grandma Moses" of Charlottesville, was known for her simple yet evocative renderings of Vinegar Hill and surrounding neighborhoods prior to the urban renewal of the 1960s and 1970s.
Albemarle Families of Diverse Heritage: Antebellum and Beyond
1994
To Seek the Peace of the City: Jewish Life in Charlottesville
Remembering D-Day: June 6, 1944
The Rivanna: A River through Time
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