Program Updates
Guided history walking tours are available year-round. Contact Sterling Howell at [email protected] or (434) 296-1492 to learn more and to schedule a tour. Many of our upcoming programs will be hybrid – a combination of in-person and online. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter (Now “X”), Instagram and YouTube for additional information and to watch recordings of our programs! Join our email newsletter list to receive regular program updates.
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Check out this recent Radio IQ story on the Black Barbers of Cville
https://www.wvtf.org/news/2024-05-21/the-black-barbers-of-cville
July 2024 Speaker Series Program
The Laborers of Birdwood Plantation with Andi Cumbo – Tuesday, July 23rd – JMRL 3rd Floor Swanson Room
In this interactive presentation, Andi Cumbo will share the genealogical, historical, and archaeological research that has been done at Birdwood Plantation in Ivy. She will discuss the research findings as well as the work to include living descendants in the process of memorialization that is just beginning at the property.
Andi Cumbo is a writer, genealogist and historian, and a mom. She has conducted research on the enslaved communities at plantations around Central Virginia including Bremo, Scotchtown, and Bracketts Farm.
This is a free program to be held at JMRL Central Branch, 3rd Floor Swanson Room (201 E. Market St., Charlottesville, VA 22902).
Register to attend in-person at: https://birdwood.eventbrite.com
The program will also be livestreamed on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ACHistSoc/
August 2024 Speaker Series Program
Beyond the Levys: Jewish History at Monticello with Olivia Brown – Thursday, August 15th – The Center at Belvedere
Explore Charlottesville’s rich Jewish history through the lens of one of its most prominent landmarks.
Olivia Brown, ACHS Board Member and former Research Fellow at the International Center for Jefferson Studies, investigates the ties between Charlottesville’s Jewish community and Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello, both with Jefferson himself and through the enslaved community. This lecture will discuss Jefferson’s views on Judaism, Jewish families like the Isaacs and Levys, and enslaved families like the Hemingses and Fossetts.
This is a free program to be held at The Center at Belvedere (540 Belvedere Boulevard, Charlottesville, VA 22901).
Register to attend in-person at: https://thecentercville.org/calendar/event/120149/3/
The program will also be livestreamed on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ACHistSoc/
Did You Know that Charlottesville-Albemarle Has It's Own Wiki?
Cvillepedia is a wiki dedicated to sharing and building community knowledge and history about the people, places, and events in Charlottesville and Albemarle County. This site is built with the same software as Wikipedia and is a free, public, collaborative encyclopedia that anyone can edit and improve. Cvillepedia is a volunteer run project. Click HERE to become a volunteer and add to the stories we tell about the past!
Saving Hatton Ferry 2022
Watch the video below to learn about Hatton Ferry and the work we accomplished in 2022 to preserve this one-of-a-kind historic landmark. And, email [email protected] to volunteer in 2024!
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The Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society is reinventing and
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Vision
Our vision is to reimagine and reinvent the role of the historical society in the twenty-first century: to be a strong civic organization that embraces, in all that we do, the diversity of our community’s history and experience, and promotes a greater understanding of our past, to enlighten the present and foster an inclusive history for future generations.
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History is not the past; it is the story we tell about the past. Every person in Albemarle County and the City of Charlottesville has a unique and powerful story to tell. Through collecting, preserving, and interpreting the history of our community, we are committed to informing, inspiring, and bringing together all people, creating opportunities for new relationships and new understandings.
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Our work is grounded in a belief in the worth and dignity of every human being. We respect people, communities, and cultures. We value discovery, creativity, integrity, and diversity. We believe in the potential for history to enrich our lives and to create stronger relationships and more vibrant communities. We approach our work with integrity and transparency.