Come Discover our History and Heritage
The Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society welcomes you to their website.
The Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society is a private, non-profit educational organization (I.R.S. 501 (c) 3). The Society is a membership organization, open to all, and receives no continuing operating support from federal, state or local governments. We operate thanks to membership fees, gifts and donations, and grants from private foundations. More About Us.
Programs and Events
Walking Tour Surveys
Date: Now Available
Walking Tour participants, please click Click here to take survey to fill out a survey on your Walking Tour experience. We appreciate your feedback! Learn More
Take a Ride on the Hatton Ferry
Date: The Hatton Ferry operates from 9am-5pm Saturday, and Noon-5pm Sunday from mid-April and by special appointment.
Two hundred years ago, there were a thousand poled ferries carrying people across rivers and streams throughout the United States. Today, there is just one, the Hatton Ferry. Learn More
Court Square Walking Tours
Date: Thursday Evenings at 5:30 pm and Saturday Mornings at 10 am
Join an expertly guided walking tour of historic downtown Charlottesville! Stroll around the Court Square familiar to Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and James Monroe. Learn More
Virginia TimeTravelers Passport and Guide Available at ACHS
Date: Now Available
The Virginia TimeTravelers Passport and Guide will make it easy for you to plan your visits in Virginia. Learn More
16th Annual Spirit Walk
Date: October 22-24
"Commune with the Shades of an Earlier Age" The 16th Annual Spirit Walk- 2010 will run Friday, October 22 through Sunday, October 24 (Friday and Saturday: 6pm- 9:15pm, Sunday: 5pm-9:15pm). Performances will leave every 15 minutes from Maplewood Cemetery. Learn More
Announcements
Hatton Ferry Open This Weekend
Date: August 28-29
The Hatton Ferry will be open this weekend, but is unlikely to make a complete trip across the water. Nonetheless, a ferry representative will be present to meet and greet the public and talk about the ferry. Learn More
Historic Homes Tour of Morven
Date: Saturday, September 18, 12pm-6:30pm
ACHS will be hosting the Historic Homes Tour of Morven on September 18, from 12pm-6:30pm. Click here to purchase your tickets today! Learn More
Two New Books Examine Jefferson’s Life and Legacy
Date: August 31, 2010
Check out these two new books were released August 31 from the University of Virginia Press. Jefferson, Lincoln and Wilson: The American Dilemma of Race and Democracy, and Seeing Jefferson Anew: In His Time and Ours, examine Thomas Jefferson in very different, but both new and interesting lights. Learn More
Exhibits
Current Exhibit: Celebrating the 150th Birthday of Paul Goodloe McIntire
Paul Goodloe McIntire forever shaped the Charlottesville and Albemarle communities. Learn More
Online Exhibit: Spirit Walk Photograph Archive
This exhibit contains pictures of Spirit Walks past. Learn More
Society Membership
Become a member of our Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society and help preserve history!
Milton LaTour Grigg FAIA: From Martinis to Monticello--Our Last Gentleman Architect
by W. Douglas Gilpin, Jr. FAIA
Johnson & Hemming: Our First African American Photographers?
by Antoinette W. Roades
The Piedmont Intelligencer (Thomas & DuPre): The Short Life and Long Legacy of a Sprightly Newspaper
by Antoinette W. Roades
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Come by and visit us
McIntire Building
200 Second St., NE
Charlottesville, VA 22902-5245
Office: (434) 296-1492
Hours of Operation: Monday-Friday: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Saturday 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM (Library only)