Upcoming Events
Last Wednesday Talks
Title: The Waterloo of the Confederacy: The Battle of Five Forks
Speaker: Paul R. Brockman, Past President of ACHS
The speaker will discuss the conduct of the battle and its strategic significance in the days before Appomattox.
Mr. Brockman's great-great uncle, Jacob Koogle, was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for gallantry at Five Forks as an officer of the 7th Maryland Infantry in the Army of the United States.
Date: August 27th, 2008
Location: Senior Center (1180 Pepsi Place)
Time: 2pm
Save the Date: Annual Meeting
27 September 2008
10 a.m. at the Courthouse
Tarleton's 1781 Raid
John Maass, an historian with the US Army Center of Military History at Ft. McNair, D.C., will discuss Tarleton's Charlottesville Raid of 1781. Dr. Maass will explain the raid itself and the British campaign in Virginia. He will also discuss Tarleton's controversial reputation, his exact route across the Virginia Piedmont en route to Charlottesville, and the impact of the raid.
As a special supplement to the Quarterly Meeting we will tour several sites associated with Tarleton's Raid, including Boswell's Tavern (Louisa Co.); Castle Hill (Albemarle Co); The Farm (Charlottesville); and the city's Court Square. All sites were visited by Tarleton and his men as they rode west to capture the state's assembly.
Tickets cost $30 for members and $40 for non-members. An optional boxed lunch is available for pre-order ($10). The bus tour will last from approximately 11:30am to 3:30pm. Click here for a registration form or stop by the society.
Click here for past Meetings
ACHS Court Square Walking Tours
Saturdays, April through October
Departing from ACHS at 10am
Suggested donation $5
(On the 3rd Saturday of each month we offer 2 options
(a) Downtown Mall or (b) Court Square Walking Tour)
Twilight Walking Tours
Thursdays at 5:30pm
Suggested donation: $5
We leave from the ACHS Building
Call to reserve your place!
Contact Us:
Ask the Historical Society:
info@albemarlehistory.org
Staff:
Steven G. Meeks, President: president[at]albemarlehistory.org
phone: (434) 296-1492
Margaret M. O'Bryant, Librarian:
library[at]albemarlehistory.org
phone: (434) 296-7294
Keri Matthews, Administrative Assistant:
admin[at]albemarlehistory.org
phone: (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)
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Ongoing Events & News
Looking for Volunteers....
to help with Interviews surrounding the
Frances Brand Collection of Firsts.
Needed: interviewers, transcribers of taped interviews, and sleuths to ferret out details that mysteriously emerge as we explore the backgrounds of the portrait subjects. Contact: Margaret Lake at 540-456-4644.
Now Accepting Article Submissions to
The Magazine of Albemarle County History
We welcome submissions from anyone who has written about the history of the city or county. Almost any topic is suitable, as long as it deals with Albemarle County or Charlottesville, Virginia. In addition to articles about historical topics, the Publications’ Committee will consider edited memoirs and selections from diaries, transcribed oral histories, documents, indexes of county records, and abstracts of primary source materials which will be useful to researchers. The goal is to see local history recorded for the benefit of scholars and the community alike.
Summer Exhibit
The Generations Project
Throughout the fall of 2007, local photographer Ross McDermott and The Bridge PAI hosted an intergenerational photography and audio documentary workshop.
Six high school students were selected to take part in a three-month workshop that paired them with senior citizens in local nursing homes. The objective was for the students to listen and learn about the lives of the seniors, and to document their experience and stories through photographic and audio media.
For more information please visit the links below:
The Generations Project
The Bridge | Progressive Arts Initiative
Deltiology
(Postcard Collecting)
Also on display this summer, excerpts from Steven G. Meeks' Postcard Collection.
Visit the Hatton Ferry!
The Hatton Ferry (south of Scottsville) is open for
the summer 2008 season. Take a ride into history
on one of the last two remaining pole ferries in the county.
Click on the image to visit the official Hatton Ferry Website.
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