Historical Society Exhibits
Created by Leslie Gore and Jennifer Slaughter, this exhibit explores the celebrations Charlottesvillians partook in during the 200th anniversary in 1962.
A Short History of Wine and Winemaking in Albemarle County and Charlottesville.
Selected images from the Historical Society displayed as part of the Downtown Business Association's celebration June 7, 8, 9, 2006.
This "virtual exhibit" is of a portion of the paintings done by the late local folk artist Frances Brand, a series that she called her "Firsts." They are portraits of local personages from every walk of life. This is part one of a two-part series; portraits of individuals with first names A-M may be found here.
This "virtual exhibit" is of a portion of the paintings done by the late local folk artist Frances Brand, a series that she called her "Firsts." They are portraits of local personages from every walk of life. This is part two of a two-part series; portraits of individuals with first names M-Z may be found here.
Ghost Signs and Vestige Billboards--a photo survey by Glenn Rebholz.
Wartime Photographic Memoirs of Clarence M. McClymonds
Photographs of Main Street taken by John Shepherd ca. 1976
Stories from more than 100 seasons of baseball in Charlottesville and Albemarle County
A Selection of Photographs of Charlottesville and Albemarle County in the 1940s, from the Russell "Rip" Payne Collection.
This exhibit contains pictures of Spirit Walks past.
Vinegar Hill: Images from a neighborhood razed for Urban Renewal
Paul Goodloe McIntire forever shaped the Charlottesville and Albemarle communities.
A traveling exhibit on loan from the Library of Virginia which features ten women from Virginia who have made lasting contributions to their communities, the nation, and the world.
This exhibit was created by Kay Butterfield, the historian for St. Anne's-Belfield, in honor of the school's centennial anniversary. Through photographs and memorabilia, it paints a picture of student life and values at the school over the years.
This exhibit documents Charlottesville's broadcasting experiences during the golden age of radio, the period when radio reached its peak popularity in the 1930s and 1940s and part of the 1950s until TV became king of the media.
An exhibit of local objects from our not too distant past.
Downtown: Architecture and Landscape of a Community is an exploration of the urban and social history of downtown Charlottesville, Va.
Summer 2008
This is a brief description of the Lost Albemarle -- Historical Lost Architecture exhibit.
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Curves on the Fringe: Meadowbrook Hills and the Rise of Charlottesville's Picturesque Suburbs
by Daniel Bluestone
Why "Big I"?
by Robert W. Tatum, Jr.
Memoirs of Leroy Wesley Cox: Experiences of a Young Soldier of the Confederacy
by As Related to Ruth Ritchie. Edited and with an Introduction by Robert W. Tatum, Jr. and Richard L. Nicholas.
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