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The Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society is meeting a series of goals the Charlottesville City Council set as conditions of an agreement last fall, the organization’s new president said ...
The historical society has been able to connect with descendants of the Dickerson and Wormley families. One of them is Lorenzo Dickerson, a Charlottesville native and documentary filmmaker.
The historical society has been able to connect with descendants of the Dickerson and Wormley families. One of them is Lorenzo Dickerson, a Charlottesville native, and documentary filmmaker.
While the land is known now for its golf course and tennis courts, Tom Chapman, executive director of the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society, says the park's 280 acres tell a ...
The historical society’s McIntire Building was the site of Charlottesville’s first public library. Philanthropist Paul Goodloe McIntire donated the money for this building — and the Lee ...
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Just 800 feet away from the Meadowcreek Golf Course clubhouse lies an undisrupted square of land marked off with a low rope fence. Beneath the grass, the ...
The City of Charlottesville, which is about to unveil a historical marker recognizing the sale of slaves at Court Square, is poking the bear, big time. In our anti-DEI climate right now – “DEI ...
Now, Rivanna Archaeological Services and the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society have undertaken an effort to excavate the sites of the courthouse and tavern, which lie on private ...