Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society

ALL ARTICLES

Saying goodbye

For most of her life, Margaret O’Bryant has called the library home. After receiving a master’s degree in library...

Grappling with the past

By Ben Hitchcock “I feel like I’ve been training for this one job for 30 years,” said Coy Barefoot when he took over...

In brief

Barefoot is history The executive director of the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society has resigned less than...

In brief

Walking the walk Exactly one month from the day that a gunman shot 17 people to death at Marjory Stoneman Douglas...

Steven Meeks has left the...

The controversial president of the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society abruptly resigned February 11 after...

Secret history

By John Last There’s an open secret among Charlottesville’s historians: Something is very wrong at the Albemarle...

In brief

Monolith on West Main What wasn’t quite clear from renderings of The Standard, the deluxe student apartments now...

Skeletons in the closet

  After several weeks of prodding by a UVA researcher, the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society produced two...

LIVING Picks

Family Animal Connection Anniversary Party Saturday, October 29 Get Fido and Fifi ready to party in celebration of...

Early male impersonator...

One of the earliest ordinances against cross-dressing was passed in Columbus, Ohio, in 1848, making it illegal for...