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The [[Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society]] (ACHS) is a private, non-profit educational organization founded in 1940 to study, preserve, and promote the history of [[Charlottesville]] and [[Albemarle County]].  
The [[Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society]] (ACHS) is a private, non-profit educational organization founded in 1940 to study, preserve, and promote the history of [[Charlottesville]] and [[Albemarle County]].  


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Since 1994, the Society has been located in downtown Charlottesville in the historic [[McIntire Building]].
Since 1994, the Society has been located in downtown Charlottesville in the historic [[McIntire Building]].
==Mission Statement==
"The Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society nurtures and promotes awareness and appreciation of local history by encouraging the identification, collection, study, and preservation of the materials of history; by striving for excellence and quality in research and interpretation of collections and local history; and by disseminating knowledge through educational activities, so that the past may shed light on the present and the future."<ref>{{cite web|title=Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society - About Us|url=http://albemarlehistory.org//index.php/about|author=|work=|publisher=|Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Societylocation=|publishdate=|accessdate=30 Dec. 2010}}</ref>


==Efforts of the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society==
==Efforts of the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society==
These efforts include but are not limited to
These efforts include but are not limited to<ref>{{cite web|title=Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society - About Us|url=http://albemarlehistory.org//index.php/about|author=|work=|publisher=|Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Societylocation=|publishdate=|accessdate=30 Dec. 2010}}</ref>
 
■Encouraging the collection and preservation of manuscript and printed materials and other physical remains pertaining to the history of Charlottesville and Albemarle County;


■Promoting historical programs, lectures, exhibitions, and other educational activities;
*Encouraging the collection and preservation of manuscript and printed materials and other physical remains pertaining to the history of Charlottesville and Albemarle County;
 
*Promoting historical programs, lectures, exhibitions, and other educational activities;
■Facilitating writing and reporting upon local history in its relation to the local community, the Commonwealth of Virginia, the Nation, and foreign countries;
*Facilitating writing and reporting upon local history in its relation to the local community, the Commonwealth of Virginia, the Nation, and foreign countries;
 
*Exhibiting such material in its own or other museums or elsewhere and maintaining and operating a library and museum for housing and displaying historic materials.
■Exhibiting such material in its own or other museums or elsewhere and maintaining and operating a library and museum for housing and displaying historic materials.
[http://albemarlehistory.org//index.php/about]


==Board of Directors==
==Board of Directors==
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==2011 Board Members Elected==
==2011 Board Members Elected==
On Sunday November 14, Members were elected to a term of three years.[http://albemarlehistory.org//index.php/about]
On Sunday November 14, Members were elected to a term of three years.
*[[Bobby Montgomery]]
*[[Bobby Montgomery]]
*[[Edwina St. Rose]]
*[[Edwina St. Rose]]
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*[[Bob O'Halloran]]
*[[Bob O'Halloran]]


==Mission Statement==
==References==
The Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society nurtures and promotes awareness and appreciation of local history by encouraging the identification, collection, study, and preservation of the materials of history; by striving for excellence and quality in research and interpretation of collections and local history; and by disseminating knowledge through educational activities, so that the past may shed light on the present and the future.[http://albemarlehistory.org//index.php/about]
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==Notes==
[http://www.albemarlehistory.org/about.htm  About the Historical Society], ACHS website retrieved 12 July 2009.


==External links==
==External links==
[http://albemarlehistory.org/ Official site]
[http://albemarlehistory.org official site]
 
==Footnotes==
http://albemarlehistory.org//index.php/about
 


[[Category:History]]
[[Category:History]]

Revision as of 09:41, 30 December 2010


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The Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society (ACHS) is a private, non-profit educational organization founded in 1940 to study, preserve, and promote the history of Charlottesville and Albemarle County.

ACHS' research library, administered by a librarian on the staff of the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library, contains over 2,000 books and bound periodicals, as well as thousands of photographs, manuscripts, maps, pamphlets, newspapers, and vertical files. Its museum collection contains over 1,500 artifacts.

Since 1994, the Society has been located in downtown Charlottesville in the historic McIntire Building.

Mission Statement

"The Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society nurtures and promotes awareness and appreciation of local history by encouraging the identification, collection, study, and preservation of the materials of history; by striving for excellence and quality in research and interpretation of collections and local history; and by disseminating knowledge through educational activities, so that the past may shed light on the present and the future."[1]

Efforts of the Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society

These efforts include but are not limited to[2]

  • Encouraging the collection and preservation of manuscript and printed materials and other physical remains pertaining to the history of Charlottesville and Albemarle County;
  • Promoting historical programs, lectures, exhibitions, and other educational activities;
  • Facilitating writing and reporting upon local history in its relation to the local community, the Commonwealth of Virginia, the Nation, and foreign countries;
  • Exhibiting such material in its own or other museums or elsewhere and maintaining and operating a library and museum for housing and displaying historic materials.

Board of Directors

2011 Board Members Elected

On Sunday November 14, Members were elected to a term of three years.

References

External links

official site