The mission of the Charlottesville Historic Resources Committee is to advocate for historic preservation; to promote an appreciation of local historic resources, both tangible and intangible; and to encourage and coordinate, with appropriate municipal agencies, civic organizations, institutions and individual scholars, the documentation and interpretation of local history.
The Historic Resources Committee meets once a month to organize and promote local history through:
- Education
- Public commemoration (historic plaques, signs, markers, and civic festivals and ceremonies)
- Publications (maps, brochures, tour books, and digital media)
- Public meetings (planning sessions, workshops, and lectures)
- And through other means.
Current Events and Activities:
Announcements Updated March 2012The Where I Live Stories from Yesterday and Today Series at C'ville Coffee with Celebrate!250:
Join us to listen, learn, discuss, and trace the history of Charlottesville's neighborhoods on one Sunday each month throughout this year. Our first event, featuring John Shepherd, Steve Trumbull, and Preston Coiner talking about WEST MAIN STREET went wonderfully! Thank you to everyone involved!
Our second event, featuring Bill Emory and Victoria Dunham talking about WOOLEN MILLS was standing room only!
Our next few events are:
(March 18 at 3pm at C'ville Coffee) Martha Jefferson and Locust Grove featuring Ellen Wagner and Melanie Miller
(April 29 at 3om at C'ville Coffee) Venable, Rugby Road and the Corner
Past and Ongoing Events and Activities:
UPDATE: See pictures from the McGuffey School National Register Historic Marker Ceremony.
Hosts of the 2009 Annual Fall Meeting of the Piedmont Area Preservation Alliance (PAPA)
an umbrella group of local, regional, and statewide preservation organizations.
Rotating exhibits on display in the first floor of the Downtown Transit Station opposite City Hall
Historic Marker Unveiling (Including Jackson P. Burley School, McGuffey School, Sacajawea, and Monticello Wine Company, among many others, click here for a complete list)
Development and implementation of bus posters featuring historic resources from throughout
Charlottesville Click Here to View Our Posters!
Stop by the Downtown Transit Station and view our current historic resources exhibit on the first floor. Past exhibits can be viewed here.
Information: Resources:
Resources:
Stop by the Downtown Transit Station and view our current historic resources exhibit on the first floor. Past exhibits can be viewed here.
Information: Resources:
Resources: