Travel Classes
Albemarle
County & Charlottesville
The Early History from the 1720s to the 1850s
Introduction - Albemarle's history is thick with fascinating individuals including mapmakers, frontiersmen, engineers, educators, writers, and presidents. Many others fought and died in our nation's great struggles - fully half labored in bondage.
The Class - Held at the Senior Center, Inc., for six Thursday's beginning September 4, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. This six-session class will give you a thorough grounding in the early history ofAlbemarle County. Cost per person: $40 (Senior Center members: $30). There will be an opportunity to take a trip at the conclusion of the course, for an additional fee. Instructor is Rick Britton. He is an award winning historical journalist and has written 2 books and over 200 articles.
The Land and Its First
People
Thursday,
September 4
Albemarle's hilly geography and the once-powerful Monacan Nation
Settlement and
Formation
Thursday,
September 11
The first European settlers and the founding of Charlottesville
Albemarle and the
American Revolution
Thursday,
September 18
The Declaration, the Convention prisoners and Tarleton's raid
Years of Prosperity
Thursday,
September 25
Population growth, tobacco versus wheat and the birth & death
of riverborne commerce
Jefferson: Albermarle's
Favorite Native Son
Thursday,
October 2
Jefferson's huge influence on the county, including the founding
of the University
Antebellum Albemarle:
Slavery & the Coming Fury
Thursday,
October 9
Slavery, its local opponents and amazing internal improvements
Travel
Session
Thursday,
October 16
This tour features the University of Charlottesville,
Charlottesville's Court Square, The Farm, lunch at Michie Tavern
and Scottsville on the James River.
Culture and Art of Greece: Past and Present
Introduction: This presentation will highlight the major time frames that correspond with historical and artistic-archeological developments in ancient Greece, moving to contemporary culture upon which those developments are based.
The Class: Held at the Senior Center, Inc on Tuesday, September 23 and Tuesday, September 30 from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. This two-day session will cover the geography, important time frames in Greek History, cultural dimensions, political and religious issues, major developments and contributions from Ancient Greece focusing on the Classical and Hellenistic Periods, art and architecture, and the Greek Islands. This presentation is being conducted in preparation for our Senior Center trip to Greece - featuring Greek Isle Cruising with Mayflower Tours, November 11-19, 2008.
Cost:
$20 Senior Center members, $30 visitors
Participants: Mimimum 30, Maximum 100
Time: 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
About the Instructor: Charlotte McDaniel is a retired professor from Emory University and was a Fulbright Scholar in 2002-2003. She studied art history ay Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri with Professor Mylonas, who spent thirty years conducting archaeological digs in Greece, his country of origin.
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