Author and historian Rick Britton joins Coy Barefoot every week to talk about local history. This week’s discussion begins with a discussion of the term “Hispanic” and then on to a history of the Rotunda.
CRN: Rick Britton on the U.Va Cemetery
Historian Rick Britton joins Coy Barefoot to talk about the U.Va Cemetery, which he says predates the founding of the University. The graves of at least three people who died before 1825 lie in the cemetery. He wrote a pamphlet to the burial ground a few years ago. Tune in to find out the answer to this week’s quiz question: What was the previous name of the University of Virginia?
CRN: The History of Vinegar Hill
Rick Britton joins Coy to talk about Charlottesville’s history. Vinegar Hill, which dates back to the 19th century and is sometimes thought of as the first suburb of Charlottesville began as an Irish neighborhood in 1850. Rick tells why the origin of the name is still being debated and offers his own theory for the unusual name. Maplewood Cemetery, two blocks from Court Square, is the final resting place for 2500 people and is the first official burial ground for the little town of Charlottesville in 1827. The Cemetery has an entire row of causalities of from the Civil war. |
CRN: Rick Britton gives quick Charlottesville History 101 lesson
Cartographer and historian Rick Britton joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now to give a little Charlottesville 101. He tells us how the city gots its name, the relevance of the Three Notch’d Road, and the role that Court Square played in Albemarle County history.
CRN: Historian Rick Britton tells the story of Pickett’s Charge
Historian Rick Britton joins Coy Barefoot each week for a look at Albemarle County’s past. This week, Pickett’s Charge, and a look at the new issue of the Magazine of Albemarle County.
CRN: Historian and author Rick Britton
Local author and historian Rick Britton joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now with another quiz. Rick is the editor of the Magazine of Albemarle County History. This year’s lead article is about 4.500 captured prisoners of war who were quartered in Charlottesville during the Revolutionary War. Rick wanted listeners to identify one of two place names in the area that come from the names of men who were kept here.
CRN: A Thomas Jefferson quiz and the life of Edward Coles
Local author Rick Britton joins Coy Barefoot on WINA’s Charlottesville Right Now each Friday to talk about the area’s history. In this week’s installment, a fond remembrance of the Little Rascals, a belated celebration of Thomas Jefferson’s birthday, the life of Edward Coles.
Charlottesville, the capitol of Virginia?
Charlottesville briefly served as the capitol of Virginia for a week in the spring of 1781. Rick Britton explains why on this installment of WINA’s Charlottesville–Right Now with Coy Barefoot. Next Friday, Rick will tell the second part of the story.
Charlottesville–Right Now: Robert E. Lee’s engineering career
Local historian Rick Britton joins Coy Barefoot every Friday to talk about days gone by in Charlottesville and Albemarle County. This week, Robert E. Lee’s work in the Army Corps of Engineers before becoming the head of the Confederate Army. Rick explains how Lee helped save the harbor in St. Louis
Charlottesville–Right Now: Charlottesville in the last days of the Confederacy
Rick Britton joins the show every week for a discussion of regional and national history. This week’s topics include a discussion of how Charlottesville at the end of the Confederacy.
Charlottesville–Right Now: Historian Rick Britton’s Weekly History Discussion (1-19-07)
Local historian and author Rick Britton joins Coy Barefoot on Charlottesville–Right Now! every Friday afternoon for a history discussion. On the January 19th edition, the pair talk about the possible adoption of the Ginger Gold as Virginia’s State Apple (SB779, HB1837) as well continued the discussion about the 19th Virginia, the topic of last week’s show.
Charlottesville–Right Now: Historian Rick Britton on the 19th Virginia (1-12-07)
Local historian and cartographer Rick Britton is a regular guest on Charlottesville–Right Now with Coy Barefoot for discussions about history. This week, Britton talks about the 19th Virginia, a Confederate regiment in the Civil War comprised primarily of soldiers from Charlottesville and Albemarle. He spoke of some of the major battles the 19th Virginia was involved in, including Pickett’s Charge and Second Manassas – and shares several stories of individual solders from that regiment.