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Walking Tour of Historic River View Farm at Ivy Creek NEW! has reached 20 enrolled, maximum enrollment.

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OLLI staff monitor enrollment and work to open seats before 10/2/2026. We will contact those on the wait list to invite them to enroll when seats become available. Joining the wait list is free; if you are invited and choose to enroll, the $35.00 fee will be collected at that time.

• Date: 10/2/2026
• Day of the Week: F
• Fees: $35.00
• Location: Ivy Creek Natural Area (opens in new tab) 1708 Earlysville Rd Charlottesville, VA 22903

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  Join the Ivy Creek Foundation’s Director of Education, Chloe Fridley, for a tour of Historic River View Farm at Ivy Creek Natural Area. River View Farm, home to the Carr/Greer family for over 100 years, is a rare surviving example of the Union Ridge/Hydraulic Mills community of African American farmers, pastors, craftspeople, and businessmen that flourished in the region beginning in the final quarter of the nineteenth century. This tour will follow the lives of the family who built the farm, beginning with farmer Hugh Carr’s journey to build the farm after emancipation. Learn about lifelong educator Mary Carr Greer and her husband Conly Greer, Albemarle County’s first African American extension agent. See the 1880s farmhouse and 1930s dairy barn, recognized on the Virginia Landmark Registry, the National Register of Historic Places, the Reconstruction Era National Historic Network, and the African American Civil Rights Network. Note: The walk will be over uneven ground. Attendees should dress for the outdoors and wear closed toe shoes. Chloe Fridley has extensive experience working in public museums and collaborating with large volunteer groups. Her research specializes in African American placemaking and migration between the end of the nineteenth and mid-twentieth centuries. Chloe has a degree in History from the University of Virginia where she focused her studies on the American South. She is a lifelong birder and hiker. Chloe loves connecting with Ivy Creek’s visitors and volunteers over a shared love of the natural and historical world around them.

Thanks for your interest in Colonial Williamsburg Excursion (Bus Trip) with !

This opportunity begins 9/24/2026.

Online registration for this program is currently closed.

• Online registration closes one week before the start date to allow time for preparation, and/or
• Registration remains closed once the program has begun.
• Osher Olnine courses close earlier so that enollment information can be shared with Osher National. 

You may still be able to participate.
Call the OLLI Office at 434‑923‑3600 to register. Office hours: Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
There are 7 seats available.

• Dates: 9/24/2026 - 9/24/2026 
• Times: 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
• Days: Th 
• Fee: $90.00
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