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"If Thomas was alive today I bet he would have an laptop and an iPad and text away.He would have a leather jacket and ripped jeans. Instead of his gardens he would try to mix Wendys and McDonalds.He would wear black chucks and would have a different hairdo. He wouldn't be as organized. He would...more »
I just want to check and see if Monticello foundation is making use of a remarkable poem by May Sarton entitled "Monticello". IF permission could be given, I think it should be used in a significant way to spread the good word about Monticello.
John Pindermore »
LOGISTICS FOR RACERS AND SPECTATORS
Pre-Race Packet Pick Up:
This year we are excited to offer racers the option to pick up their bibs and race packets on Friday, May 4 between 4-7 pm at the Reservations Lobby of the Thomas Jefferson Visitor Center. Please note that our gates will...more »
"Jefferson definitely would have a windows laptop computer with a webcam, an e reader with an extended battery life, a fountain pen, a tablet, a smartphone, ipod downloaded with classical and folk music, and his fair has to be swivel chair, a graphing calculator and a few scientific instruments...more »
On tour in May of 2010, while in the bedroom, the tour guide provided some details on the President's death. He told the tour party I was in that minutes before Jefferson passed away, hundreds of miles to the north, President Adams, who passed away on the same day, uttered his prophetic last...more »
Ideas for Jefferson's Cabinet from Mr. Owen's class 5th-Grade Class in Northumberland, PA:
laptop, kindle, cellphone, lamp, glasses, sweet tea, quill pen, stuffed raccoon, paper, book, bobble head, parrotmore »
I love the story about Jefferson and his mockingbirds. I am always struck by the dichotomy of Jefferson being such an enormous figure in world history, and yet he finds pleasure in the simplest of things. Great post Peggy, thanks!more »
Well said, Patty49er. The real question is "should it even matter?" No. it should not. However, the old saying "in a hundred years from now, nobody is going to care anyway" should read "in a hundred years from now, let it rest, for God sake".more »
Michael,
I'm sure you'll get a more direct response soon. But in the meantime, check out this blog post from our Research Librarian Anna Berkes:
Hunting the Wily Jefferson...more »
Salon.com is quoting Jefferson in an ad for Salon Core: All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.
Spurious, isn't it?more »
I actually think he would have a fountain pen. And probably have an IMac and have a kindle fire to read his books on the latest and have the Hunger Games series that hes almost finished with and I also strongly believe he would have one of those white things that you stick in all of your papers...more »
Why is this behavior still considered taboo or 'shocking' or even abnormal given the diabolical nature of systemic human enslavement? This was an absolute part of the culture of enslavement. The economic system of chattel slavery was a spider's web of complexity and irony. The total and...more »
"If Thomas was alive today I bet he would have an laptop and an iPad and text away.He would have a leather jacket and ripped jeans. Instead of his gardens he would try to mix Wendys and McDonalds.He would wear black chucks and would have a different hairdo. He wouldn't be as organized. He would...more »
"I think that Jefferson would have I phone and a laptop and electronics." --Charles, age 8, of Charlottesville, VAmore »
My namesake was an influence on my National Hero? Oh, if it could only be true, were THAT McMahon was my predecessor.more »
May Sarton's poem "Monticello" is a wonderful affirmation of the inestimable value of Jefferson's home to our nation. Wow!more »
Looks like there's a good excerpt from the poem on this page: http://www.common-place.org/vol-08/no-04/sexton/more »
I just want to check and see if Monticello foundation is making use of a remarkable poem by May Sarton entitled "Monticello". IF permission could be given, I think it should be used in a significant way to spread the good word about Monticello. John Pindermore »
LOGISTICS FOR RACERS AND SPECTATORS Pre-Race Packet Pick Up: This year we are excited to offer racers the option to pick up their bibs and race packets on Friday, May 4 between 4-7 pm at the Reservations Lobby of the Thomas Jefferson Visitor Center. Please note that our gates will...more »
Very Cool!more »
Very Cool!more »
"Jefferson definitely would have a windows laptop computer with a webcam, an e reader with an extended battery life, a fountain pen, a tablet, a smartphone, ipod downloaded with classical and folk music, and his fair has to be swivel chair, a graphing calculator and a few scientific instruments...more »
On tour in May of 2010, while in the bedroom, the tour guide provided some details on the President's death. He told the tour party I was in that minutes before Jefferson passed away, hundreds of miles to the north, President Adams, who passed away on the same day, uttered his prophetic last...more »
Ideas for Jefferson's Cabinet from Mr. Owen's class 5th-Grade Class in Northumberland, PA: laptop, kindle, cellphone, lamp, glasses, sweet tea, quill pen, stuffed raccoon, paper, book, bobble head, parrotmore »
I love the story about Jefferson and his mockingbirds. I am always struck by the dichotomy of Jefferson being such an enormous figure in world history, and yet he finds pleasure in the simplest of things. Great post Peggy, thanks!more »
As always, a great article. Wish I would have read it when it was published. more »
Well said, Patty49er. The real question is "should it even matter?" No. it should not. However, the old saying "in a hundred years from now, nobody is going to care anyway" should read "in a hundred years from now, let it rest, for God sake".more »
Michael, I'm sure you'll get a more direct response soon. But in the meantime, check out this blog post from our Research Librarian Anna Berkes: Hunting the Wily Jefferson...more »
Salon.com is quoting Jefferson in an ad for Salon Core: All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent. Spurious, isn't it?more »
I actually think he would have a fountain pen. And probably have an IMac and have a kindle fire to read his books on the latest and have the Hunger Games series that hes almost finished with and I also strongly believe he would have one of those white things that you stick in all of your papers...more »
I think that he would have a pager, and he would also have a quill pen.more »
Why is this behavior still considered taboo or 'shocking' or even abnormal given the diabolical nature of systemic human enslavement? This was an absolute part of the culture of enslavement. The economic system of chattel slavery was a spider's web of complexity and irony. The total and...more »