Public
Private
1735
Peter Jefferson, Thomas Jefferson's father, patented 1,000-acre tract which became Monticello.
1743
Thomas Jefferson born at Shadwell.
1757
Peter Jefferson died.
1760-62
Thomas Jefferson a
Thanks to all the families who made Monticello’s 2011 Home Educators’ Day such a success!
We are looking forward to welcoming you and your young scholars for the third annual Home Educators' Day on Wednesday, March 7, 2012.
2012 Event Description
The Retirement Series Digital Archive is a companion to the letterpress volumes of The Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Retirement Series. The content presented as part of this collection includes the Family Letters Digital Archive: full, searchable transcriptions of a rich body of correspondence to and between Jefferson's immediate and extended family.
These special guided tours of Thomas Jefferson's house are designed especially for families with children ages 6 to 11. The 35-minute tours feature hands-on opportunities in every room and provide a glimpse of what life was like for the children who lived at Monticello in the late 1700s and early 1800s.
See more of Monticello with a more intimate, small group setting. These leisurely evening tours, which are limited to approximately 20 people, feature a guided exploration of Monticello that includes the rooms on the main floor of the house, the third-floor Dome Room, and an introduction to the cellar dependencies and “Crossroads” exhibit. Visitors will also have time to walk the West Lawn flower gardens on their own.
