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April 22, 2013
AP Exclusive: $10M gift to spur rebuilding of slave quarters at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello
One-time slave quarters will be recreated at Thomas Jefferson’s home at Monticello, and more of the Declaration of Independence writer’s living quarters will be restored using a $10 million gift from a philanthropist who has a keen interest in the nation’s history.

March 22, 2013
J. Jefferson Looney seeks to decipher Thomas Jefferson’s writings
Washington Post feature article on the Papers of Thomas Jefferson: Retirement Series, which is based at Monticello, highlighting the project's editor, Jeff Looney, who "brings patience, a mathematician’s precision and a glint of mischief to his work."

April 2013 Issue
Monticello's Cobalt Blue Ruffled Pitcher featured in House Beautiful
See Monticello’s Cobalt Blue Ruffled Pitcher in the April House Beautiful feature The Best,” showcasing American-made products that speak to traditional style with a modern beauty.

March 11, 2013
New York Times Travel: Pennsylvania and Virginia, Where the Nation Was Shaped
Monticello is "the pièce de résistance of presidential houses" of a tour of America's history from Gettysburg, PA, to Charlottesville, VA.

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