Pursuits of Knowledge

Exploring the enduring legacy of learning inspired by Thomas Jefferson.

“ .... knowledge is power ... knowledge is safety ... knowledge is happiness”
-Thomas Jefferson to George Ticknor, 1817

Join us in this milestone year for our ongoing Pursuits of Knowledge series exploring the enduring legacy of curiosity, innovation, and learning inspired by Thomas Jefferson, and the people and paths that created the United States.

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Monticello gratefully acknowledges the partnership of More Perfect in our 250th anniversary initiatives.

Upcoming Events

  • Pursuits of Knowledge: Molly Beer on “For Love and Country in a Time of Revolution”

    A conversation with Molly Beer to discuss her book, “For Love and Country in a Time of Revolution”
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  • Pursuits of Knowledge: Christopher Brown on Antislavery and the American Revolution

    Join us in conversation with Christopher Brown for a program reconsidering the Revolution through the lens of antislavery thought and action.
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  • Cover of the book I Have Avenged America next to a headshot of Julia Gaffield

    Pursuits of Knowledge: Julia Gaffield on "I Have Avenged America"

    A conversation with Julia Gaffield to discuss her book, "I Have Avenged America: Jean-Jacques Dessalines and Haiti’s Fight for Freedom."
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  • Author and historian Louis Masur poses for a headshot.

    Louis Masur on "A Journey North"

    Join us in conversation with Louis Masur, discussing his latest book and how it provides a fresh, intimate view of a storied friendship between two of America's founders—one that endured for fifty years—and the road trip that forged it.
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  • Historian and author Rick Atkinson poses for a headshot

    Rick Atkinson on "The Fate of the Day"

    Join Monticello in conversation with Rick Atkinson, discussing the second volume of his landmark American Revolution trilogy,  where George Washington’s army fights on the knife edge between victory and defeat. 
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  • Jill Lepore on We the People

    In celebration of Constitution Day, join us on Monticello's iconic West Lawn for a conversation with best-selling author and Harvard professor Jill Lepore, discussing her new book We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution.
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  • Aerial of Monticello's David M. Rubenstein Visitor Center, which feature several smaller buildings connected around a central courtyard.

    Marlene Daut & Julia Gaffield on "I Have Avenged America"

    Join us in conversation with authors Marlene Daut & Julia Gaffield
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