Media Contact: J.A. Lyon, Director of Marketing & Communications, jlyon@monticello.org
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 13, 2025
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello was pleased to contribute to Ken Burns’s latest docuseries, The American Revolution, premiering November 16 on PBS. The UNESCO World Heritage Site served as a filming location, and president and CEO Dr. Jane Kamensky served as both an on-camera spokesperson and advisor on the series, with involvement beginning in 2018.
“On the eve of the generational milestone that is the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein, and David Schmidt have created a profound story of us, and why our founding matters,” said Dr. Jane Kamensky. “It was a pleasure to contribute to the project, and we look forward to seeing its impact.”
“To believe in America...is to believe in possibility,” Kamensky notes in the series. Watch PBS’s behind-the-scenes video featuring Dr. Kamensky here.
The American Revolution premieres nightly starting Sunday, November 16 on PBS. Find more information on the series and Monticello’s involvement at monticello.org/AmRev.
About The Thomas Jefferson Foundation at Monticello
The Thomas Jefferson Foundation was incorporated in 1923 to preserve Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson, in Charlottesville, Virginia. As a civic institution, Monticello seeks to increase knowledge and share the ideals Jefferson articulated in the Declaration of Independence through programming and scholarship built upon a foundation of rigorous research.
Monticello is recognized as a National Historic Landmark, a United Nations World Heritage Site, and a Site of Conscience. As a private, nonprofit organization, Monticello receives no ongoing local, state, or federal funding. Visitors and the generosity of donors make Monticello’s twofold mission of preservation and education possible. For information, visit monticello.org.