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  • A Winter Wedding and a Snowy Slog

    • People and Places •
    • Thomas Jefferson
    by David Thorson
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    January 26, 2023

    If rain is good luck on your wedding day, what is three feet of snow on your honeymoon? A young Thomas and Martha Jefferson found out in January of 1772.

  • "I shudder at the approach" - Jefferson on Winter

    • People and Places •
    • Thomas Jefferson
    by David Thorson
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    January 10, 2023

    Thomas Jefferson and winter were not friends. Read a selection of quotations from Jefferson's letters and learn how this Frozen Founder felt about the winter months.

  • Top Ten Holiday Gifts from Monticello

    • Food & Drink
    by David Hay
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    November 4, 2022

    In 1762, Thomas Jefferson described Christmas as the “day of greatest mirth and jollity.” During this special holiday season, share the genius of Jefferson and Monticello with the people on your gift list! Monticello’s online Shop has a gift for every age, style, and budget.

  • Remembering Thomas A. Saunders III, 1936-2022

    • Bringing History Forward
    by Monticello
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    September 12, 2022

    It is with heavy hearts that we share the passing of former Thomas Jefferson Foundation Trustee and Board Chairman, Thomas A. Saunders III.

  • The Passing of Queen Elizabeth II

    by Monticello
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    September 8, 2022

  • Remembering Mikhail Gorbachev

    • Revolutionary Ideas
    by Monticello
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    August 31, 2022

  • Remembering David McCullough

    • Bringing History Forward
    by Monticello
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    August 9, 2022

    We at Monticello are saddened by the recent passing of historian and biographer David McCullough. His accolades speak to the significant impact of his career...

  • Epidemics and Thomas Jefferson

    • Revolutionary Ideas •
    • Science and Exploration •
    • Thomas Jefferson
    by J. Jefferson Looney
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    July 29, 2022

    Thomas Jefferson knew a thing or two about epidemics. The virulent diseases most feared in his time were smallpox and yellow fever.

  • Monticello and Honest History

    • Bringing History Forward •
    • Slavery and the Legacy of Race
    by Leslie Greene Bowman
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    July 12, 2022

    The recent news cycle has seen a number of articles and a television interview proclaiming that Monticello is no longer a place where you can learn about Thomas Jefferson’s contributions to American history. Instead, these stories claim that the only thing you can learn is that Jefferson was a slaveholder. These stories are disappointing and inaccurate, but not at all surprising.

  • Ascendant: The Power of Descendant Communities to Shape Our Stories, Places and Future

    • Bringing History Forward •
    • Slavery and the Legacy of Race
    by Monticello
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    June 18, 2022

    Part of a two-day event to honor Monticello's Getting Word community and the re-dedication of the Burial Ground for Enslaved People, this public program highlights the importance of descendant voices in the telling of American history—voices that have often been marginalized, or left out completely. Featured speakers include filmmaker Ava DuVernay, The Atlantic writer Clint Smith, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Annette Gordon-Reed, musician Wynton Marsalis, Ford Foundation President Darren Walker, descendants of families who were enslaved at Monticello, and more.

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