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Find out what the Thomas Jefferson Foundation as well as Monticello staff members and guest bloggers have to say about Jefferson and Monticello.
Monticello has lost a magnificent friend, longtime Trustee (1994-2008), Honorary Trustee (2009-2020), and Summit member, Richard Gilder. He passed away on May 12, 2020, at his...MORE »
According to Google maps it is 3,557 miles from my home in Edinburgh, Scotland, to Monticello. By contrast, my university office is 1.1 miles away from home...
Exciting news! Monticello recently received a grant from the...
While we generally associate tulips with the peak of flower garden glory at Monticello, many bulb varieties are already gracing the borders...MORE »
The winter of 1803-1804 was particularly busy for President Thomas Jefferson. The Barbary Pirate War smoldered, the U.S. flag was raised...MORE »
Today we at Monticello mourn the loss of one of our own: Joshua Scott, our Vice President for Development.MORE »
In 1807, Jefferson installed the compass rose to the ceiling of Monticello’s East Portico. The rose connected to a wind vane mounted on the roof and...MORE »
Archaeology is an historical discipline whose goals are to advance our understanding of what happened in the past and why. But unlike the documents on which...MORE »
On February 5, 1769, Thomas Jefferson replied to his cousin’s request that his son study law under him. Writing from...MORE »