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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 »
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 »