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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.
A Statement by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation
The issue of Jefferson’s paternity has been the subject of controversy for at least two centuries, ranging from contemporary newspaper articles in 1802 (when Jefferson was President) to scholarly debate well into the 1990s. It...MORE »
Relive the turbulent days of the American Revolution when war came to Virginia and British soldiers captured Monticello.
Monticello is one of the most beautiful and recognizable houses in America. It’s elegant and harmonious, and it was revolutionary for American architecture at the time. If you ever need a quick reminder of its features, just fish a nickel out of your pocket.
So, when I saw a listing...MORE »
Monticello's former Robert H. Smith Director of Restoration, Bob Self,...MORE »
Jefferson described the Polygraph as "the finest invention of the present age." Monticello guide Charles Morrill, who's been...MORE »
Fear of separation from loved ones was one of the great underlying terrors of slavery. Today we hear the story of a fight that broke out between two...MORE »
A former guide at Monticello gives his view of the Gilbert Stuart's portrait of Thomas Jefferson, taken from a sitting in Washington, DC, in 1805.
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Nance (Nancy) Hemings was an enslaved woman whom Jefferson inherited, gave as a wedding gift and later bought back to help run a weaving...MORE »
Several visitors to Monticello remarked on Thomas Jefferson's...MORE »