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3 days ago · By the time he left France, Jefferson had in his possession some ten or twelve terra-cotta plaster busts by Houdon, collected with a purpose to construct a “gallery of worthies” at Monticello, Jefferson’s home in Virginia. Among these original inclusions, were such figures as George Washington, the Marquis de Lafayette, John Paul Jones ...
3 days ago · Thomas Jefferson's main plantation, Monticello (from the Italian for "little mountain") is pictured here in a painting by Jane Braddick Peticolas. The painting captures Jefferson's vision of an American nation built on agricultural virtue, fused with neoclassical elements.
5 days ago · There have been many memorials across the United States built to honor Thomas Jefferson, and hundreds of years later his Charlottesville, Virginia home, Monticello, is still visited by tourists from around the world. So, what secrets could the plantation home still possibly hold? Read on to find out! In the Beginning.
4 days ago · As a monument to James Madison and the Enslaved Community, a museum of American history, and a center for constitutional education, Montpelier engages the public with the enduring legacy of Madison’s most powerful idea: government by the people.
5 days ago · The nonprofit Thomas Jefferson Foundation that owns and operates the Founding Father’s estate-turned-museum has seen multiple high-ranking officials depart with no explanation given over the ...
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4 days ago · 74 sworn in at Monticello as new U.S. citizens in a ceremony of firsts. SHADWELL, VA ( CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – A day of firsts at Monticello’s 2o24 Independence Day and Naturalization Ceremony at Thomas Jefferson’s home. The first African-American keynote speaker was introduced by the first woman as President of the Thomas Jefferson ...
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5 days ago · After portraying Thomas Jefferson at Colonial Williamsburg for the last 26 years, Bill Barker will join the Thomas Jefferson Foundation at Monticello beginning June 14.
