The initiative outlines how Monticello will work toward its goals of creating space for learning, history, and connection.
In the summer of 1774 Jefferson retreated to Monticello and wrote a secret plea meant to avert disputes with the British — a ...
Three first-year students recently took the Thomas Jefferson Foundation up on its offer. Here are their stories.
A National Invitation to Revisit America's Founding Ideals and Reflect on Their Meaning Today CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., July 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Monticello and More Perfect are proud to announce the ...
Thursday, July 5, 2018 -- A new exhibit at Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's mountaintop home hear Charlottesville, Va., underscores the fact that the Jefferson estate was an epicenter of racial mixing ...
It’s a well-known story. In April of 1775, an American patriot receives intelligence communicated by lantern light and travels on horseback from Charlestown to Lexington, Massachusetts, to warn his ...
He expanded the educational mission of Thomas Jefferson’s plantation. He also embraced research that showed Jefferson had fathered the children of one of his slaves. By Richard Sandomir Six ...