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The Life of James Madison Montpelier

WEBIn the early 1760s, the plantation’s enslaved labor force constructed a brick Georgian structure a half-mile away, and the Madisons moved into this house, later renaming the …

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The Stories Artifacts Tell: Health and Well-Being at the …

WEBA memorial to James Madison and the Enslaved Community, a museum of American history, and a center for constitutional education that engages the public with the …

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The Four Pillars: Montpelier’s Commitment to American

WEBMontpelier is a historic site and Constitutional education center open to the public. Our mission is to become the most exciting, historically compelling, and culturally relevant …

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“Every Fever Gives Alarm”: The 1820-21 Typhus Epidemic …

WEBThe first cases of typhus seem to have appeared in the late fall of 1820, according to what James Madison wrote several months later, and surged during the …

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Lafayette’s Farewell Tour: “The Guest of the Nation” Visits …

WEBLevasseur continued, “The four days we spent at Mr. Madison’s, were agreea­bly divided between walks about his fine estate, and the still more engaging …

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“The President is Worse Today:” Madison’s 1813 Illness

WEBPresident James Madison himself had a life-threatening bout of illness at a nationally-inconvenient time – during the War of 1812. Madison had been prone to …

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The Naming Project: Silvey (Sylvia) – Montpelier

WEBWhat We Know About Silvey. Silvey, also called Sylvia, was likely born at Montpelier ca. 1806 [1], and was enslaved by James Madison. She may be related to an …

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The Stories Artifacts Tell: Health and Well-Being at the …

WEBThough we may think of artifacts as things from the past—two hundred year old iron fragments and shards of patinated glass and broken ceramics—every object you …

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“The President is Worse Today:” Madison’s 1813 Illness

WEBPresident James Madison himself had a life-threatening bout of illness at a nationally-inconvenient time – during the War of 1812. Madison had been prone to …

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The Naming Project: Silvey (Sylvia)

WEBWhat We Know About Silvey. Silvey, also called Sylvia, was likely born at Montpelier ca. 1806 [1], and was enslaved by James Madison. She may be related to an …

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July 8, 2020 – Montpelier

WEBA memorial to James Madison and the Enslaved Community, a museum of American history, and a center for constitutional education that engages the public with …

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Annie Payne Causten: Dolley’s “Sterling Girl”

WEBAnnie was born in 1819, the third of the eight children of Dolley’s brother John Coles Payne and his wife Clara (Clary) Wilcox Payne. In the 1820s and 1830s, the …

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October 20, 2020 – Montpelier

WEBCome Live The Story. A memorial to James Madison and the Enslaved Community, a museum of American history, and a center for constitutional education …

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The Naming Project: John – Montpelier's Digital Doorway

WEBThe earliest that John’s name appears in the historical record is in this letter from James Madison to his father, written on July 28, 1787, during the Constitutional …

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The Mere Distinction of Colour Montpelier

WEB12 Minute Read. The Mere Distinction of Colour. 1. Archaeological discoveries show that enslaved people were more than merely property of their masters. Mary Minkoff explains …

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Holiday Greetings from the Madisons

WEBA Quiet Home Christmas. Christmas was quieter when the Madisons were at Montpelier than when they were in Washington or Richmond, but Dolley’s letters still …

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2024 Dolley Madison Liberty & Legacy Luncheon Montpelier

WEBEmpowering Women in Leadership. On Tuesday, May 21, 2024, we will celebrate the 256th anniversary of Dolley Madison’s May 20th birth by re-launching the annual Dolley …

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The Naming Project: Betty – Montpelier's Digital Doorway

WEBBetty as a Child. Betty may have been enslaved at Montpelier from its earliest years. A child named Betty was among the 14 children, 5 adult women, and 10 …

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Montpelier Elects New Board Members Montpelier

WEBDr. Beverly Colwell Adams is a retired Associate Dean, Assistant Dean, Office of the Dean of the College, UVA College of Arts and Sciences, and Associate Professor Emeritus, …

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