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Monticello’s beloved Watermelon Festival's new kickoff block party is energizing the community with live music, local flavor, and plenty of fun.
The acreage is a little less than 2 miles down the road from Monticello, the former home of the third U.S. president which is owned and operated today by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation.
Monticello and its founder have appeared on the nation’s 5-cent coin since 1938, after the buffalo nickel was retired. A national contest for a new nickel to honor Jefferson was held ...
History is in the making at Thomas Jefferson’s Albemarle ... approved a request to connect Monticello to public sewer lines and expand its access to public water. The decision flies in the ...
Can the fraught relationship between Thomas Jefferson and John Adams help heal our own hyper-polarized politics? Monticello is betting yes. Credit...Photo Illustration by Felicia Vasquez ...
Monticello will soon offer a guided tour experience to learn about the complicated relationship between Thomas Jefferson and John Adams. Through the story of these two founders, the tour examines ...
“I’ve always been excited Monticello is putting this stake in the ground and claiming this history,” said Yurkoski, who claims Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings as ancestors. “We’re ...
It features the third president and founding father of the U.S., Thomas Jefferson, on the obverse and his house, dubbed Monticello, on the reverse. Nickel was used in coins because of its low cost ...
The film features a fictional conversation between Thomas Jefferson and Edmund Wright Jr., a publisher, as they discuss Jefferson's life, political career, and contributions to American history.
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah — Thomas Jefferson would surely appreciate this week's selection of Monticello Academy in West Valley City as the Cool School of the Week sponsored by Granite Credit Union.