Tag Archives: Dolley Madison
ERW Weekender: In the Footsteps of James Madison
Emerging Revolutionary War welcomes guest historian Kate Bitely In the Foot Steps of James Madison. Spring is finally here in Virginia and if you are looking for a place to explore that offers a great outdoor experience, get in the … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Continental Congress, Continental Leadership, Emerging Revolutionary War, Monuments, Personalities, Preservation, Revolutionary War
Tagged Dolley Madison, Emerging Revolutionary War, ERW Weekender, Founding Fathers, James Madison, Kate Bitely, Montpelier, Orange County, United States, Virginia
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Independence and Contradiction: Our Founding Slaveholders
Emerging Revolutionary War welcomes guest historian Michael Aubrecht. A biography of Mr. Aubrecht is attached below. In 2011 an exhibit titled “Slavery at Jefferson’s Monticello: Paradox of Liberty” started running at the Smithsonian’s American History Museum from January 27, 2012 … Continue reading
Posted in Civilian, Memory, Personalities, Photography, Slavery
Tagged Andrew Jackson, Andrew Johnson, Dolley Madison, Founding Fathers, George Washington, James Madison, James Monroe, James Polk, John Tyler, Matin Van Buren, Monticello, Montpelier, Mount Vernon, Sally Hemings, Slavery, Thomas Jefferson, Ulysses Grant, William Henry Harrison, Zachery Taylor
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A Close Read with the Madison
August 8, 2016—James and Dolley Madison at Montpelier, the Madisons’ home in Orange County, Virginia. Cast in bronze, the lie-sized statues were sculpted by Brooklyn-based artist Ivan Schwartz and unveiled May 27, 2009. Madison sits on one end of a bench that … Continue reading
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Tagged Dolley Madison, James Madison, Montpelier, Orange County, statues
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