This is the second in a two-part series of conversations recorded at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello as History As It Happens goes on location, with special guests historian Alan Taylor and Brandon ...

As VisitDallas board member Gus Granger examined Slavery at Jefferson’s Monticello: Paradox of Liberty, now on display at the African American Museum at Dallas’ Fair Park through December 31, someone ...

Monticello has always been filled with the rich history of its most famous resident, Thomas Jefferson, whose story has been told and retold through the years. But the plantation — nestled in mountains ...

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The room where historians believe Sally Hemings slept was just steps away from Thomas Jefferson’s bedroom. But in 1941, the caretakers of Monticello turned it into a restroom.

The day was overcast and humid on a recent visit to Virginia wine country. After visiting a couple of wineries, my partner and I decided it was time to visit Monticello. I had planned our short ...

You cannot see Thomas Jefferson’s mansion, Monticello, from the small room burrowed into the ground along the south wing of his estate. When the door is closed, you can’t see anything at all, because ...