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Educator Seminar: The Presidency in the Early Republic and Today
Claude Moore Hall
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Educator Seminar: The Presidency in the Early Republic and Today
Claude Moore Hall
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October 2024
Highlights of Montpelier TourRepeating Event
This one-hour guided House tour is the most popular way to experience the historic house. Explore the histories and legacies of James and Dolley Madison, the Enslaved Community, and the Constitution as you journey through the landscape and inside the Madisons' home.
The Enslaved Community TourEvery Weekend
FREE WITH TOUR OR PROPERTY PASS PURCHASE
This walking tour of significant sites examines one of America's largest paradoxes: a nation where "all men are created equal" built by those who are denied the exact freedoms they were laboring to establish.
Excavate: Archaeology Expedition – SOLD OUT
Work side-by-side with our staff archaeologists to discover, excavate, and preserve the past on the Montpelier property in our most-popular week-long archaeological program!
Bill of Rights Walking TourRepeating Event
Walking and pausing on the Montpelier landscape, participants will compare Madison's proposals with selected Amendments as ratified, and consider a few landmark Supreme Court cases delineating the language of the Bill of Rights.
Educator Seminar: The Presidency in the Early Republic and Today
The Presidency in the Early Republic and Today A Montpelier Seminar for Educators The President of the United States is the most powerful position in the world, but was it meant to be? This seminar will explore the origins of the presidency, how the Constitutional Convention conceptualized the presidency, how it evolved in the Early […]
Fall Working Woods Walk
Take a woodsland walk with Montpelier’s Horticulture department and the Virginia Master Naturalists
Lindsay M. Chervinsky Book Tour
Dr. Lindsay M. Chervinsky is a historian of the presidency, political culture, and the government. She is the Executive Director of the George Washington Presidential Library. Her research can be found in publications from op-eds to books, speaking on podcasts and other media, and teaching for every kind of audience. Dr. Chervinsky’s book, The Cabinet: George […]
Montpelier’s Equestrian Landscape Expedition
Join us for an exciting behind-the-scenes tours, lectures, and hands-on learning about Montpelier’s equestrian past, present, and future.
November 2024
Montpelier Hunt Races
Join us for the 89th running of the Montpelier Steeplechase!
Special Event: Celebrating Lafayette
A celebration of the 200th anniversary of the Marquis de Lafayette’s 1824 Return Visit to Montpelier.
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