Recent excavations at Highland—the historic, Charlottesville home of the nation’s fifth president—are upending history. The archaeology, combined with tree-ring dating, shows that the newly discovered foundation, not the modest home still standing on the property, was the Monroe (1799) house. Read More …
You asked for it, and we listened! James Monroe’s Highland is excited to announce a new annual grounds membership program for families. For the first time at Highland, families will be able to purchase an annual pass granting them full Read More …
James Monroe’s Highland will host the Presidential Precinct and the participants from the Mandela Washington Fellowship, the flagship program of President Obama’s Young African Leaders Initiative, on July 6 and 7. During their time at Highland, the Fellows will learn Read More …
What’s old is new again at the historic home of James Monroe, the fifth President of the United States. Known for over a century as Ash Lawn-Highland and simply Ash Lawn, we have returned to the name James Monroe used Read More …
Interested in photography? Interested in history and a compelling landscape here at James Monroe’s Highland? Consider participating in the upcoming partnership with the University of Virginia’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies and award-winning photographer John Hulburt. This class, titled Read More …
Highland, home of President James Monroe, will be partnering with the Speak! Language Center and Alliance Française of Charlottesville at this year’s KidVention, presented by the Virginia Discovery Museum. KidVention is VDM’s annual family science festival, bringing 30-40 community organizations together Read More …
Leading up to Election Day 2016, the Washington Post will explore the character and legacy of each of the American presidents in 44 episodes of the podcast Presidential. The fifth installment of this podcast, airing February 7,will feature President James Read More …
Looking for something local and different to watch on a Thursday evening? Check out “Charlottesville Inside-Out” on February 4, 2016 at 8:30 p.m. Ash Lawn-Highland will be featured during the second half of this informational episode. Tune in as Executive Read More …
Ash Lawn-Highland has partnered with UVA’s Institute for Public History over the years with projects ranging from the research of enslaved African-Americans at Highland to the history of James Monroe’s property. This year’s intern, Ashley Spinks, emphasized the creation of new Read More …
Ash Lawn-Highland was awarded a grant from Virginia Foundation for the Humanities this week which will help expand site interpretation, specifically regarding slavery at James Monroe’s Highland plantation. The grant, totaling $3,000 will support the development and printing of an interpretive brochure Read More …