Highland is proud to announce the 1817 Tour of the Northern States initiative, a project dedicated to engaging places visited by the newly elected president Monroe during his first year in office. Over 50 of these sites will participate in Read More …
Highland brings “Discovering the Home of President James Monroe” Exhibit online on Google Arts & Culture New web exhibit a part of Google Arts & Culture Presidents’ Day Collection James Monroe’s Highland announces a new web exhibit, in partnership with Read More …
Did you know that James Monroe’s Highland is a part of William & Mary? On Tuesday, March 28, we join the college in celebrating One Tribe One Day, William & Mary’s annual day of giving! Help us discover what’s new Read More …
[otw_shortcode_button href=”https://www.givecampus.com/schools/WilliamandMary/the-highland-trails-project” size=”medium” icon_position=”left” shape=”radius” color_class=”otw-blue” target=”_blank”]DONATE NOW![/otw_shortcode_button] James Monroe’s Highland, home of the fifth U.S. president, is the western outpost of William & Mary. It is a historic site where recent research has overturned our understanding of one of Read More …
On Saturday, January 27, from 11:00 am to 12:00 noon, Highland will host a drop spindle class. Led by crafter Russell Hubert, participants will learn how to spin wool using the traditional drop spindle method. Wool used during the drop Read More …
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 …