On Tuesday, March 30 from 7:00-8:00 pm, join Highland Education Manager Nancy Stetz in conversation with independent researchers Miranda Burnett and Martin Violette to learn about the lives of the enslaved families from Highland who were sold by James Monroe to Casa Bianca plantation in Read More ...
Join us on Tuesday, April 13 from noon-1:00 p.m. for the virtual One Tribe One Day program: Engaging W&M Students in Real-World Conservation and Social Justice at Highland. This public panel discussion will focus on a new student-led vision for Read More ...
Join us on Tuesday, April 13 from noon-1:00 p.m. for the virtual One Tribe One Day event: Sharing Authority & Better Public History. During this public networking event, Mellon Foundation postdoctoral fellows Maria DiBenigno and Jajuan Johnson will discuss the Read More ...
Join us virtually on Wednesday, April 14, from 3:30 - 4:15 p.m., for an afternoon of lively literary discussion. This event is FREE and open to the public. During the April meeting of our book club, Education Programs Manager Nancy Read More ...
Highland’s annual sheep shearing will take place via Facebook Live on Saturday, April 24 (rain or shine) at 2:00 p.m. Tom Stanley will demonstrate the New Zealand sheep shearing method at this educational, agricultural event. This virtual program can be Read More ...
Join us virtually on Wednesday, May 12 from 7:00 – 8:00 p.m., for an evening of lively discussion hosted by James Monroe’s Highland. This event is FREE and open to the public. During the May meeting of our book club, Highland guide Read More ...
Join us on Thursday, June 3 from 6:00-7:00 p.m. for the virtual event: Collaborations on Better Public History. During this public event Andrew W.Mellon Foundation postdoctoral fellows Drs. Maria DiBenigno and Jajuan Johnson will discuss their ongoing work for William Read More ...
Join us virtually on Wednesday, June 9 from 7:00 – 8:00 p.m., for an evening of lively discussion hosted by James Monroe’s Highland. This event is FREE and open to the public. During the June meeting of our book club, Highland’s Mellon Post-Doctoral Research Fellow Maria DiBenigno will Read More ...
Join us on Thursday, June 17, from 7:00 - 8:30pm for Neglected History: Lives of Enslaved Laborers on the Monticello, Montpelier and Highland Plantations. Hosted by The Jefferson-Madison Regional Library, this virtual panel discussion will focus on the lives of Read More ...
SOLD OUT Join us on Saturday, July 3, from 9:00 – 9:45 a.m., for this Historic Tree Walk with Highland Guide, Sharon Hiner. Participants will learn about Highland’s mature trees during this 45-minute walk at James Monroe’s historic property. We Read More ...