We invite you to visit and learn more about the enslaved African American men, women, and children who worked on James Monroe’s property through our Slavery at Highland program. Bring your questions and come engage with a Highland guide at Read More ...

On Saturday, March 2, 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 ...

Highland, in partnership with the 25th Annual Virginia Festival of the Book, will host Brook Poston, author of James Monroe: A Republican Champion, on Wednesday, March 20 from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. Poston, in conversation with Highland executive director Sara Read More ...

In partnership with the 25th Annual Virginia Festival of the Book, Highland will host James Horn, author of 1619: Jamestown and the Forging of American Democracy, and Joseph Kelly, author of Marooned: Jamestown, Shipwreck, and a New History of America's Origin, Read More ...

** Registration Full ** Join us on Friday March 29, from 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., for a spring tree walk with the Charlottesville Area Tree Stewards! Participants will learn more about Highland's trees during this free 90-minute walk at Read More ...

Join us on Wednesday, April 3, from 6:00 - 7:00 p.m., for an evening of lively literary discussion at Highland, the home of President James Monroe. This event is FREE and open to the public. During the April meeting of Read More ...

** Registration Full ** Join us on Friday April 5, from 11 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., for a spring tree walk with the Charlottesville Area Tree Stewards! Participants will learn more about Highland's trees during this free 90-minute walk at Read More ...

Join us on Thursday, April 11, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. for the Highland Honey and Mead Tasting. Guests will have a chance to speak with volunteer beekeepers Paul Legrand and Leslie Bouterie, sample honey from Highland and around the Read More ...

Join us on Saturday, April 27, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon, for Girl Scout Day at James Monroe's Highland! Experience arts and crafts outdoors at the home of the Fifth President of the United States. Participate in a historic Read More ...

Highland’s annual sheep shearing will take place on Sunday, April 28 (rain or shine). At 2:00 p.m. Tom Stanley will demonstrate the New Zealand sheep shearing method at this educational, agricultural event. We will also have traditional wool carding and Read More ...