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SUMMARY:SOLD OUT - After Hours at Highland: December 18
DESCRIPTION:*** SOLD OUT *** \nExperience Highland after hours! Participants will be greeted by James Monroe first-person interpreter Beau Robbins\, with a private viewing of the newly opened exhibits in the 1818 guesthouse. President Monroe and a Highland guide will be present for questions and discussion. Admission is $25 per person. Masks are required inside. \n[otw_shortcode_button href=”” size=”medium” icon_position=”left” shape=”radius” color_class=”otw-blue” target=”_blank”]SOLD OUT[/otw_shortcode_button]
URL:https://highland.org/event/after-hours-at-highland-december-18/
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LAST-MODIFIED:20211117T180718Z
UID:8974-1639240200-1639243800@highland.org
SUMMARY:After Hours at Highland: December 11
DESCRIPTION:Experience Highland after hours! Participants will be greeted by James Monroe first-person interpreter Beau Robbins\, with a private viewing of the newly opened exhibits in the 1818 guesthouse. President Monroe and a Highland guide will be present for questions and discussion. Admission is $25 per person. Masks are required inside. \n[otw_shortcode_button href=”https://bookeo.com/purchase-tickets?type=41556T3C3FX17C7F0DCB83″ size=”medium” icon_position=”left” shape=”radius” color_class=”otw-blue” target=”_blank”]Purchase Tickets[/otw_shortcode_button]
URL:https://highland.org/event/after-hours-at-highland-december-11/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211124T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211124T150000
DTSTAMP:20260415T022238
CREATED:20211122T155614Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211122T155614Z
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SUMMARY:Musical guest Timothy Seaman to perform at Highland
DESCRIPTION:Join us from 12:00 to 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday\, November 24\, for a special performance in the Highland Museum Shop by featured musical guest Timothy Seaman. Enjoy the soothing sound of the hammered dulcimer while browsing our selection of locally made crafts in the Highland Artisan Room. Timothy will be signing CDs at this free\, public event. \nCheck out Timothy’s musical magic in the video below: \n[otw_shortcode_button href=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=7&v=alcRdeJ5kks” size=”medium” icon_position=”left” shape=”radius” color_class=”otw-blue” target=”_blank”]Watch Now[/otw_shortcode_button]
URL:https://highland.org/event/musical-guest-timothy-seaman-to-perform-at-highland-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211116T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211116T200000
DTSTAMP:20260415T022238
CREATED:20211001T135058Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211110T195402Z
UID:8925-1637089200-1637092800@highland.org
SUMMARY:Virtual Program: Francophiles\, Friendships\, and Femmes Artistes
DESCRIPTION:Join us at 7:00pm on Tuesday\, November 16 as we will welcome Maura Gleeson\, Visiting Professor of Humanities at Valencia College\, for the virtual program: Francophiles\, Friendships\, and Femmes Artistes. Program participants will learn more about the Monroe family’s connection to Madame Campan\, Eugène de Beauharnais and Hortense Bonaparte—friendships that began in 1790s France—as well as new scholarship on the artists behind their portraits. \n[otw_shortcode_button href=”https://cwm.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Xr5SqZqNTHOTc0VA_e1VDQ” size=”medium” icon_position=”left” shape=”radius” color_class=”otw-blue” target=”_blank”]Register Now[/otw_shortcode_button]
URL:https://highland.org/event/virtual-program-francophiles-friendships-and-femmes-artistes/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20211114T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20211114T160000
DTSTAMP:20260415T022238
CREATED:20210831T134054Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211104T151518Z
UID:8870-1636884000-1636905600@highland.org
SUMMARY:Highland Rustic Trails Dog Day
DESCRIPTION:On Sunday\, November 14\, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.\, we invite you and your four legged friends out on the Highland Rustic Trails for a day of doggone good fun! \nThe Highland Rustic Trails are free and open to the public. All dogs must be leashed. Dog owners are responsible for cleaning up after their animals. Please keep our trails clean so everyone can enjoy their experience on the Highland Rustic Trails. \n*Please note that while dogs will be allowed on the Highland Rustic Trails on November 14\, from 10am-4pm\, only service animals\, as defined by the ADA\, are permitted in the ticketed museum area. \n[otw_shortcode_button href=”https://highland.org/plan-your-visit/highland-trails/” size=”medium” icon_position=”left” shape=”radius” color_class=”otw-blue” target=”_blank”]Highland Rustic Trails[/otw_shortcode_button]
URL:https://highland.org/event/highland-rustic-trails-dog-day-8/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211111T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211111T140000
DTSTAMP:20260415T022238
CREATED:20210930T160638Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211108T170933Z
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SUMMARY:Veterans Day Commemoration Ceremony
DESCRIPTION:On Thursday\, November 11\, from 1:00 to 2:00 p.m.\, the University of Virginia Army ROTC Cadets\, the Buford Middle School band\, and featured speaker Master Sergeant Jim Carpenter\, US Army Reserves\, Ret.\, will join us for a ceremony in salute to our veterans. This event is FREE and open to the public. \nTo honor and thank U.S. veterans\, all active duty\, former\, and retired United States military personnel will receive free admission to James Monroe’s Highland for Veterans Day.
URL:https://highland.org/event/veterans-day-commemoration-ceremony-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211110T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211110T200000
DTSTAMP:20260415T022238
CREATED:20210708T154918Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211108T171012Z
UID:8782-1636570800-1636574400@highland.org
SUMMARY:Highland Virtual Book Club: November Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Wednesday\, November 10 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. \n\n\nDuring the November meeting of our book club\, Highland guide Sharon Hiner will lead the group in discussion of How the Word is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America by Clint Smith. \n\n\n“Sketches an impressive and deeply affecting human cartography of America’s historical conscience…an extraordinary contribution to the way we understand ourselves.” ―Julian Lucas\, New York Times Book Review \nTo register for this FREE event\, email education@highland.org. Once registered you will receive a Zoom link via email.
URL:https://highland.org/event/highland-virtual-book-club-november-meeting/
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DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20211107T093000
DTSTAMP:20260415T022238
CREATED:20211022T132328Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211022T134614Z
UID:8936-1636272000-1636277400@highland.org
SUMMARY:Bird Walk at Highland
DESCRIPTION:Join us at 8:00 a.m. on Sunday\, November 7\, as we welcome the Piedmont Virginia Bird Club for a bird walk on the Highland Rustic Trails. This event is free and open to the public and is designed to appeal to novice as well as advanced birders. The habitat offered by the trails should allow for observations of our winter resident birds including Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (pictured) as well as others. Prepare to find and identify birds as a team. Binoculars are recommended but not required. The trails are rustic and suitable footwear is recommended. The event will proceed rain or shine and will start promptly from the Highland parking area at 8:00 AM. The walk will last approximately 90 minutes and will return to the parking area at the end.
URL:https://highland.org/event/bird-walk-at-highland/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20211106T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20211106T120000
DTSTAMP:20260415T022238
CREATED:20210831T135435Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211004T143449Z
UID:8874-1636196400-1636200000@highland.org
SUMMARY:Historic Tree Walk at Highland: November
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Saturday\, November 6\, from 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 noon\, for this Historic Tree Walk with Highland Guide\, Sharon Hiner. The hour walk will focus on Highland’s tall\, mature trees including the ash and sugar maples that frame Highland’s entrance. We will also observe a hemlock and towering white oak that date to Monroe’s time. Learn about Highland’s oldest trees as well as how Highland trees and tree-ring dating have contributed to historical interpretation. \n\nAdmission to this Historic Tree Walk at Highland is $10 per participant. Registration is required and attendance is limited to twenty participants. The tree walk will take place rain or shine. Refunds will only be issued if the tree walk is canceled due to dangerous weather (thunderstorms\, high winds\, etc). \nParticipants are expected to comply with all COVID-19 precautions while at Highland. \n\n\n\n[otw_shortcode_button href=”https://bookeo.com/purchase-tickets?type=415563AJHAF17A87486B66″ size=”medium” icon_position=”left” shape=”radius” color_class=”otw-blue” target=”_blank”]Register Now[/otw_shortcode_button]
URL:https://highland.org/event/historic-tree-walk-at-highland-november/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20211024T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20211024T170000
DTSTAMP:20260415T022238
CREATED:20210831T133928Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210831T133950Z
UID:8868-1635069600-1635094800@highland.org
SUMMARY:Highland Rustic Trails Dog Day
DESCRIPTION:On Sunday\, October 24\, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.\, we invite you and your four legged friends out on the Highland Rustic Trails for a day of doggone good fun! \nThe Highland Rustic Trails are free and open to the public. All dogs must be leashed. Dog owners are responsible for cleaning up after their animals. Please keep our trails clean so everyone can enjoy their experience on the Highland Rustic Trails. \n*Please note that while dogs will be allowed on the Highland Rustic Trails on October 24\, from 10am-5pm\, only service animals\, as defined by the ADA\, are permitted in the ticketed museum area. \n[otw_shortcode_button href=”https://highland.org/plan-your-visit/highland-trails/” size=”medium” icon_position=”left” shape=”radius” color_class=”otw-blue” target=”_blank”]Highland Rustic Trails[/otw_shortcode_button]
URL:https://highland.org/event/highland-rustic-trails-dog-day-7/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20211013T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20211013T200000
DTSTAMP:20260415T022238
CREATED:20210708T154226Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210708T154226Z
UID:8777-1634151600-1634155200@highland.org
SUMMARY:Highland Virtual Book Club: October Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Wednesday\, October 13 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. \n\n\nDuring the October meeting of our book club\, Highland’s Mellon Post-Doctoral Research Fellow Maria DiBenigno will lead the group in discussion of Goat Castle: A True Story of Murder\, Race\, and the Gothic South by Karen Cox. \n\n\nDrawing on extant personal papers\, correspondence\, legal case files\, prison reports\, extensive contemporary newspaper coverage\, and recently recovered photographs and oral accounts\, Cox makes evident her diligence and resourcefulness. –The Journal of Southern History \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTo RSVP for this FREE event\, email education@highland.org.
URL:https://highland.org/event/highland-virtual-book-club-october-meeting/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20211002T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20211002T100000
DTSTAMP:20260415T022238
CREATED:20210831T135334Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211001T191237Z
UID:8872-1633165200-1633168800@highland.org
SUMMARY:CANCELED: Historic Tree Walk at Highland: October
DESCRIPTION:This event has been canceled.\nJoin us on Saturday\, October 2\, from 9:00 – 10:00 a.m.\, for this Historic Tree Walk with Highland Guide\, Sharon Hiner. The hour walk will focus on Highland’s tall\, mature trees including the ash and sugar maples that frame Highland’s entrance. We will also observe a hemlock and towering white oak that date to Monroe’s time. Learn about Highland’s oldest trees as well as how Highland trees and tree-ring dating have contributed to historical interpretation. \n\nAdmission to this Historic Tree Walk at Highland is $10 per participant. Registration is required and attendance is limited to twenty participants. The tree walk will take place rain or shine. Refunds will only be issued if the tree walk is canceled due to dangerous weather (thunderstorms\, high winds\, etc). \nParticipants are expected to comply with all COVID-19 precautions while at Highland.
URL:https://highland.org/event/historic-tree-walk-at-highland-october/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20210919T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20210919T170000
DTSTAMP:20260415T022238
CREATED:20210831T133820Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210831T133820Z
UID:8865-1632045600-1632070800@highland.org
SUMMARY:Highland Rustic Trails Dog Day
DESCRIPTION:On Sunday\, September 19\, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.\, we invite you and your four legged friends out on the Highland Rustic Trails for a day of doggone good fun! \nThe Highland Rustic Trails are free and open to the public. All dogs must be leashed. Dog owners are responsible for cleaning up after their animals. Please keep our trails clean so everyone can enjoy their experience on the Highland Rustic Trails. \n*Please note that while dogs will be allowed on the Highland Rustic Trails on September 19\, from 10am-5pm\, only service animals\, as defined by the ADA\, are permitted in the ticketed museum area. \n[otw_shortcode_button href=”https://highland.org/plan-your-visit/highland-trails/” size=”medium” icon_position=”left” shape=”radius” color_class=”otw-blue” target=”_blank”]Highland Rustic Trails[/otw_shortcode_button]
URL:https://highland.org/event/highland-rustic-trails-dog-day-6/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20210908T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20210908T200000
DTSTAMP:20260415T022238
CREATED:20210708T153448Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210708T153653Z
UID:8774-1631127600-1631131200@highland.org
SUMMARY:Highland Virtual Book Club: September Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Wednesday\, September 8 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. \n\n\nDuring the September meeting of our book club\, Highland guide Emily Stanfill will lead the group in discussion of The Ledger and the Chain: How Domestic Slave Traders Shaped America by Joshua D. Rothman. \n\n\n“The story of the international slave trade is well known to many. Much less known are the workings of the domestic slave trade in the United States that sent scores of enslaved African Americans from the Upper South to the cotton and sugar fields in the Deep South. With exhaustive research and piercing insight\, Joshua Rothman’s The Ledger and the Chain brings that history alive through the stories of three men who sat at the nexus between Southern cotton producers and Northern financial institutions. As the tragic legacies of these men are still with us\, this book should be read by all who are interested in our current racial predicament.”―Annette Gordon-Reed\, coauthor of Most Blessed of the Patriarchs \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTo RSVP for this FREE event\, email education@highland.org. 
URL:https://highland.org/event/highland-virtual-book-club-september-meeting-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20210904T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20210904T100000
DTSTAMP:20260415T022238
CREATED:20210708T182205Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210806T152131Z
UID:8788-1630746000-1630749600@highland.org
SUMMARY:Historic Tree Walk at Highland: September
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Saturday\, September 4\, from 9:00 – 10:00 a.m.\, for this Historic Tree Walk with Highland Guide\, Sharon Hiner. Participants will learn about Highland’s mature trees during this one hour walk at James Monroe’s historic property. We will observe a hemlock and towering white oak that date to Monroe’s time. Highland’s open spaces afford vistas of ash\, black walnut\, maples\, oaks\, and other native trees. Learn about Highland’s mature trees as well as how Highland trees and tree-ring dating have contributed to historical interpretation. \nAdmission to this Historic Tree Walk at Highland is $10 per participant. Registration is required and attendance is limited to twenty participants. The tree walk will take place rain or shine. Refunds will only be issued if the tree walk is canceled due to dangerous weather (thunderstorms\, high winds\, etc). \nParticipants are expected to comply with all CVOID-19 precautions while at Highland. \n[otw_shortcode_button href=”https://bookeo.com/purchase-tickets?type=415563AJHAF17A87486B66″ size=”medium” icon_position=”left” shape=”radius” color_class=”otw-blue” target=”_blank”]Register Now[/otw_shortcode_button]
URL:https://highland.org/event/historic-tree-walk-at-highland-september/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20210807T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20210807T100000
DTSTAMP:20260415T022238
CREATED:20210708T181950Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210806T152100Z
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SUMMARY:Historic Tree Walk at Highland: August
DESCRIPTION:*** SOLD OUT ***\nJoin us on Saturday\, August 7\, from 9:00 – 10:00 a.m.\, for this Historic Tree Walk with Highland Guide\, Sharon Hiner. Participants will learn about Highland’s mature trees during this one hour walk at James Monroe’s historic property. We will observe a hemlock and towering white oak that date to Monroe’s time. Highland’s open spaces afford vistas of ash\, black walnut\, maples\, oaks\, and other native trees. Learn about Highland’s mature trees as well as how Highland trees and tree-ring dating have contributed to historical interpretation. \nAdmission to this Historic Tree Walk at Highland is $10 per participant. Registration is required and attendance is limited to twenty participants. The tree walk will take place rain or shine. Refunds will only be issued if the tree walk is canceled due to dangerous weather (thunderstorms\, high winds\, etc). \nParticipants are expected to comply with all CVOID-19 precautions while at Highland.
URL:https://highland.org/event/historic-tree-walk-at-highland-august/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20210703T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20210703T160000
DTSTAMP:20260415T022238
CREATED:20210512T151004Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210701T180423Z
UID:8697-1625320800-1625328000@highland.org
SUMMARY:Saturday\, July 3 Independence Day Concert and Celebration
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, July 3rd\, Highland will host the Heifetz International Music Institute for a free concert from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. A classically-inspired ensemble from Heifetz will bring a uniquely innovative and expressive concert that will appeal to all ages. \nWhile we will have seating available underneath of the Hilltop Pavilion\, we recommend guests bring blankets and lawn chairs to maximize social distancing in our grassy\, Pavilion Yard. This area is also perfect for a picnic! \nParticipants are expected to comply with all CVOID-19 precautions while at Highland. \nPlease note that James Monroe’s Highland does not permit pets on the property. Leashed service animals\, as defined by the ADA\, are permitted. \n\n  \n*Images courtesy of Gene Runion
URL:https://highland.org/event/independence-day-concert-and-celebration-4/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20210703T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20210703T094500
DTSTAMP:20260415T022238
CREATED:20210519T180521Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210702T021221Z
UID:7532-1625302800-1625305500@highland.org
SUMMARY:SOLD OUT: Historic Tree Walk at Highland
DESCRIPTION:SOLD OUT\nJoin 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 will observe a hemlock and towering white oak that date to Monroe’s time. Highland’s open spaces afford vistas of ash\, black walnut\, maples\, oaks\, and other native trees. Learn about Highland’s mature trees as well as how Highland trees and tree-ring dating have contributed to historical interpretation. \nAdmission to this Historic Tree Walk at Highland is $10 per participant. Attendance is limited to eight participants. \nParticipants are expected to comply with all CVOID-19 precautions while at Highland. \n[otw_shortcode_button href=”https://highland.org/plan-your-visit/tours-and-tickets/purchase-tickets-special-events/” size=”medium” icon_position=”left” shape=”radius” color_class=”otw-blue” target=”_blank”]Register Now[/otw_shortcode_button]\n  \n 
URL:https://highland.org/event/historic-tree-walk-at-highland-8/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20210617T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20210617T203000
DTSTAMP:20260415T022238
CREATED:20210614T183659Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210614T190353Z
UID:8758-1623956400-1623961800@highland.org
SUMMARY:Neglected History: Lives of Enslaved Laborers on the Monticello\, Montpelier and Highland Plantations
DESCRIPTION: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 the enslaved laborers who lived and worked at Monticello\, Montpelier\, and Highland. Experts from these presidential plantations\, including Highland executive director Sara Bon-Harper\, will speak about what life was like for the field workers\, blacksmiths\, carpenters\, and house workers\, who kept these plantations running while living within a dehumanizing and brutal system. Their perspectives and stories present a more complete American history\,  and highlight the lives of those who have been long relegated to obscurity.  The discussion will be moderated by Dr. Justene Hill Edwards\, a UVA professor whose research focuses on the history of slavery in the United States. Follow the link below to register for this free\, virtual program: \n[otw_shortcode_button href=”https://www.jmrl.org/calendar.html?trumbaEmbed=eventid%3D152943345%26seotitle%3DNeglected-History-Lives-of-Enslaved-Laborers-on-the-Monticello-Montpelier-and-Highland-Plantations%26view%3Devent%26-childview%3D” size=”medium” icon_position=”left” shape=”radius” color_class=”otw-blue” target=”_blank”]Register Now[/otw_shortcode_button]
URL:https://highland.org/event/neglected-history/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20210609T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20210609T200000
DTSTAMP:20260415T022238
CREATED:20210426T153043Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210426T162555Z
UID:8686-1623265200-1623268800@highland.org
SUMMARY:Highland Virtual Book Club: June Meeting
DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\nDuring the June meeting of our book club\, Highland’s Mellon Post-Doctoral Research Fellow Maria DiBenigno will lead the group in discussion of Never Caught: The Washingtons‘ Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave\, Ona Judge by Erica Armstrong Dunbar. \n\n\n“Never Caught is the compelling story of Ona Judge Staines\, the woman who successfully defied George and Martha Washington in order to live as free woman. With vivid prose and deep sympathy\, Dunbar paints a portrait of woman whose life reveals the contradictions at the heart of the American founding: men like Washington fought for liberty for themselves even as they kept people like Ona Staines in bondage. There is no way to really know the Washingtons without knowing this story.” — Annette Gordon Reed\, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Hemings of Monticello \n\nTo RSVP for this FREE event\, email education@highland.org. A confirmation email will be sent with a link to the Zoom meeting for this event.
URL:https://highland.org/event/highland-virtual-book-club-june-meeting/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20210603T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20210603T190000
DTSTAMP:20260415T022238
CREATED:20210429T152159Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210601T202456Z
UID:8690-1622743200-1622746800@highland.org
SUMMARY:Virtual Program: Collaborations on Better Public History
DESCRIPTION: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 & Mary’s Highland and the Lemon Project. The fellows will address how W&M’s initiatives and historic sites help the university to broaden perspectives in exploring history\, strengthen existing relationships\, build new collaborations\, and challenge inaccurate historical interpretations. \nThis virtual talk will be presented via a Zoom webinar and broadcast on the Highland Facebook page. To register for the Zoom webinar follow the link below: \n[otw_shortcode_button href=”https://cwm.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_6toaU9SzRWiBefYSfhehQQ” size=”medium” icon_position=”left” shape=”radius” color_class=”otw-blue” target=”_blank”]Register Now[/otw_shortcode_button]
URL:https://highland.org/event/virtual-program-collaborations-on-better-public-history/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20210512T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20210512T200000
DTSTAMP:20260415T022238
CREATED:20210303T203819Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210317T201412Z
UID:8559-1620846000-1620849600@highland.org
SUMMARY:Highland Virtual Book Club: May Meeting
DESCRIPTION: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. \n\n\nDuring the May meeting of our book club\, Highland guide Sharon Hiner will lead the group in discussion of American Eden: David Hosack\, Botany\, and Medicine in the Garden of the Early Republic\, by Victoria Johnson. Dr. Hosack was the physician who accompanied Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr to their infamous duel.  \n\n\n“Lucky is the biographer who can resurrect a forgotten figure and retrieve a major reputation lost to the passage of time. In this captivating and intensely readable book\, Victoria Johnson rescues the remarkable life of Dr. David Hosack\, physician and botanist extraordinaire and a towering benefactor of New York and the early republic. A welcome achievement.” — Ron Chernow\, author of Grant and Alexander Hamilton. \nTo RSVP for this FREE event\, email education@highland.org. A confirmation email will be sent with a link to the Zoom meeting for this event.
URL:https://highland.org/event/highland-virtual-book-club-may-meeting/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20210424T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20210424T150000
DTSTAMP:20260415T022238
CREATED:20210331T132005Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210331T181109Z
UID:7565-1619272800-1619276400@highland.org
SUMMARY:Virtual Program: Annual Sheep Shearing at Highland
DESCRIPTION: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. \nThis virtual program can be accessed by visiting the Highland Facebook page on Saturday\, April 24\, at 2:00 p.m. \nAbout Tom Stanley\nTom Stanley has worked with sheep his entire life\, starting with an orphaned lamb when he was 9 years old. He started shearing his own sheep when he was 14 years old. Today\, Tom is employed by Virginia Tech as an Agriculture Extension Agent based in Rockbridge County and keeps a small flock of 40 breeding sheep that lamb each April.
URL:https://highland.org/event/virtual-program-annual-sheep-shearing-at-highland/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20210414T153000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20210414T161500
DTSTAMP:20260415T022238
CREATED:20210126T201402Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210303T183800Z
UID:8344-1618414200-1618416900@highland.org
SUMMARY:Highland Virtual Book Club: April Meeting (Youth Book Club)
DESCRIPTION: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.  \n\nDuring the April meeting of our book club\, Education Programs Manager Nancy Stetz will lead the group in discussion of Zora and Me by Victoria Bond and T.R. Simon. Recommended for ages 10-13\, Zora and Me is a coming-of-age historical fiction about the imagined childhood of author Zora Neale Hurston in Eatonville\, Florida. Highland has longtime connections to Florida through descendants from the enslaved community at Highland who were growing up in a neighboring county during Hurston’s childhood.   \n\n\n“It is with sheer genius that Bond and Simon have created something for readers young and old — there are familiar references\, like the ‘Brazzles\,’ for true Zora-philes\, as well as revelatory and wondrous information for those readers as yet uninitiated in the masterful storytelling of Zora Neale Hurston. This is a grand and accessible work that educates\, informs\, and entertains\, and one that I am personally grateful was written for all of us.” —Lucy Anne Hurston\, niece of Zora Neale Hurston \n\nTo RSVP for this FREE event\, click on the link below or email education@highland.org. A confirmation email will be sent with a link to the Zoom meeting for this event.\n \nTo support Highland by purchasing your book from our museum shop\, call Nancy Stetz at 434-328-1005 to arrange for payment and pick-up of your copy.  \n[otw_shortcode_button href=”mailto:education@highland.org” size=”medium” icon_position=”left” shape=”radius” color_class=”otw-blue” target=”_blank”]Register Now[/otw_shortcode_button]
URL:https://highland.org/event/highland-virtual-book-club-april-meeting/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20210413T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20210413T130000
DTSTAMP:20260415T022238
CREATED:20210329T155551Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210411T160902Z
UID:8615-1618315200-1618318800@highland.org
SUMMARY:Virtual Program: Sharing Authority & Better Public History
DESCRIPTION: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 significance of their ongoing collaborative work for the Lemon Project and William & Mary’s Highland that is central to this chapter of William & Mary’s history and evolution. The fellows will discuss William & Mary’s initiatives and historic sites that are a monumental piece of the puzzle concerning the university’s steps in sharing knowledge\, strengthening existing relationships and building new collaborations to examine the afterlives of slavery in Williamsburg\, Charlottesville\, and beyond. \n[otw_shortcode_button href=”https://wm-advancement.secure.force.com/Events/evt__Conf_Session?id=a4C1Q000000u36xUAA&sid=a4A1Q0000012tfKUAQ” size=”medium” icon_position=”left” shape=”radius” color_class=”otw-blue” target=”_blank”]Register Now[/otw_shortcode_button]
URL:https://highland.org/event/virtual-program-sharing-authority-better-public-history/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20210413T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20210413T130000
DTSTAMP:20260415T022238
CREATED:20210329T152626Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210329T152958Z
UID:8610-1618315200-1618318800@highland.org
SUMMARY:Virtual Program: Engaging W&M Students in Real-World Conservation and Social Justice at Highland
DESCRIPTION: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 William & Mary’s 535-acre campus at James Monroe’s Highland as an interactive field laboratory for students to engage in research that advances conservation and environmental justice in Virginia. A collaboration between the Charles Center\, the Institute for Integrative Conservation\, and Highland\, this research project will activate Highland as a center for place-based learning where students work alongside community stakeholders and conservation partners to address pressing issues. \n[otw_shortcode_button href=”https://wm-advancement.secure.force.com/Events/evt__Conf_Session?id=a4C1Q000000u36xUAA&sid=a4A1Q0000012tfPUAQ” size=”medium” icon_position=”left” shape=”radius” color_class=”otw-blue” target=”_blank”]Register Now[/otw_shortcode_button]
URL:https://highland.org/event/engaging-wm-students-conservation-social-justice-at-highland/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20210330T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20210330T200000
DTSTAMP:20260415T022238
CREATED:20210217T222950Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210223T214853Z
UID:8482-1617130800-1617134400@highland.org
SUMMARY:Virtual Talk: Florida Bound\, Casa Bianca Plantation's Enslaved People
DESCRIPTION: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 the Florida Territory. Burnett and Violette’s research was featured in the New York Times (July 8\, 2019) and was published in the Florida Historical Quarterly (vol. 98 no 2) and the Journal of Slavery and Data Preservation (vol. 1 no. 2). \nThis virtual talk will be presented via a Zoom webinar and broadcast on the Highland Facebook page. To register for the Zoom webinar follow the link below: \n[otw_shortcode_button href=”https://cwm.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_eIePs_5xREKro04ojWbiOQ” size=”medium” icon_position=”left” shape=”radius” color_class=”otw-blue” target=”_blank”]Register Now[/otw_shortcode_button]\n  \n\n\n\n\nNancy Stetz has been Education Programs Manager at Highland since 2014. She manages historical interpretation\, educational programming\, and group tours. She has a B.S. in Middle Grades Education and an M.A. in Public History\, both from Appalachian State University. She is passionate about bringing Highland to life for visitors of all ages and backgrounds. \n  \n  \n  \n\n\n \nMiranda Burnett is the Historical Collection Librarian for the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library and Albemarle-Charlottesville Historical Society. For the past 6 years Miranda has also been a guide at James Monroe’s Highland\, with a short stint as a guide at James Madison’s Montpelier. Her love of history and discovering unknown stories led her and colleague Martin Violette to collaborate and explore the question “What happened to the enslaved families James Monroe sold to Florida in 1828?” They published their findings on the website TakeThemInFamilies.com and recently contributed the collected data to Enslaved.org. In addition to her research and writing\, Miranda is also an avid reader and seamstress and enjoys dragging her family to historic sites. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n  \nMartin Violette is an independent researcher who lives in Crozet\, Virginia. Before retirement\, he worked as a part-time guide at James Monroe’s Highland for five years\, and previously as a guide for eight years at Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello. Mr. Violette holds a Masters in Russian literature from UNC-Chapel Hill\, with further work at Cornell University\, and independent study of Anglophone and Francophone literature of the Caribbean at Cornell and the University of the West Indies\, Trinidad. \n 
URL:https://highland.org/event/virtual-talk-florida-bound-casa-bianca-plantations-enslaved-people/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20210310T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20210310T200000
DTSTAMP:20260415T022238
CREATED:20210126T200435Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210303T183730Z
UID:8343-1615402800-1615406400@highland.org
SUMMARY:Highland Virtual Book Club: March Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Join us virtually on Wednesday\, March 10\, from 7:00 – 8:00 p.m.\, for an evening of lively literary discussion. This event is FREE and open to the public.  \n\nDuring the March meeting of our book club\, Highland guide Jeff Butcher will lead the group in discussion of James Monroe: A Life by Tim McGrath.  \n\n\n“This is a welcome and long-overdue portrait of an essential American. Soldier\, diplomat\, and president\, James Monroe was a vital figure in the early Republic\, and Tim McGrath has given us a first-rate account of a remarkable life.” —Jon Meacham\, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power and American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House. \n\nTo RSVP for this FREE event\, click on the link below or email education@highland.org. A confirmation email will be sent with a link to the Zoom meeting for this event.\n \nTo support Highland by purchasing your book from our museum shop\, call Nancy Stetz at 434-328-1005 to arrange for payment and pick-up of your copy.  \n[otw_shortcode_button href=”mailto:education@highland.org” size=”medium” icon_position=”left” shape=”radius” color_class=”otw-blue” target=”_blank”]Register Now[/otw_shortcode_button]
URL:https://highland.org/event/highland-virtual-book-club-march-meeting/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20210218T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20210218T190000
DTSTAMP:20260415T022238
CREATED:20210120T191356Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210210T172655Z
UID:8203-1613671200-1613674800@highland.org
SUMMARY:Virtual Talk: New History at Highland
DESCRIPTION:On February 18\, from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m.\, join Highland executive director Sara Bon-Harper\, moderator Scott Harris of the James Monroe Museum\, and members of the Highland Descendant Advisory Council for a virtual discussion on how the site is an innovative setting for understanding U.S. history through the stories of the individuals who lived there and the events that shaped its economic\, agricultural\, and political contexts. Follow the link below to register for this Highland Zoom Webinar: \n[otw_shortcode_button href=”https://cwm.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_b9edFW9dRuaduoSwCGFD7Q” size=”medium” icon_position=”left” shape=”radius” color_class=”otw-blue” target=”_blank”]Register Now[/otw_shortcode_button]\nPresented in partnership with the James Monroe Museum. \n 
URL:https://highland.org/event/virtual-talk-new-history-at-highland/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Halifax:20210210T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Halifax:20210210T200000
DTSTAMP:20260415T022238
CREATED:20201221T162739Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210209T153125Z
UID:8271-1612983600-1612987200@highland.org
SUMMARY:Highland Virtual Book Club: February Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Join us virtually on Wednesday\, February 10\, from 7:00 – 8:00 p.m.\, for an evening of lively literary discussion. This event is FREE and open to the public.  \nDuring the February meeting of our book club\, Highland guide Sharon Hiner will lead the group in discussion of You Never Forget Your First\, by Alexis Coe. \n“In her form-shattering and myth-crushing book….Coe examines myths with mirth\, and writes history with humor… [You Never Forget Your First] is an accessible look at a president who always finishes in the first ranks of our leaders.” —Boston Globe \nTo RSVP for this FREE event\, click on the link below or email education@highland.org. A confirmation email will be sent with a link to the Zoom meeting for this event.\n \nTo support Highland by purchasing your book from our museum shop\, call Nancy Stetz at 434-328-1005 to arrange for payment and pick-up of your copy.  \n 
URL:https://highland.org/event/highland-virtual-book-club-february-meeting/
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