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Archaeological Field School at Monticello

Monticello Archaeologist measuring an excavation site. A six-week field school at Monticello teaching the fundamentals of modern historical archaeology. Offers six credits from the University of Virginia.
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Fellowships and Travel Grants for Scholars

Scholar at Monticello's International Center for Jefferson StudiesA program of residential fellowships and travel grants open to scholars worldwide working on Jefferson-related projects.
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Historic Landscape Institute

Historic Landscape Institute -- Aerial View of Monticello's Gardens A unique educational experience with the gardens and grounds of Monticello and the University of Virginia serving as the setting for studying the theory and practice of historic landscape preservation.
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At Home on Monticello Mountain

Watercolor of Monticello's West LawnA new series of seminars this Fall 2010 that provides a deeper understand of life at Monticello.
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Jefferson and Monticello Lecture Series at UVA (Spring Semester)

Watercolor of Monticello's West Lawn A noncredit personal enrichment course with lectures by Monticello scholars and a special evening on the mountain, offered each spring through the University of Virginia's School of Continuing and Professional Studies. More »

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The Age of Jefferson (July 18-24, 2010)

Detail from Lithograph of Thomas Jefferson, c. 1851. (Courtesy of the Library of Congress) This week-long seminar focuses on Jefferson’s political thought and career in order to gain a broad perspective on the founding of the United States and its early history. Co-directors Peter Onuf, Professor of History at the University of Virginia, and Frank Cogliano, Professor of History at Edinburgh University. Sponsored by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History; see the institute's site for more information »

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The International Impact of the Declaration of Independence (June 27 - July 2, 2010)

Detail from an early copy of the Declaration of Independence A three-day seminar at Monticello and the University of Virginia. The director will be David Armitage, author of The Declaration of Independence: A Global History. Sponsored by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History; see the institute's site for more information »