Jefferson's Neighborhood Lecture Series
Throughout his adult years, Thomas Jefferson worked
to gather a local neighborhood network of family and
friends … to create “a society to our taste.”
"Jefferson’s Neighborhood" will offer insights from experts on Jefferson’s relationship with James Madison, compare his image to that of James Monroe, and address the Jefferson family legacy. The view from Montalto will incorporate Jefferson’s work in agriculture, and an evening gathering at UVA will address the architectural and social design of his Academical Village. The series will conclude with a private, after-hours tour of Monticello, highlighting Jefferson’s relationship with those he hoped would share in the neighborhood exchange of ideals and ideas.
Sessions will be held on Wednesday evenings in September and October 2009, locations in and around Jefferson’s Neighborhood.
Detailed information can be obtained by downloading the brochure (.pdf) or by calling (434) 984-7504 or e-mailing mscottfleming@monticello.org. Registration begins August 26.
Cost: $115 per person
2009 Schedule
Wednesday, September 23
‘The View from Montalto’
6 p.m., Montalto
Wednesday, September 30
‘Jefferson and Madison, Their Shared World’
Beth Taylor
Montpelier
7-9 p.m., Jefferson Library
Wednesday, October 7
‘Jefferson’s University in the Nineteenth Century’
Lydia Brandt
University of Virginia
6 p.m., Rotunda (Lawn side), UVA
Wednesday, October 14
‘Jefferson and Monroe, Their Public Image’
Gaye Wilson
Robert H. Smith International
Center for Jefferson Studies
7-9 p.m., Jefferson Library
Wednesday, October 21
‘The Extended Family’
Elizabeth Chew
Monticello
7-9 p.m., Jefferson Library
Wednesday, October 28
A Society to Our Taste: Jefferson, Madison, Monroe,
and the University’
6 p.m., Monticello
*A wine and cheese reception will follow the tour.