Episodes

  • Object(-ive) History at Monticello

    Object(-ive) History at Monticello
    May 4 2024
    30 mins
  • Restoring an American Icon

    Restoring an American Icon
    Jan 23 2024
    31 mins
  • A Crusade for Monticello

    A Crusade for Monticello
    Nov 28 2023
    24 mins
  • Restoring Jefferson's Reputation

    Restoring Jefferson's Reputation
    Oct 10 2023
    28 mins
  • Paying for Monticello

    Paying for Monticello
    Aug 29 2023
    In 1923, the newly created Thomas Jefferson Foundation fulfilled its primary purpose by acquiring Monticello to preserve it in Jefferson’s memory. But now it had another problem: money. Faced with a large mortgage and impending repairs to the main house, the new owners had to move fast to hire staff and find novel ways to pay for it all. Along the way, the Foundation would employ ingenious fundraising, stage some very unusual publicity stunts, and in the end, help restore not only Jefferson’s home but his reputation as one of America’s Founders.
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    27 mins
  • Who Owns Monticello?

    Who Owns Monticello?
    Jul 19 2023
    The battle for Monticello was waged with pamphlets and letters. It was waged in Congress and in newspapers. It was even waged Good Housekeeping! It was a knock-down, drag-out, often dirty fight that ultimately ushered in a new era of how Americans preserved, honored, and examined their history. Join us for the first installment of "Sharing History: 100 Years of Telling American Stories at Monticello," a limited podcast series about the history of Thomas Jefferson Foundation, which was founded in 1923 to acquire Jefferson's mountaintop home and open it to the public.
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    24 mins