Montpelier in the News

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August

Barboursville Vineyards... only eight miles from James Madison's home, Montpelier... About.com—August 16, 2010.

Project is a labor of love for history. Free Lance-Star—August 13, 2010.

James Madison was a wallpaper man. The Hook—August 13, 2010.

Reenactors Coming to Montpelier. AP/Star-Exponent—August 12, 2010.

Tadd's trip through the bushes paying off with experience. Honolulu Star-Advertiser—August 10, 2010.

Montpelier welcomes reenactors Aug. 6-8. Orange County Review—August 4, 2010.

July

Breathing new life into old train depots. USA Today—July 29, 2010.

Local students dig up Madison's past. Star-Exponent—July 27, 2010.

Montpelier begins slave site excavation. Daily Progress—July 10, 2010.

Montpelier launches study of slave life. Star-Exponent—July 10, 2010.

Montpelier to hold summer Big Woods Walk. Washington Examiner—8 July, 2010.

June

Stephanie Abrams interviews Sean O'Brien of the Center for the Constitution at James Madison's Montpelier (~45 minutes into show). SAbrams.com—June 13, 2010.

May

The Complete Net Worth of the American Presidents: From Washington to Obama. Business Insider—26 May, 2010.

Travellers411 Radio Show including the Center for the Constitution at James Madison's Montpelier and the Inns at Montpeliers. SAbrams.com—May 22,20109.

April

Forest classroom buds at Montpelier. Free Lance-Star—April 18, 2010.

Warner helps dedicate new Montpelier trail. Daily Progress—April 17, 2010.

New Trail at Montpelier Shows Forest-Friendly Tips. CBS19—April 17, 2010.

Bob McDonnell issues a proclamation for Confederate History Month in the commonwealth, leaving out any mention of the buying and selling of human beings and the brutal decades of Jim Crow that followed. Politics Daily—April 15, 2010.

Madison's forests. Richmond Times-Dispatch Blog—April 13, 2010.

Regional tourism holds strong. Charlottesville Business Journal/Daily Progress—April 12, 2010.

Regional tourism holds strong. Daily Progress—April 12, 2010.

John Warner to speak at trail ceremony at Montpelier. Daily Progress—April 10, 2010.

Montpeiler to hold spring Big Woods Walk. Washington Examiner (AP)—April 8, 2010.

Travel—Charlottesville. Wrightsville Beach Magazine—April 2010.

March

Montpelier Seeking Indiana Joneses. NBC29—March 31, 2010.

New Wines unveiled at Montpelier. Star Exponent—March 28, 2010.

Poll finds stubborn suspicion of census. Washington Times—March 19, 2010.

Students learn Constitution. Free Lance-Star—March 18, 2010.

Today in History. New York Times—March 16, 2010.

Census director delivers message from Montpelier on Madison's b-day. Culpeper Star-Exponent—March 16, 2010.

Montpelier to celebrate James Madison's birthday. Culpeper Star-Exponent—March 14, 2010.

Maggie Walker advances to 'We the people' national finals. Richmond Times-DispatchMarch 13, 2010.

Montpeiler honored for 'We the People' effort. Daily Progress—March 12, 2010.

Montpelier Train Depot Restored. NBC29—March 12, 2010.

New Montpelier exhibit recalls a sad chapter in American history. Culpeper Star-Exponent—March 11, 2010.

Ash Lawn-Highland to host conference on historical disaster prep. Daily Progress—March 6, 2010.

Segregationist Signs Reappear at a Presidential Estate. Voice of America—March 4, 2010.

Kids ask: Do presidents support slavery? Daily Herald, Chicago—March 3, 2010.

Dolley Madison, America's First Lady on American Experience (PBS): review. The Telegraph—March 1, 2010.

Present at the creation. Washington Post—March 1, 2010.

Dolley's Heaving Bosom, Donated Cow Left Mark on White House. Bloomberg—March 1, 2010.

How Dolley Madison Saved the Day. Smithsonian—March, 2010.

February

Dolley to have her day. Free Lance-Star—February 28, 2010.

Dolley Madison biopic filmed partly in Va. airs Monday. Richmond Times-Dispatch—February 28, 2010.

'A place of truth.' Culpeper Star-Exponent—February 28, 2010.

The Architecture of Jim Crow. Philip Kennicott Blog—February 28, 2010.

Montpelier train station preserves the architecture of segregation. Washington Post—February 28, 2010.

Montpeiler adds exhibit on segregation. USA Today—February 25, 2010.

Montpelier depot takes visitors to segregated past. Free Lance-Star—February 22, 2010.

Segregation era recalled at restored Montpelier train station. Richmond Times-Dispatch—February 22, 2010.

New Exhibit on Afriday American Segregation to Open at Montpelier. National Trust for Historic Preservation Blog—February 19, 2010.

A lesson Jim Crow laws. Culpeper Star-Exponent—February 19, 2010.

Taking the presidental home tour. Special to the Miami Herald—February 15, 2010.

When presidents and slaves mingled at the White House. Washington Post—February 15, 2010.

Montpelier helping to teach Constitution. Free Lance-Star—February 14, 2010.

January

Updated: McDonnell takes staff on retreat. Washington Post—January 7, 2010.

Gingrich, Sabato addressing McDonnel retreat today. Richmond Times-Dispatch—January 7, 2010.