Library

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Archaeology
Constitutional Matters
Forest Management
Restoration

The Montpelier Online Library contains links to resource materials that may be of interest to the reader. Documents may require Adobe Reader (download from Acrobat.com), and all documents open in a separate browser window.

Archaeology

The Montpelier Archaeology Department maintains a number of online technical reports and other documentation. If you cannot find the document that you are looking for, please do not hesitate to contact the Director of Archaeology, Dr. Matthew Reeves, by email at mreeves@montpelier.org.

Chapman, C. Thomas. 2005. Who was buried in James Madison's grave? A Study in Contextual analysis. M.A. Thesis (College of William & Mary).
Hanna, William F., Claude E. Petrone. 2008. Ground Penetrating Radar Survey, Madison Family Cemetery. Contributions provided by John H. Imlay and Dale K Brown.
Marshall, A. 2011. Between the Mansion and the Field: Excavations at a Late-18^th/Early-19^th-Century Quarter for Enslaved Artisans.
Marshall, A. 2010. The Stable Quarter Complex, Spring 2010: Shovel-test and Resistivity-meter Surveys.
Marshall, A. 2009a. Initial Archaeological Investigations of the East Smokehouse in the South Yard.
Marshall, A. 2009b. Additional Explorations in the South Yard.
Marshall, A. 2009c. The North Kitchen 2008-2009 Final Report.
Reeves, Matthew. 2010. The Search for Willow Gate: Archaeological Investigations of the Madison-era Gate Entrance to the Mansion Grounds. Contributions by Brian Schneider, Hope Smith, and Stefan Woehlke.
Reeves, Matthew. 2007. Restoration Plan for the Montpelier Front Lawn.
Reeves, Matthew. 2003. Archaeological and Historical Research at the Gilmore Farm. Contributions by Jamie Ferguson and Stacey Schneider.
Reeves, Matthew and Kevin Fogle. 2007. Excavations at the Madisons' First Home, Mount Pleasant (1723-1800): Summar of Archaeological Investigations 1997-2004. [Appendices]
Reeves, Matthew and Mark A. Trickett. 2010. Landscape Inventory of Civil War Sites in the "North Woods," James Madison's Montpelier and Cultural Resource Management Plan for their Preservation. Contribution by C. Thomas Chapman and Amy Larabee Cotz. [Full version available on request.]
Tinkham, Kimberly and Matthew Reeves. 2010. Mansion Cellars Report: Excavations of the Cellar Spaces for the Main Block of the Mansion (2003-2005 Seasons).
Trickett, Mark A. 2011a. Extending the Madison-era Fence Line: The Fence Line Grotto and Fence Line South Excavations, 2007.
Trickett, Mark A. 2010a. Stable Quarter Complex: Phase II Investigation of the Documented Site of the 18^th-19^th-century Stable at James Madison's Montpelier.
Trickett, Mark A. 2010b. Dolley's Midden: Phase II Investigations of the 19^th-century Midden from the Retirement Yeas of the Madisons, 2007 Field Season.
Trickett, Mark A. 2010c. North West Yard Exavations, 2009.
Trickett, Mark A. 2010d. Bathroom Area: Mitigation for the Proposed Site of the Mansion Bathrooms on the North Rear Lawn (March-April 2008).
Trickett, Mark A. 2010e. The South Portico: Excavations, May 2007.
Trickett, Mark A. 2009. South Yard Exavation Report: Exavations at the South East Duplex and the Southern Portion of the Mansion Grounds Fence Line, 2008.

Conference Papers

Reeves, Matthew. 2011. Unearthing a Community of Housholds—archaeology of slave homes at James Madison's Montpelier. Mid-Atlantic Archaeology Conference.
Reeves, Matthew. 2003. Examining a Pre-Georgian Plantation Landscape in Piedmont, Virginia: The Original Madison Family Plantation, 1726-1770. Society for Historical Archaeology.
Reeves, Matthew and Clarence Geier. 2003. Field Summary of Survey and Excavations at McGowan Confederate Encampment.
Smith, Hope and A. Marshall. 2011. Resistance on the Landscape: Excavations at Montpelier's Stable Quarter. Society for Historical Archaeology conference paper.
Trickett, Kimberly A. 2010. Discovering the "Honeymoon Years" of James and Dolley Madison: An Analysis of an 18^th-century Midden. Society for Historical Archaeology.
Trickett, Mark A. 2010. Excavations of Montpelier's South Yard. Society for Historical Archaeology.
Woehlke, Stefan and A. Marshall. 2010. Excavations at Montpelier's Detached North Kitchen. Society for Historical Archaeology.

Constitutional Matters

The Claude Moore Lecture by George Will.
The Claude Moore Lecture by John Patrick.

Forest Management

Montpelier Forest Management Plan.
Sherwood, W. Cullen. 2010. Soil and Land Use in Montpelier's Landmark Forest. Department of Geology and Environmental Science, James Madison's Montpelier. Submitted to The Montpelier Foundation.
Dierauf, Thomas A. 2011. History of the Montpelier Landmark Forest: Human Disturbance and Forest Recovery.

Restoration

Evolution of the Mansion (YouTube Video).
Review of Evidence for Whitewashing the Portico Columns. A summary of the evidence collected from fragments of the Montpelier Portico that were found archaeologically. Dr. Susan Buck undertook two rounds of investigation on the fragments and found evidence for multiple generations of whitewashing campaigns, providing evidence that the columns were whitewashed during Madison’s lifetime. An appendix with Buck’s analysis reports is included. (Gardiner Hallock 11/2007)
Finishes for 18th- and Early 19th-Century Fences. A report documenting how tar, white wash and linseed oil paint were used to finish picket fences during Montpelier’s restoration period. (Gardiner Hallock 11/2007)
Red Wash Color Matching and Texture/Thickness Specifications (Blog post). A summary of the evidence for a lime-based red wash on the exterior of the Montpelier Mansion during James Madison's ownership. (Gardiner Hallock 8/2006)
Montpelier Mansion Red Wash Report. A summary of the evidence for a lime-based red wash on the exterior of the Montpelier Mansion during James Madison's ownership. (Gardiner Hallock 8/2006)
Analysis of Red Washes in the Montpelier Region (Blog post). A summary of Dr. Susan Buck's investigation of red wash samples taken from historic dwellings in the region surrounding Montpelier with links to pdfs of the original analysis. (Gardiner Hallock 10/2007)
Montpelier Exterior Paint and Washes Part 1, Part 2. (Dr. Susan Buck 12,2004)
Paint Colors Used in the Restoration. (Gardiner Hallock 11/2008)