James Madisons Montpelier We The People Spring 2015 | Page 18
WE THE PEOPLE
Calendar of Events
Dolley Madison Legacy
Luncheon
The Presidential Detective
Story Exhibit
Gilmore Cabin and Farm
On May 19, tip your hat to First
Lady Dolley Madison at this
elegant ladies’ luncheon on
the mansion’s back lawn in
commemoration of the 247th
anniversary of Dolley’s birthday.
Judy Woodruff, co-anchor
and managing editor of PBS
NewsHour, will deliver a talk
entitled “First Ladies—The Real
Power Brokers?” in her keynote
address. Proceeds support the
mansion refurnishing initiative.
Architectural, archaeological,
and curatorial objects identified
through the Presidential
Detective Story are now on
display in the mansion’s second
floor chambers. This exhibit
illustrates the processes that
our research teams employ to
determine the authenticity
and significance of our finds,
as well as life at Montpelier
in the early 19th century.
Explore the home of George
Gilmore, born into slavery
at Montpelier in 1810, to
visualize the life he built for
his family after Emancipation.
This rare example of an early
freedman’s farm sheds light
on the continuing struggle
for African Americans in the
reconstruction era. Special
thanks to the Farkus Family
Foundation for supporting
the Gilmore Cabin and Farm
programs this summer. Come
see the pigs!
For tickets or more information,
please contact Karen Costello,
540-672-4370 or
[email protected].
Montpelier is open
SEVEN DAYS A WEEK!
Grounds are free and open to the
public during regular business hours.
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