Épisodes

  • Tale of a Cockade – Thomas Jefferson's Daughter in Revolutionary Paris

    Tale of a Cockade – Thomas Jefferson's Daughter in Revolutionary Paris
    Nov 14 2024
    11 min
  • Revolutionizing Archaeology at Monticello

    Revolutionizing Archaeology at Monticello
    Oct 23 2024
    30 min
  • Robert Hemmings's Signature

    Robert Hemmings's Signature
    Aug 29 2024
    24 min
  • "A Rich Spot of Earth" - Amaranths, Garden Pests, and Ginkgos

    "A Rich Spot of Earth" - Amaranths, Garden Pests, and Ginkgos
    Jul 26 2024
    19 min
  • "Like a shock of electricity": Jefferson and the Intolerable Acts

    "Like a shock of electricity": Jefferson and the Intolerable Acts
    Jul 21 2024
    8 min
  • When News of Independence Travels

    When News of Independence Travels
    Jul 12 2024
    Americans today celebrate July 4th as the birthday of the country, but how about in 1776? In this episode, Monticello Guide Kyle Chattleton presents a belated holiday episode to reflect on how slowly news of independence spread in July of 1776, and how John Adams thought our parades and fireworks would fall on July 2nd.
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    6 min
  • Object(-ive) History at Monticello

    Object(-ive) History at Monticello
    Jul 5 2024
    30 min
  • Games at Monticello

    Games at Monticello
    Jul 1 2024
    Chess, dominoes, running races, and “royal” games of Goose — these were among the many different games played at Monticello during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. In this episode of Mountaintop History, Monticello guide Kyle Chattleton shares a few stories of entertainment from Monticello’s past.
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    3 min