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We’re celebrating #Spring at Montpelier!

#DolleyMadison wrote to her cousin in 1832, “We ... are busy in the Sun-shine, hope, and Spring Weather.” We wish the same for you!

Montpelier Foundation photo.
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Looking through the branches of a white dogwood tree in full blossom. The front columns and portico of the Montpelier house are visible to the right. A white fence along the left stands out against the lush green grass.
April 28, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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It’s #HistoricGardenWeek in Virginia, and we invite you to stop and smell the #flowers (at least virtually!) in Montpelier’s #gardens with our blog post: “A Paradise of Roses.” www.montpelier.org/a-paradise-o...
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A Paradise of Roses: Flowers at Montpelier - Montpelier
Plucking floral references from the pages of Montpelier history.
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April 26, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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How are you holding up through the #winter #weather? Depending on where you live, you might agree with #DolleyMadison when she wrote to her cousin Betsy Coles in 1831, “This last, Norwegian Winter, has proved too cold for me—”

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The Montpelier house in the snow. The large red brick house has three yellow doors, four white columns, and green shutters. There is snow on the roof, on the ground, and on the trees behind the house.
January 20, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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(2/2) #MyMontpelier #VAFoothills #LoveVA #springtime #spring @SavingPlaces
April 9, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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April 5, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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(2/2) He was the best farmer in the world.”
The skill and hard work of Montpelier’s enslaved field laborers brought Madison’s planning to fruition.
Photo: Kenneth Garrett
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March 19, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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(3/3) Madison made no comment about the king’s death in his 1820 letters, leaving us to wonder how he viewed his former adversary by this time.

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January 29, 2025 at 4:02 PM