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Author: Leanna Schafer

The South Yard: Archaeology

February 4, 2021By Leanna SchaferArchaeology & Landscape Restoration, Curatorial & Collections
The South Yard: Archaeology

What did the Archaeology Team find in the South Yard?

The South Yard Dwellings: The Taylor and Stewart Families

February 4, 2021By Leanna SchaferCuratorial & Collections
The South Yard Dwellings: The Taylor and Stewart Families

The Taylors and Stewarts were two married couples who were likely born at Montpelier and served the Madison family for decades.

South Yard Dwellings: Research

February 4, 2021By Leanna SchaferCuratorial & Collections
South Yard Dwellings: Research

Learn more about the interviews conducted with the Works Progress Administration and the images found that helped to shape the South Yard Dwellings at Montpelier.

South Yard Dwellings: Food & Cooking

February 4, 2021By Leanna SchaferCuratorial & Collections
South Yard Dwellings: Food & Cooking

We know enslaved cooks prepared food for the Madisons. How did the enslaved community cook and what did they eat themselves?

South Yard Dwellings: Household Items

February 4, 2021By Leanna SchaferCuratorial & Collections
South Yard Dwellings: Household Items

Work tools vs. leisure tools- what’s the difference?

The South Yard Dwellings: Furniture

February 3, 2021By Leanna SchaferCuratorial & Collections
The South Yard Dwellings: Furniture

How did we know what furniture to put into the enslaved dwellings at Montpelier?

Polishing a President’s Silver

April 21, 2020By Leanna SchaferCuratorial & Collections
Polishing a President’s Silver

Read about how silver in the Montpelier Collection is cleaned and care for in a special way.

The Pantograph; A Portable Copying Machine

December 19, 2019By Leanna SchaferCuratorial & Collections
The Pantograph; A Portable Copying Machine

What is a pantograph and did Madison use one?

If The Shoe Fits

July 9, 2019By Leanna SchaferCuratorial & Collections
If The Shoe Fits

Read about our first acquisition of 2019; Dolley Madison’s slippers

Object Conservation at Montpelier

May 23, 2019By Leanna SchaferCuratorial & Collections
Object Conservation at Montpelier

What is conservation and why is it done?

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