Two hundred years ago, an outbreak of disease at Montpelier bore striking similarities to – and differences from – the current pandemic.
Overseers
James Madison and Merino Mania
How Madison and his friends flocked to the cause of improving American wool.
Finding the Overseer’s Site
Metal detecting led us to the spot to find the Overseer’s House! Learn how!
Exploring Madison’s Home Farm: New Excavations at the Overseer’s House
The Archaeology Department is beginning a new period of excavations at the Madison Home Farm – beginning with the Overseer’s House!