Monday, February 27, 2012
Preaching Virtue and Happiness in Virginia (1776)
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The Anglican church (or the Church of England) was the official church of the colony of Virginia. In colonial Virginia, during what h...
Monday, February 20, 2012
Washington's Birthday
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The federal holiday celebrated the 3 rd Monday of February each year is officially intended to honor George Washington’s Birthday. Washin...
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Religion and the American Founding
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The Washington, Jefferson & Madison Institute is pleased to announce that its next Seminar for Virginia Secondary School Teachers will b...
Friday, December 16, 2011
Christmas with James & Dolley Madison
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"Today when we think of Christmas, we think of Christmas trees in houses and town squares, carolers in the snow, and houses d...
Sunday, October 30, 2011
Founding Farmers
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Thomas Jefferson considered himself a farmer by profession. He was continually searching for more progressive ways to work his plantation...
Saturday, October 22, 2011
The Equality of Women in America in 1838
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Alexis de Tocqueville was an aristocratic Frenchman who came to the U.S. in 1831 (at age 25) and later wrote Democracy in Americ...
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Monday, October 3, 2011
The Rise of Political Parties
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"The reign of party spirit in the United States began with the adoption of [the Constitution] by the Convention. Between this dat...
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