Almost 35 years ago, Sally Hemings and her enslaver Thomas Jefferson were reportedly sealed in posthumous marriage in a ...

If you know the name Angelica Schuyler, you just might be a fan of “Hamilton,” where she stole the show by belting out ...

Gayle Jessup White of Henrico County -- a descendant of the Hemings and Jefferson families -- is the new community engagement officer at Monticello.

Three years after the Thomas Jefferson Foundation celebrated her addition to its board, acclaimed Jefferson historian Annette Gordon-Reed has resigned.

While a genetic link with Jefferson's family has been shown in only one of Sally Hemings' sons, Eston, many of the other families assert they are related, too.

For years, Monticello has researched and cultivated historical information on slavery and African-American life at Thomas Jefferson’s plantation. The information has long been available through ...

After nearly 15 years at the helm of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Leslie Greene Bowman announced Tuesday she would be leaving the post April 30.

In one instance, he said that there is no DNA evidence linking the families of Founding Father Thomas Jefferson and slave Sally Hemings.

Don’t miss the exhibit dedicated to Sally Hemings, mother to six of Jefferson’s children, which relates poignant stories told by her son Madison and other family members.

The new biography by Molly Beer explores Schuyler's life and relies heavily on letters written by, to and about her.

Built by Thomas Jefferson’s carpenter and long inhabited by the Fife family, including a husband and wife who each served as the Charlottesville mayor, the Oak Lawn estate can be had for $4.2 ...