Before becoming America’s third president, Thomas Jefferson was in many ways its premier traveler. As ambassador to France, Jefferson developed a passion for fine wines, and he returned to the U ...

This weekend, in the same Rotunda where he once rang the bell at UVa, audiences will sit down to hear the world premiere of a new musical setting of a ...

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

When the Thomas Jefferson Heritage Society asked the Scholars Commission on the Jefferson-Hemings Controversy, a group of 13 prestigious scholars in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences, to ...

The Ross County Historical Society is looking for old photos from African-American families. There are families with lineage from Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings. CHILLICOTHE ― Sometimes all ...

Can the fraught relationship between Thomas Jefferson and John Adams help heal our own hyper-polarized politics? Monticello is betting yes.

Jefferson in his mid-40s began a physical relationship with Sally, his slave, sometime between 1787 and 1789, when she was 14 to 16 years old. Rumors that Jefferson fathered at least one child ...

Sally Hemings is a name that is seldom seen in history books, ... FILE - In this May 11, 2016, file photo, a replica of Thomas Jefferson's Monticello stands in Somers, ...

'Thomas Jefferson', the History channel's new six-part documentary series examines the complicated legacy of the third U.S. president, including the start of his relationship with Sally Hemings ...

Photo supplied, The History Channel/Glass Entertainment Group "Thomas Jefferson," a new three-night docuseries on the History Channel, premieres Monday, Feb. 17, 2025, on Presidents Day.

How pioneering Black liberals battled Thomas Jefferson's "Dark Age" ... William Wells Brown’s novel "Clotel," which is something of a fantasia on the Sally Hemings story. Why is that noteworthy?