Curator at the James Monroe Museum in fredericksburg, virginia. For a presentation which will showcase a selection of original items from the life of Elizabeth Kortright monroe. Elizabeth monroes story is a fascinating one. Through her childhood in new york to her experiences as wife of the minister to france and later the fifth u. S. President. Jarred will illustrate elizabeths life using musuem collections which have been handed down through generations of the monroe family. A bit about our speaker. Jarod kearney began as curator of the James Monroe Museum and library in november of 2011. Previously, he was curator of the Woodrow Wilson president ial library and museum in stanton, virginia. Prior to that, curator of the Rye Historical Society in new york. He has been director of the hallockville museum, farm, and Folk Life Center on long island. Worked at the Greensboro Historical Museum in North Carolina. Jarred received his m. A. In Museum Studies and b. A. In history from the univ