Interpreters out on the street of old city philadelphia, and imagine what life was like under british rule. One of the big agendas of this event is to present the fall of 1777 in a complicated way. To show that for many of the people who remain in the city that winter, this was an occupation, but maybe it was a liberation from many in their perspective. They read about in the period being liberated from the tyrannical usurpation of an arbitrary congress, which is maybe something we could all aspire to. laughs so we do this with Living History Program in part because people come to museums to learn in all different ways, to encounter the real things of history, to have a Human Experience and connect with it, and one way that we bring it to life is with Living History Programming, with first person programming like some of you might have witnessed in our new theatrical programme where richard st. George stormed into the room, guns blazing in the spring of perhaps 1798, at the end of his
Thomas jefferson well, good afternoon, my friends, my fellow citizens. What a pleasure to greet you once more here on our mountain here at monticello. And what a pleasure to be out of doors here amongst the wonders of nature, particularly that we can stand together underneath of myive oak, one Favorite Places to the fishpond, to welcome the balloon of the snowfall. There, the beautiful purple iris the pansies, and the digitalis, the foxglove about to bloom. So, what a pleasant occasion, and particularly to welcome our friend, mr. Steve light, to be with us again, to welcome your questions forward. So, without any further comment, as i have a few moments before i continue my walk through the garden, and i think gardens is the most pleasant subject to attend to today, i ask for the first question, mr. Light, if you will. Yes, thank you, president jefferson. We do have a number of questions for you today related to the theme of gardening. The first question is, have you always loved garde
Jeffersons monticello in charlottesville, virginia. Thomas jefferson well, good afternoon, my friends, my fellow citizens. What a pleasure to greet you once more here on our mountain here at monticello. And what a pleasure to be out of doors here amongst the wonders of nature, particularly that we can stand together underneath this live oak, one of my Favorite Places next to the fishpond, to welcome the bloom of the snowball that is the viburnum behind me. There, the beautiful purple iris and of course the pansies, and the digitalis, the foxglove about to bloom. So, what a pleasant occasion, and particularly to welcome our friend, mr. Steve light, to be with us again, to welcome your questions forward. So, without any further comment, as i have a few moments before i continue my walk through the garden, and i think gardens is a most pleasant subject to attend to today, i ask for the first question, mr. Light, if you will. Yes, thank you, president jefferson. We do have a number of ques
Not mean inactivity as the u. S. Sold to both the ally and central powers. See also talked houseboat how the u. S. , it faced criticism how it treated its own decenters and minorities. This is just over an hour. Good morning, everyone. So this morning were going to be talking about or rather we will begin our conversation about neutrality. That conversation will last over the course of several lectures. So well wrap up other countries neutralities, but this morning were going to really focus on what neutrality looked like and meant for americans especially in the first half of the war. So the thing i want you to understand the most, and this is really vital because its a very different understanding of neutrality than we have today. Neutrality at the beginning of the war did not mean inactivity. It did not mean passivity. And it most certainly did not mean impartiality. So if it doesnt mean those things then what on earth does neutrality mean . The definition of neutrality differs with
This program originally livestreamed on facebook and youtube and is part of a series of Online Events intended to keep visitors connected with mount vernon during its closure to the public because of the coronavirus pandemic. Mr. Bradburn here we are again. Welcome back. My name is doug bradburn. It is my delight to have these opportunities to talk about George Washington. Last wednesday, we were in our museum. This is our Education Center here at mount vernon. It focuses on the life of George Washington. It gives a grand sense of why he matters. Last time, we were looking at his youth, a youth that is oftentimes enwrapped in romance and myth. Of course, he is most known to americans and perhaps the folks around the world as the great military commander, the general who led the americans through the american war for independence, through eight long years of war. His identity as a warrior is a crucial one. We think about who was George Washington, how did he think of himself and his tim