Lectures & Presentations
Treasure Hunt- Gunston Hall
Gunston Hall is the historic Georgian-style home of George Mason IV (1725-1792), a fourth generation Virginian, senior statesman, and author of seminal documents such as the Fairfax Resolves, the Virginia State Constitution, and most significantly the Virginia Declaration of Rights. Join us in this Great American Treasures virtual tour to explore George Mason’s life at Gunston Hall. Read More
Presentations
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The Women in Preservation Symposium, Video XVII: Keynote Speaker: Carol B. Cadou
Learn about Cadou's female preservation muses at George Washington's Mount Vernon, The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America, and the National Trust for Historic Preservation.
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The Women in Preservation Symposium, Part XVIII: Safekeeping Tomorrow, Video 1
Join Nora Lockshin, Shannon Brogdon-Grantham, Sylvia Albro, Dr. Anna F. Kaplan, and Renee Wolcott for a discussion about how conservators use tools, determination, and passion to serve, preserve, and protect the past.
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The Women in Preservation Symposium, Part XIX: Safekeeping Tomorrow, Video 2
Join Janice Ellis, Ariana Makau, Lindsay Jones, and Katherine Ridgway for a discussion about how conservators use tools, determination, and passion to serve, preserve, and protect the past.
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The Women in Preservation Symposium, Part XX: The Conservation of the Jefferson Bible
Meet Janice Ellis, Conservator at the National Museum of American History, and hear her work to restore the Jefferson Bible, Thomas Jefferson’s personally edited compilation of scriptures.
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The Women in Preservation Symposium, Part XXI: Keynote Speaker: Leslie Greene Bowman
Hear from Leslie Greene Bowman, President of Thomas Jefferson's Monticello, as she thoughtfully recounts how the Thomas Jefferson Foundation has embraced restoration, dialogue, and education programs that offer an honest, complicated, and inclusive view of our past.