The Real State of the Union/President's Day
THE REAL STATE OF THE UNION
This speech by Ronald Reagan in 1983 is more pertinent for today than anything you will hear out of the White House now.
In 1852, Frederic Edwin Church painted Virginia's Natural Bridge
My Writing on Historical Architecture
The ‘Most Sublime of Nature’s Works’
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One of Virginia’s most amazing architectural treasures wasn't formed by the hand of man at all. (read more)
American Classicism and the ‘Gentleman Architect’ Thomas Jefferson
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In 1784 Thomas Jefferson found himself in France as our first ambassador. (read more)
An ‘Academical Village’ as a Model for a New Republic
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If you had traveled with the Marquis de Lafayette to the Piedmont region of Virginia in 1824... (read more)
Romantic Aspirations, Vision, and Viaducts
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Charles Carroll of Carrollton might well have been the Elon Musk of his day. (read more)
The Saving of Mount Vernon
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I was painfully distressed at the ruin and desolation of the home of Washington, and the thought passed through my mind: Why was it that the women of his country did not try to keep it in repair, if the men could not do it? It does seem such a blot on our country.”—Louisa Bird Cunningham (read more)
The Mind of Monticello
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Opened to the public in 1924, Thomas Jefferson’s beloved home of Monticello in Albemarle County, Virginia, is one of the most recognized buildings of early America. Its unique façade is reproduced on our nickel. Monticello (Italian for “Little Mountain”) is still a favorite destination for adults and youth, as all are treated to a look into the amazing gifts of America’s third president. (read more)
A Conversation With Charles Marohn: ‘Honor the Struggle!’
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Walking six blocks to work each morning gives Charles Marohn a unique insight into the vitality of his town. (read more)
Celebrating Bonds That Reunited America
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The History Behind the Robinson House
To-day gladdens the hearts of all true Americans, the spectacle of a re-united country, knit together in real brotherhood of its citizens and in the bonds of an honorable, cordial and lasting pacification—and not least, the spectacle of veterans of the Army of the Potomac joining hands with veterans of [the] Army of Northern Virginia, to establish, as we here to-day establish, this “Lee Camp Soldiers’ Home.” — Colonel Archer Anderson, Address on the opening of Lee Camp Soldiers’ Home, May 20, 1885 (read more)
Norman Rockwell’s America
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I was showing the America I knew and observed to others who might not have noticed.” —Norman Rockwell (read more)
As seen in American Essence Magazine
THYME Commentary Has a New Home
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Here are links to articles and publications we're reading. (read more)
