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James Monroe Museum and Memorial Library
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JMM Welcomes New Docent
|  | If you visit the museum on a Tuesday, you may receive a tour from our brand new docent Danette Pisarcik! Danette joined us in June. She also works as a docent at the Gari Melchers Home and Studio and as a cook at the downtown Marriott. Along with Danette, her adorable dog Petey (half Jack Russell/ half Greyhound or Whippet) joins the JMM family.
Welcome, Danette!
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July 2010 E-Newsletter
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Dear Friends,
In both his personal and public life, James Monroe was staunchly dedicated to the ideals of the American Revolution as expressed in the Declaration of Independence. As a soldier in George Washington's Revolutionary Army, Monroe fought for the "sacred cause of liberty," and he may have been more proud of this service to the country than of any other public position he held. In his own words:
"The day on which the American Congress declared the thirteen British Colonies free and independent States was a very important day to mankind ... as it introduced a system of government founded on the equal rights and sovereignty of the people under forms more perfect than any that were ever known before." (From an undated speech.)
We know Monroe would join us in wishing everyone an enjoyable, relaxing and safe Fourth of July!
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Did You Know?
Occasional Series of Trivia about Monroe, his Family, and his Times
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James Monroe's grave at Richmond's Hollywood Cemetery.  |
James Monroe was the third American president, after Thomas Jefferson and John Adams, to die on the Fourth of July. His death on 4 July 1831 came 55 years after the Declaration of Independence and five years after the deaths of Jefferson and Adams.
James Madison, who died on 28 June 1836, was almost the fourth president to die on the Fourth of July. According to tradition, his friends urged him to take stimulants to prolong his life a few more days so that he could join his illustrious predecessors. Madison refused, however, preferring to pass on his own terms and in his own time.
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Meet our Summer Bowley Scholar!
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The museum welcomes Michelle Martz, our summer Bowley Scholar! Michelle
is a rising junior at the University of Mary Washington. While she's
with us, Michelle will contributing to the very important task of
cataloging the Ingrid Westesson Hoes Archives.
Welcome, Michelle! |
JMM's Social Media Campaign
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It's a brave new world out there, and the James Monroe Museum is doing its best to stay current! The museum has a Facebook page and a Twitter account. We update these with quotes from Monroe and his contemporaries; photos of objects in our collection; curatorial notes; etc. We have a presence on Yelp (the website that allows customers to rate and recommend local restaurants and attractions), and we encourage you to visit the site and let us know what you like and don't like about the museum. On our Facebook and Yelp pages, you can post pictures you take of the museum, garden and grounds. We hope you'll check these sites and interact with us!
What is Facebook?
What is Twitter?
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The James Monroe Museum and Memorial Library, located in historic
downtown Fredericksburg, is the largest repository in the
country of artifacts and documents related to the fifth president of
the United States. The museum was first opened in 1927 by Monroe
descendants as a place to house their own personal collections, which
had been handed down through generations of the family. Eventually, the
museum and its extensive collections were turned over to the
Commonwealth of Virginia, and the museum is now administered by the
University of Mary Washington. The museum belongs
to the American Association of Museums, the American Association for
State and Local History, and the Virginia Association of Museums. It is
also on the National Register of Historic Places.
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