Experience the fascinating historical and cultural landscape that is the Journey Through Hallowed Ground National Heritage Area, a 180-mile long, 75-mile wide region stretching from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania to Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello in Charlottesville, Virginia.
UPCOMING EVENTS
VIEW ALL EVENTSNative Gardening Seminar and Native Plant Sale
Join the Master Gardeners Association of Fauquier and Rappahannock Counties for this native gardening seminar and native plant sale! Agenda: 10:00 am: Speaker: Celia Vuocolo, Piedmont Environmental Council 11:00 am: Plant Sale, featuring affordable 4” deep-rooted plug-size native perennial plants with robust root systems that establish quickly and require less watering.
Montpelier Virtual Book Club: Akhil Reed Amar
This program is being presented in partnership with The National Archives and Records Administration When the US Constitution won popular approval in 1788, it was the culmination of 30 years of passionate argument over the nature of government, but ratification hardly ended the conversation. For the next half century, ordinary Americans and statesmen alike continued […]
LEARNING THROUGH THE POWER OF PLACE
The Journey’s National Heritage Area gives visitors unique educational experiences at defining sites of American history, and our award-winning educational programs provide students and educators alike with one-of-a-kind learning opportunities.
National History Academy is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for high school students to spend the summer exploring American history and government through the power of place.
National History Academy is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for high school students to spend the summer exploring American history and government through the power of place.
PRESERVING OUR NATIONAL HERITAGE
The Journey protects the unparalleled historic sites and cultural landscapes where American history happened for future generations.
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