As we commemorate Thomas Jefferson’s role in the founding of the United States at its 250th anniversary, it is worth noting another of Jefferson’s lasting but often overlooked legacies. Jefferson ...

On Sept. 30, 1941, Thomas Jefferson’s great-great grandson joined six other men for a private meeting at a Washington art gallery. The group’s mission was to choose quotes from the author of the ...

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Thomas Jefferson was an elusive, contradictory person. He was sort of against slavery, and he sort of wasn’t. He extolled limited government, then purchased Louisiana — doubling the size of the nation ...

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The Thomas Jefferson eighth-grade volleyball teams split a road doubleheader Wednesday against Camdenton. Thomas Jefferson dropped a 19-25, 25-15, 13-15 decision in the A game. Baya Bond served four ...

Thomas Jefferson had a big, if little known, influence on the Kentucky Constitution, according to a new book. Library of Congress In writing my new book, “Thomas Jefferson and the Kentucky ...

The Jefferson County Event Complex is hosting the 56th Annual Cowdeo presented by NextEra Energy & Bright Wood Saturday, September 27, 2025 inside the Corwin Arena. Cowdeo Mission Statement-Providing ...

The New York Public Library has one of Thomas Jefferson's handwritten copies of the Declaration of Independence in its collection. Jonathan Blanc / New York Public Library A few days after the ...

An original letter from Thomas Jefferson sent from Annapolis in 1783, which advocates for the right to bear arms, will go up for sale July 4 with a price of $90,000. The seller is Pennsylvania-based ...

BALTIMORE — A significant letter written by founding father Thomas Jefferson sold Friday for the asking price of $90,000 and will return to Maryland, the state where it was penned 242 years ago. The ...

THOMAS JEFFERSON never wanted a president at the University of Virginia (UVA). For 85 years, there wasn’t one: along with a governing board, an unwieldy rotation of professors managed the institution, ...