In 1777, Monroe was promoted to major and assigned to the staff of Major General William Alexander, Lord Stirling. Starting in January of 1778, he was
January 2012 E-Newsletter
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2011 Holiday Closings
The James Monroe Museum will be closed on Christmas Eve and Day and New Year's Eve and Day. The museum will be open to the public all other
Today in History: Monroe begins first term as Governor of Virginia
On December 17, 1799, Monroe began the first of four terms as Governor of Virginia. (He was nominated a fifth time, but declined!) He was the first
December E-Newsletter
Lots of news in our December e-newsletter; read it here.
Lots of Monroe in the News!
There have been many mentions of Monroe in the news lately, and we've updated the "In the News" page of our site to include them! Friday, December
James is ready for the holidays!
Monroe is all set to welcome you to our free Holiday Open House on Saturday, December 3, 2011, from 4 to 6 p.m.! We'll have hot cider and cookies, and
In memory of JMM friend and volunteer Dr. John D. Mac Isaac
We were saddened to hear of the recent passing of Dr. John D. Mac Isaac, a great friend of the museum and our volunteer grant coordinator for several
Announcing JMM’s New Curator!
We are excited to announce the hiring of Jarod Kearney as the new curator of the James Monroe Museum! Jarod was chosen over 100 applicants for the