Monticello chief to resign after nearly 15 years HAWES SPENCER 434-960-9343 Jan 17, 2023 Jan 17, 2023 Updated Nov 10, 2023 0 Leslie Greene Bowman, president of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, will be stepping down this year. CADE MARTIN Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save HAWES SPENCER 434-960-9343 The president of the foundation dedicated to preserving Monticello and the legacy of Founding Father Thomas Jefferson is resigning.kAmp7E6C ?62C=J `d J62CD 2E E96 96=> @7 E96 %9@>2D y6776CD@? u@F?52E:@?[ {6D=:6 vC66?6 q@H>2? 2??@F?465 %F6D52J D96 H@F=5 36 =62G:?8 E96 A@DE pAC:= b_]k^AmkAmpC49:E64EFC2= 9:DE@C:2? v2C5:?6C w2==@4<[ H9@ 92D D6CG65 |@?E:46==@ 2D 2 D6?:@C =6256C 7@C @G6C 2 564256[ 92D 366? E2AA65 E@ D6CG6 2D E96 :?E6C:> AC6D:56?E H9:=6 E96 3@2C5 D62C496D 7@C 2 A6C>2?6?E C6A=246>6?E[ 244@C5:?8 E@ E96 7@F?52E:@?]k^Am kAm“xE 92D 366? E96 8C62E6DE 9@?@C @7 >J 42C66C[” q@H>2? 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Monticello hires new president After 5 1/2 months under an interim leader, the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, the nonprofit group that owns and operates the Founding Father’s …
Rare copy of Declaration of Independence on display at Monticello It is one of 201 copies made in 1823. Fewer than 50 are still known to exist today.
Monticello hires new president After 5 1/2 months under an interim leader, the Thomas Jefferson Foundation, the nonprofit group that owns and operates the Founding Father’s …
