PRESS ROOM
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Media Contact
Anna McAlpine
Director, Public Relations & Marketing
P.O. Box 419
Forest, Virginia 24551
Phone: (434) 534-8116
Email: media@poplarforest.org
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NEWS
Press Releases
Behind the Scenes Look at the Restoration of Jefferson's Retreat - May 8, 2008
Poplar Forest To Host The American Chestnut Foundation - April 7, 2008
Poplar Forest Presents a Concert to Celebrate Jefferson's Birthday - April 3, 2008
Poplar Forest Hosts Author Alan Crawford on April 5 - March 25, 2008
Poplar Forest Prepares for Opening Day - March 19, 2008
Poplar Forest Awarded International Tourism Grant - March 13, 2008
2008 Calendar of Events at Jefferson’s Poplar Forest
- March 11, 2008
Poplar Forest Included on World Heritage Nomination List - January 23, 2008
Poplar Forest Presents new Archaeology Online Exhibit - January 4, 2008
Poplar Forest to Host New Volunteer Open House on January 13, 2008
Newsletters
Notes on the State of Poplar Forest - Spring 2008 (PDF) * NEW *
Notes on the State of Poplar Forest – Fall 2007 (PDF)
Poplar Forest Newsletter - Spring 2007 (PDF)
In the News
Thomas Jefferson impersonator provides answers to 2008 questions, Lynchburg News & Advance, May 2, 2008
Natural Bridge 5th Graders in PBS Conversations on Democracy, Rockbridge Weekly, May 1, 2008
American Chestnut Foundation honors Thomas Jefferson in Bedford County, WDBJ7 (CBS), April 13, 2008
Chestnuts Returning to Poplar Forest, Lynchburg News & Advance, April 9, 2008
Restoration work on Thomas Jefferson's summer home almost complete, WDBJ -- CBS Channel 7, April 1, 2008
Poplar Forest to Reopen, WSET -- ABC Channel 13, April 1, 2008
Grant helps Poplar Forest re-create wing of home,
Lynchburg News & Advance, March 13, 2008
A Thirst for History Fuels State Tourism,
Lynchburg News & Advance, February 25, 2008 Poplar Forest honored again, Lynchburg News & Advance, January 25, 2008
Despite gas prices, visitors flocking to Central Va. attractions, Lynchburg News & Advance, January 12, 2008
A site to see: Poplar Forest unveils Site B exhibit, Lynchburg News & Advance, January 7, 2008
News Archive
RESOURCES
Calendar of Events
2008 Season – April through November
Fact Sheets
The Legacy of Thomas Jefferson (PDF)
Scholars’ Perspectives on Poplar Forest (PDF)
Poplar Forest: America’s First Octagonal House (PDF)
The Landscape at Poplar Forest (PDF)
The Plantation at Poplar Forest (PDF)
Thomas Jefferson, the Grandfather (PDF)
Poplar Forest and Monticello (PDF)
Links
YouTube – Thomas Jefferson Debates Aaron Burr, April 2007
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