TJ Stocking Stuffers: 2008 Edition

Still have a few gifts to get this Christmas? Here are a couple of stocking stuffers that won’t break the bank:

• Your very own plush TJ doll!
• Jefferson, Washington and Franklin, all together
• A doll of TJ’s eldest daughter, Martha

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to all from the Jeffersonia Blog!

The 8th Top Event of the Past Millenium

Time magazine listed its Top 100 events and people between the years 1000-1999 A.D. and guess who scored in the Top 10! Twice!

Jefferson State Champ! Madison not so much

Welcome to Founding Fathers Football’s Christmas Edition!!

Today we announce the 2008 winner…

While Independence fell out of the Top 100 entirely last week, Thomas Jefferson High School did its namesake proud winning the Pennsylvania division 3A state title.

Christmas More Efficient at Mr. Jefferson’s University

The economic crunch has even affected Christmastime at the Mr. Jefferson’s University, otherwise known as the University of Virginia. At the annual Lighting of the Lawn ceremony on December 4th, new, energy efficient LED bulbs debuted, replacing the older incandescent ones.

To read the rest of the gory details click here.

Source: UVA Today

The Hemmings of Monticello wins 2008 NBA

The 2008 National Book Award for Nonfiction was recently awarded to The Hemingses of Monticello by Anette Gordon-Reed.

Click here to watch a clip of her acceptance speech.
Click here to read an interview and some reader reviews at Amazon.

Source: National Book Foundation

TJ on Banking – The Tweaked Email Edition

Snopes.com is calling shenanigans on an email being circulated regarding some harsh words TJ allegedly wrote on banking.  Snopes specifically calls out the following words as bogus:

A Comment from Jack McLaughlin

We here at the Jeffersonia Blog were stoked to hear from Mr. Jack McLaughlin, the author of one of my favorite TJ books – Jefferson and Monticello: Biography of a Builder.

 Mr. McLaughlin wrote in to let us know he has written a new book, “Williamsburg, Virgina on the Eve of Revolution”. 

TJ Apple of the Month: Virginia Crab

Common crabapples

{This is the third post in a series on Thomas Jefferson’s favorite foods. For part I click here. For part II, click here.}

Jefferson was a genius in most everything he did, but he was inherently a practical one. His studies informed his practice of law early in his career; his knowledge of botany came into practice in the gardens of Monticello; his appreciation of architecture (namely Palladio) manifested into Monticello, Poplar Forest, and several other buildings; his love of European art adorned the walls of his home; the French cuisine he feasted upon came back with him and its recipes introduced to a young America; his passion for math meant his calculations for the construction of Monticello was to the 6th or 7th decimal point!

 

Jefferson overtakes Madison!

Welcome back to all! After an extended Thanksgiving break, the Jeffersonia Blog has returned!

As we near the end of the season in Founding Fathers Football, there is some exciting news. Thomas Jefferson has overtaken Madison and finally cracks the Top 50! West Monroe now takes over first place with a commanding lead, followed by Hamilton. TJ is in third place, while Madison slips all the way back to 4th. Independence rounds out the Top 5.

In the Christian version of FFF, St. Thomas Aquinas, currently ranked first in the Nation, leads the way, followed closely by St. Ignatius.  St. Bonaventure is a distant third, with Trinity (of KY) and Godby (of FL) rounding out the Top 5.

Source: HighschoolRivals
Photo by Paul Keleher