Marion duPont Scott, the last private owner of #Montpelier, died at home #OTD in 1983, at the age of 89.
In her will, Mrs. Scott expressed a desire that her heirs would transfer Montpelier to The National Trust for Historic Preservation so that it could be restored & furnished to the time period of #JamesMadison.
#sschat #histodons #HistoryTeacher #apgov #ushistory @academicchatter

Neck deep in preparing a video DJ set for our community-led #Vermont #goth #industrial #flood benefit to help our friends at the Bent Nails Bistro in #Montpelier, which was heavily damaged in early July due to unprecedented rainfall. We've managed to gather a really talented group of local DJs, bands, and dancers to perform. Very grateful to be a part of keeping our little rural community of weirdos alive.

https://youtu.be/cZUsqkid4mM

#OTD 1844, #DolleyMadison’s son John Payne Todd sold 9 #enslaved ppl to Henry Moncure, the new owner of #Montpelier.
Among them were 2 yr old Elizabeth, her brother Caleb, her mother Charlotte, and her uncle Edwin.
Read what we know about Elizabeth at #MontpelierNamingProject. 🔗 https://digitaldoorway.montpelier.org/2020/09/22/the-naming-project-elizabeth/?utm_content=bufferc2f4f&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

#sschat #histodons #HistoryTeacher #apgov #ushistory @academicchatter

View of the #BlueRidgeMountains from a cellar window at #Montpelier.

Dulcey Fuqua Photography, courtesy of The Montpelier Foundation.

#Photography #history #historicVA @savingplaces #landscape #sschat #histodons #HistoryTeacher #apgov #ushistory @academicchatter

In Aug. 1828, the Madisons’ friend Margaret Bayard Smith wrote a vivid description of her visit to #Montpelier :
“The drawing-room walls are covered with pictures, some very fine, from the ancient masters, but most of them portraits of our most distinguished men, six or eight by Stewart...

#OTD 1825, Rev. War Gen.l Lafayette made a 2nd visit to #Montpelier for a few days during the last leg of his #American tour, before his return to #France.
One guest, Hugh Mercer, described Lafayette as “Him, whom every Section of our Country has been emulous in honoring, but whom, alas! we shall, in all probability, never behold again!”
Read more in our #blog post, https://digitaldoorway.montpelier.org/2021/12/01/lafayettes-farewell-tour-the-guest-of-the-nation-visits-montpelier/?utm_content=bufferc501a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

#sschat #histodons #HistoryTeacher #apgov #ushistory @academicchatter

A naming project from #Montpelier - giving voice to the #enslaved people of President James Madison.

https://digitaldoorway.montpelier.org/project/say-their-names/

#histodons #slavery #USHistory #BlackMastodon #geneaology #homeschool #sschat

Witnessing the flood in Vermont.

#Flood #Vermont #Montpelier #MontpelierVermont #VermontFlood

Witnessing the flood in Vermont.

#Flood #Vermont #Montpelier #MontpelierVermont #VermontFlood

#Archaeology has helped us learn much of what we know about the people who lived at #Montpelier.

But how do #archaeologists know where to #dig?
Read what methods archaeologists use to identify where to dig & learn how you can uncover #artifacts at Montpelier with the Archaeology Department!
➡️https://digitaldoorway.montpelier.org/2020/02/11/how-do-you-know-where-to-dig/?utm_content=bufferdfb84&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

#pubarch #scicomm #digiarch #indigarch #histarch #crmarch #femarch

They’re heeerrrreee!

The #Vermont rescues landed safely in Mass. late yesterday afternoon and are now settled into our adoption centers.

These pets will be available for adoption once their 48-hour quarantine ends. Keep watch at our website for updates!

Please consider an emergency donation to ensure we have the resources necessary to care for these dogs and cats ->

http://www.mspca.org/Vermont

#VermontFlood #Montpelier

Keep it here for more details on the #dogs, #cats and #chinchilla set to arrive from flood-ravaged Vermont today. #WatchThisSpace #VermontFlood #Montpelier http://www.mspca.org/vermont

via WCVB: "MSPCA-Angell seeking donations to help pets evacuated from flood-ravaged Vermont"

https://www.wcvb.com/article/mspca-angell-seeking-donations-to-help-pets-evacuated-from-flood-ravaged-vermont/44515008

MSPCA Director Mike Keiley: "We got a call today that the area of #Montpelier was in danger, and that's the center of Vermont humane society that needed assistance with evacuation." 🐶🐱 #VermontFlood http://www.mspca.org/vermont

via NBC10 Boston: "Help comes from across New England after severe flooding in Vermont"

https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/help-comes-from-across-new-england-after-severe-flooding-in-vermont/3087232/

“Our own resources are strained, with our shelters nearly full of pets awaiting new homes — but we simply cannot turn our back on the animals in #Vermont who are desperate for help.” #VermontFlood #Montpelier http://www.mspca.org/vermont

via Boston 25 News: "MSPCA-Angell staffers rescue nearly two dozen animals from the historic flooding area of Vermont"

https://www.boston25news.com/news/local/mspca-angell-staffers-rescue-nearly-two-dozen-animals-historic-flooding-area-vermont/QFS3PGZY3FAGJFKK5WSAIZIVMM/

BREAKING: We're mobilizing our disaster response team to save animals from historic flooding in #Vermont: http://support.mspca.org/site/MessageViewer?em_id=49813.0&dlv_id=78414

This is a fluid situation and we'll update you all, in real time, as we can. For now, we're set to receive an assembly of dogs and cats (and one Chinchilla!) who were already living in VT animal shelters before the storms. #VermontFlooding #Montpelier #HudsonValley 1/

Aerial #drone imaging of #Montpelier #Vermont, #flooding #VTwx https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tl8WZTo1cKU

Postcard from the #anthropocene here from VTDigger: #Montpelier #Vermont #VTwx #flooding https://vtdigger.org/2023/07/11/in-montpelier-stranded-motorists-and-worried-shop-owners/

#Montpelier #VT this afternoon. The water is slowly starting to recede. The smell is something else; a mix of sewage and heating oil. Fire alarms ringing in buildings cause an eerie atmosphere.

#VTwx #Vermont #VermontFlooding #WeatherIsHappening

#VTwx #Montpelier "Wrightsville Dam Update 1:30 PM
We have monitored the water levels at the Wrightsville Dam for the last two hours and seen no significant changes. We have been in close contact with the onsite Vermont Dam Safety Representative who believes minimal increases can be expected. We will continue to monitor the dam throughout the night." https://www.facebook.com/MontpelierPoliceVermont/

#Montpelier #VTwx Montpelier Police Department: Wrightsville Dam update: We are seeing no significant change to the Wrightsville Dam. We are in regular contact with the Vermont Dam Safety group and will update when we have meaningful information to share. (posted at 7/11/2023 10:43ET)