Presidents, poets, and stock market moguls - History and Hijinks

From Thomas Jefferson's crazy obsession with architecture to his unusual college career, we will get into his great love for his retirement project at the University of Virginia. As a native of Charlottesville, I have been steeped in Jefferson since childhood, and as a student at his University of Virginia, it just got worse! Come explore hidden gardens and secret societies, societal norms and shames throught he years at Mr. Jefferson's University. We will start with Jefferson and his design for the Grounds (we don't have a campus) as well as the community he wanted to develop. We will explore the slave years as well as the Civil War and what was to follow. But by the early 20th century, the UVA student body was getting goofy. Join me and enjoy the irreverent tales of Presidents, poets, and stock market mogels. I look forward to seeing you on Grounds!!