Montpelier transformed: a monument to James Madison and its enslaved community
In: Landmarks
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Prologue -- Map of Montpelier in 1997 -- 1. Montpelier in 1997:A JOURNEY THROUGH THIS HISTORIC SITE -- 2. A Perplexing Beginning-1998:FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR THE NEW NONPROFIT COLLAPSES -- 3. Year of Foundation Organization-1999:BUILDING A STRUCTURE FOR AMBITIOUS PLANS AND DREAMS -- 4. Management Transferred to The Montpelier Foundation-2000:BROAD AUTONOMY AND RESPONSIBILITY GRANTED -- 5. Madison Monument Advances Toward Reality-2000-2002:THE FOUNDATION HAS UNEXPECTED, TRANSFORMATIVE OPPORTUNITIES -- 6. Surmounting Restoration Hurdles-2001-2003:ACHIEVING THE SEEMINGLY UNACHIEVABLE -- 7. House Restored-2003-2008:THE MADISONS RETURN TO MONTPELIER -- 8. Center for the Constitution-2002-2008:THE EVOLUTION OF MADISON AND CONSTITUTION EDUCATION -- 9. Visitor Center and William duPont Gallery Construction-2002-2007:ARRIVAL AT MONTPELIER NOW SUITABLE FOR MADISONS' WELCOME -- 10. Program Highlights-2002-2008:THE MADISONS AND LIFE AT MONTPELIER -- 11. Leadership, Fundraising and Planning:CRUCIAL CAPABILITIES FOR TRANSFORMING MONTPELIER -- Map of Montpelier in 2008 -- 12. Year of Celebration of Madison Monument-2008:THE IMPOSSIBLE DREAM REALIZED -- 13. Second Decade Highlights-2009-2016:MOST IMPORTANT WAS DAVID M. RUBENSTEIN'S GIFT THAT SUPPORTED PERMANENTLY TELLING THE STORY OF MONTPELIER 'S ENSLAVED -- 14. Celebration of Montpelier's Becoming a Monument to Enslaved Community:PRESENTING HISTORY OF SLAVERY AS IT "MUST BE DONE VERYWHERE" -- Map of Montpelier in 2018 -- Epilogue:CONTINUED BUILDING ON THE FOUNDERS ' DREAM -- Acknowledgements -- Appendix A. New Foundation Directors 2003-2008 -- Appendix B. Board Establishment of Goals -- Appendix C. New Directors and Emeriti-2009-2018 -- Notes -- About the Author.
