Winter 2021

Inside The Issue

A School of Thought

When Thomas Jefferson wanted to give his grandson an education, he sent him to live in Charles Willson Peale’s museum

by Lee Alan Dugatkin

| December 22, 2020

12 Minute Read

Breaking New Ground

Archaeology team embarks on three new projects that attempt to connect communities past and present

by Paul Aron | photography by Tom Green

| December 22, 2020

8 Minute Read

A Rare Rendering Showing Treatment of the Enslaved

Artist depicts a coffle, a common sight in 19th-century Virginia

By Paul Aron | Photography by Jason Copes

| December 18, 2020

8 Minute Read

Winter’s Sweet Surprise

Once jilted for the potato, the parsnip is appreciated for its unexpected taste and texture

By Barbara Rust Brown

| December 16, 2020

6 Minute Read

Designs on History

Historic wallpaper is created through a marriage of research, technology and technique

by Jody Taylor

| April 13, 2021

7 Minute Read