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Comment on I think we’re winning by Anna

Anna — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:40:14 +0000

Yes! I was just on there the other day and saw a fake quote. The horror! I thought about jumping in and identifying it as bogus, but thought that might be a slippery slope – I could spend all day doing that. Glad you are leaping into the breach!

Comment on I think we’re winning by John Lewis

John Lewis — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 02:43:07 +0000

I play around on the Facebook Thomas Jefferson page quite a bit and see people posting bogus quotations all the time. More often then not, I point them to the TH: J Encyclopedia. So yes, it is working.

Comment on Romanticizing romanticism in the Old South by June King

June King — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 02:43:39 +0000

What a delightful read, as always with A Summary View. It’s a relief to read some twaddle now and then, if it’s good twaddle. I hope this little book can still be found. Sounds like a fun read for a Virginian of Brit descent, like me. Jousting on the grounds of Monticello! How can you not love that image? HopeFUL Romantics of the South, keep twaddling!

Comment on A Very Respectable Bird by Anna

Anna — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 15:27:14 +0000

Arrgh, 1776! That infernal production is responsible for more historical misconceptions, I swear…come to think of it, maybe it IS the source of this particular myth. I shall have to investigate…

Comment on A Very Respectable Bird by J. L. Bell

J. L. Bell — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 19:29:52 +0000

But, but, but we SAW Jefferson and Franklin (and John Adams) sing about turkeys and eagles and doves in the musical 1776. True, that was several years before the documented discussion of the U.S. seal. And Jefferson wasn’t championing the eagle. And it was historical fiction in the form of a musical. But we SAW it.

Comment on Or something to do THIS weekend by Tuckahoe Plantation

Tuckahoe Plantation — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:41:11 +0000

Thomas Jefferson’s boyhood home will be dressed for the high holiday and will be hosting the Candlelight Christmas tour again this year. Visit our website for more information.

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Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:09:20 +0000

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Comment on Really mortified by ohisian319

ohisian319 — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:26:15 +0000

Yay! An update!

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Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:25:39 +0000

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Comment on I call it “The Gilded Pig” by Leni Sorensen

Leni Sorensen — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 15:11:44 +0000

I really, really, really want to see this booklet!