by Alison Dolbier | Jul 16, 2026 | About the Project, Stories from the Papers
It is easy to take food for granted. Meat and dairy last for days in a refrigerator and an amazing array of produce is available in the grocery store year-round. In Jefferson’s time freshly butchered meat and dairy would last perhaps a day in hot weather without being... 
by Alison Dolbier | Oct 2, 2023 | About the Project
The history of Earth’s weather (conditions at a particular place and time) and climate (long term weather patterns and regional environments) is the basis of understanding modern climate trends and weather patterns. Evidence of past weather is found in fossils, ice... 
by Jim McClure | Aug 28, 2023 | About the Project
Welcome to our Revolving Desk. We’ve borrowed that name from a manuscript in Jefferson’s papers at the University of Virginia. On a single page about the size of a large index card — four and a half inches by six inches — Jefferson drew and described a small piece of...