In 2022, we bring you “Montpelier Moment,” taking you behind-the-scenes to meet our staff and find out what they do to make this historic site tick. In the first in the series, Montpelier’s Digital Fellow Ryan C. Jones sits down with Jenniffer Powers and Leanna Schafer from the Curatorial and Collections Department who answer your frequently asked questions about collections care, Madison objects and provide a sneak peek at their big projects. Thank you for spending a Moment of your time with us.

Continuing the behind-the-scenes look at Montpelier, Digital Fellow Ryan C. Jones sits down with Collections Manager Jenniffer Powers to discuss how she and her team maintain and catalogue Montpelier's Decorative Arts Collection and monitor exhibit spaces across the entire property. Thank you for spending a Moment of your time with us.

In this Montpelier Moment, Digital Fellow Ryan C. Jones takes you behind the scenes with the Collections Team to show you Montpelier like you’ve never seen it before! Follow Jenniffer and Leanna as they take you through the house during January Closure, when big projects happen and little details matter. Thank you for spending a Moment of your time with us.

In this first of a two-part Montpelier Moment, Digital Fellow Ryan C. Jones interviews Architectural Technician Tessa Honeycutt.  Explore the many dimensions of historic preservation piece by piece as Tessa answers your frequently asked questions.  Thank you for spending a Moment of your time with us. 

In the conclusion to a special two-part Montpelier Moment, Digital Fellow Ryan C. Jones shows you an extended look at historic preservation at Montpelier. Special guest Public Historian Katie Crawford-Lackey joins Architectural Technician Tessa Honeycutt who continues answering your frequently asked questions. Join Tessa, Katie and other surprise guests as they tour the property and discuss what the many buildings can teach us about historic preservation. Thank you for spending a Moment of your time with us.

In the final installment of the Montpelier Moment series, Digital Fellow Ryan C. Jones sits down with Assistant Director of Archaeology & Curator of Archaeological Collections Mary Furlong Minkoff to uncover the steps archaeologists use to dig up the past and explore and understand the landscape in search of the artifacts hidden beneath the surface. As always, thank you for spending a Moment of your time with us.