Thomas Jefferson

Named 486 times. These are the 400 blocks the name was read from (the first 400 kept), in the order the paper printed them.

Oct 13, 1983 By MICHELE MAY ...that every man should receive those papers, and be capable of reading them.” —Thomas Jefferson, 17.S7 Share country life with your loved ones. Give them subscriptions to the Rappahannock News.
Oct 27, 1983 Columbus, are honored with national holidays, lhey contended that ...that while King was no doubt a hero to blacks, others, such as Thomas Jefferson, Madison or Lincoln, were more worthy of the honor. The far larger reason, of course, although acknowledged only with a wink and left unsaid, is...
Nov 24, 1983 1982 oUdahu brat DL. 4 wheel ...like the dreams of the future better than the history of the past.-Thomas Jefferson
Dec 29, 1983 and Judy,” said Roger Flinchum. “They’re so generous with ...bring to the county. “Whenever I think of them leaving, I remember what Thomas Jefferson said when he arrived in Paris. Someone asked him if he was replacing Benjamin Franklin and Jefferson said no one could replace Franklin. It’s the...
Feb 2, 1984 John Dwyer ...residence. A native of Rappahannock County, he was the son of the late Thomas Jefferson and Mamie Cornell Dwyer. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ruby Gore Dwyer; three daughters, the Misses Rose, Daisy and Donna Dwyer, all of...
Feb 16, 1984 President and yourself, in order that you may decide ...own tables hereafter, and to offer my service in procuring them for you.” —Thomas Jefferson writing from Paris in 1789 describing to Secretary of State John Jay the wine hf was sending for President Washington to serve at State functions....
Mar 29, 1984 By MARY JAMIESON ...be run April 7 at Ben Venue Farm. Thanks to the generosity of Thomas L. and Louise King Eastham, the Old Dominion Point-to-Point goes off annually at the farm. Historically significant in the annals of Rappahannock County, Ben Venue was...
Jun 7, 1984 By GEORGE BOWLES ...an aspiring young public servant, possessed of the acknowledged philosophical depth of a Thomas Jefferson and the oratorical powers of a Patrick Henry, were to begin to test the political waters in his hometown or county, the first question he...
Jun 21, 1984 Worship services are ...my life,” Dunphy said. “But never anything like this.” Monticello Tours Offered The Thomas Jefferson Memorial Foundation is offering 30-minute guided tours of Monticello’s gardens and grounds, beginning at 10 a.m., 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. daily through Aug. 31...
Jun 21, 1984 By ANN OLIVER ...set time limit.) “All men are created free and equal...” This line of Thomas Jefferson’s Declaration of Independence is the basis of our American heritage. From this premise grew two other important parts of our heritage—our system of government and...
Jun 28, 1984 power as long as they are free. Everyone of ...at work! You should be proud. I know I am. If George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Patrick Henry were still here, they would be too. JOHN CLARK, JR. Harris Hollow
Jul 5, 1984 ROGER BATCHELDER wants to ba your ...asses, Jacquelin Onassts, Princess Agatha and Prince Charles. He is an admirer of Thomas Jefferson, Henry David Thoreau, and Scott Nearing, aN of which were vegetarians of sorts... Earthman is the only REALTOR in the County who is a member...
Jul 12, 1984 The CIT board of directors will begin ...William Blake What I value more than all things is good humor. — Thomas Jefferson Unemployment Down Here
Jul 19, 1984 What I value m$re than all things is good What I value m$re than all things is good humor. — Thomas Jefferson ****', , Stop by the Rappahannock News on Main Street to see our selection of wedding invitations, response cards, scrolls, thank-you notes, napkins, etc. **** The busy...
Jul 19, 1984 Roger first came to the County in 1964 and bought an otde ...asses, Jacquelin Onassis, Princess Agatha and Prince Charles. He is an admirer of Thomas Jefferson, Henry David Thoreau, and Scott Nearing, ail of which were vegetarians of sorts... Earthman is the only REALTOR in the County who is a member...
Aug 16, 1984 a growing agricultural trend in Virginia. Actually, the Virginia ...is not a new trend at all, but one that dates back to Thomas Jefferson. In fact, over a century ago, Virginia Claret won medals in international competition and Virginia patriots called the Rivanna River “the Rhine of America.”
Sep 13, 1984 The 28th Annual Rappahannock County House Tour and Dried ...great, great grandfather, Jones Green of Greenoch in Culpeper County, a friend of Thomas Jefferson. The portrait hangs over Jones Green’s desk which reputedly held the battle maps of Confederate Colonel John Moeby when he operated along the railroad in...
Oct 4, 1984 7. To keep the public informed at all times ...of younger citizens at the family-forming stage of their lives. We believe, with Thomas Jefferson, that “The earth belongs to the living and not to the dead” and that “No society can make a perpetual constitution or even a perpetual...
Apr 18, 1985 Peach/Grape Guide ...by Randall Thompson, which is based on four passages from the writings of Thomas Jefferson. Mr. Thompson wrote and dedicated this work to the University of Virginia Glee Club in memory of the Father of the University. Other presentations are...
Apr 18, 1985 Volunteer Training ...Staunton; the Lord Fairfax branch at 712 N. Kent Street, Winchester; and the Thomas Jefferson branch on Route 250 Bypass in the Mclntire School Building, Charlottesville. The Blue Ridge Area Food Bank is a non-profit agency serving 18 counties and...
May 16, 1985 once used by the family for storage. “The building ...antiques. The oldest article on display in the museum is a booklet of Thomas Jefferson’s Notes on Virginia dated 1801. There is also a tombstone on the museum grounds dated 1792 for the daughter of the Mr. Porter that Porter...
Jul 18, 1985 books. Spread over three buildings, it ...feeling of great space and light, heightened by cathedral-like windows on both sides. Thomas Jefferson was much taken with this type of architecture, and his home in Monticello is proof that he carried Palladio’s ideas high in the design and...
Aug 8, 1985 .it was the aristocracy of the air. That ...of the American Revolution were not using Bibles to guide them. In fact, Thomas Paine, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson and others did not believe the Bible stories at all and Jefferson and Paine wrote book? to that effect. Those great...
Sep 5, 1985 Eugene J. Robson ...Robson was a member of Beth Israel Congregation in Charlottesville, a member of Thomas Jefferson Lodge No. 144 B’nai B’rith in Charlottesville, secretary of the Rappahannock Lions Club and an active member of the Rappahannock Historical Society. Prior to his...
Jan 30, 1986 Remarks of Senator John Warner at the Commemoration ...na» tkm. Today we pay homageto that most renowned of all Virignians — Thomas Jefferson — and his vision in authoring one of the most, if not the most, important statutes in American law. Of course, I am referring to...
Jan 30, 1986 encompasses religious freedom, and a representative government. I think—in ...Virginia’s Constitution would be an excellent reference point. It also was logical that Thomas Jefferson, who had written the nation’s Declaration of Independence at the age of 33, would be a major influence on the Constitution that would eventually be...
Jan 30, 1986 in a country, so will its people. If there ...United States with her daughter what it’s like to have freedom denied. Yes, Thomas Jefferson understood the importance of freedom and ensuring its inclusion in our Constitution. Our nation’s Constitution represents a remarkable achievement by remarkable people. It’s why our...
Feb 27, 1986 ■> Virginia fanners and agribusiness join together with all ...it may be well to recall that not only were George Washington and Thomas Jefferson the leading political figures of their time but they were also the leading agriculturists of their time,” according to H. Earl Longest, president of the...
Mar 27, 1986 the Greek-style Roman temple the Greek-style Roman temple which was Thomas Jefferson’s model for the Virginia state Capitol in Richmond. Sightseeing in Orange will include a tour of more antiques, including the best preserved Roman theatre in the world. Before returning home by way...
May 22, 1986 Continued from page 4 farming in Virginia. Thomas Jefferson Continued from page 4 farming in Virginia. Thomas Jefferson saw fanners as the backbone of the nation and the foundation of American democracy. While today most Virginians, like most Americans, are not farmers we still believe that those who work...
Jun 19, 1986 an Arabian horse show just before the fireworks on ...Episcopal Church, which was built in 1856 by a workman who apprenticed under Thomas Jefferson at Monticello. The church, First Washington’s Museum, and Rappahannock County Historical Society Building will all be open. Among the items in the Museum is a...
Aug 21, 1986 had them before. Lotteries were in ...in fact used in the Colonial period to finance public projects, and even Thomas Jefferson remarked that “a lottery is a wonderful thing; it lays the taxation only upon the willing. ” I plan to reintroduce my lottery bill next...
Sep 18, 1986 of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, was built ...for Historic Preservation, was built in 1749 with the guidance and advice of Thomas Jefferson for Major Isaac Hite, Jr., and his family. The house served as Union General Philip Sheridan’s headquarters during the decisive 1864 Battle of Cedar Creek....
Oct 16, 1986 By WILLIAM B. ALLEN ...in order to head off the victory of the Republican Party headed by Thomas Jefferson. Washington pointed to the same evidence which Connecticut’s Jonathan Trumbull had cited to persuade him to run as demonstrating that he should not run. Trumbull...
Nov 6, 1986 guests of their son-in-law and daughter ...First Washington’s Museum receives gift A lithograph of George Washington, which belonged to Thomas Jefferson’s last living descendant, has been given to the Washington Miiseum by Miss Mary Barbour of North Carolina, a visitor at the museum in October.
Nov 13, 1986 Federal financing has not reduced the cost of Presidential ...Had John Gardner of Common Cause been present, kibitzing about Independence Hall while Thomas Jefferson wrote the stirring words of the Declaration of Independence, pledging for the patriots their “Lives, Honor, and Fortunes,” he might well have proposed a change...
Nov 13, 1986 The week of November 17-21 is National Education Week, ...“It is while we are young that the habit of industry is formed,” Thomas Jefferson reminded his daughter. “If not then, it never is afterwards. The fortune of our lives therefore depends on employing well the short period of vouth.”
Nov 13, 1986 graphic subjects such as rnnaaeiphia, Boston, Washington, D. C., ...such as rnnaaeiphia, Boston, Washington, D. C., Monticello and Virginia. Another quote from Thomas Jefferson is included with the photographs: “We can always accomplish whatever we undertake with resolution.” Mrs. Baines said that the message not only encourages students to...
Nov 20, 1986 mgton. By 1850 the need for another church to ...builder living in town, was hired for the construction. Mr. Powers had assisted Thomas Jefferson with his work at the University of Virginia. A formal ceremony to lay the cornerstone of the new building was held on May 30, 1857....
Dec 18, 1986 By THERESA REYNOLDS ...alike, but he shocked some visitors by receiving them in his old clothes. Thomas Jefferson had highly cultivated tastes, but he believed stongly in democratic ways. He disturbed diplomats by seating them anywhere at his table, without regard for who...