At Montpelier, James Madison’s home in Orange, Virginia, James Madison University students have worked in numerous fields. M.A. student Stacey Schneider developed a series of interpretive plans for the Gilmore Cabin, the home of an emancipated African-American who had been a slave belonging to James Madison. Colin Barber and Aaron Coe worked with the collections curator to locate furniture and other artifacts that the Madison family had used at Montpelier. John Peter Robinson researched the social life of James and Dolley Madison. Dave Sessa began research on slavery and the slave culture at Montpelier.
Montpelier, Orange County, Virginia