Throughout Madison County, much of our forest is dominated by a tall, pale-barked tree that grows ramrod straight. Often called “yellow poplar” by loggers and sawmill owners, it’s also known as “tulip ...

The completion of the parkway brings to fruition — more than two centuries later — the 2.2-mile carriage drive Jefferson himself designed and planned to construct. The Poplar Forest Parkway was built ...

Forest, VA - Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest recently received a $79,000 federal grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) in Washington, DC, to help the museum conduct research ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest is hosting a special Naturalization Ceremony to welcome new citizens and honor Thomas Jefferson’s birthday. Programs and Education Director Mary ...

A long-awaited new entranceway to Thomas Jefferson’s Poplar Forest has received a boost with a $132,500 state grant to help design the road. “Really, this will give us a brand-new front door to Poplar ...

LYNCHBURG — For the past eight years, Poplar Forest has had a make-shift kennel for its canine guests. Now, that kennel, attached to a barn, is getting an upgrade, making it a unique and permanent ...

FOREST, Va. (AP) — Poplar Forest is offering dads free admission to President Thomas Jefferson’s retreat on Father’s Day. Dads can spend Father’s Day taking a guided tour of Jefferson’s octagon house ...

Va. General Assembly returns to session with focus on bipartisanship and affordability Lawmakers in Richmond have returned to work as the 2026 General Assembly session begins, with Democrats ...

"I have fixed myself comfortably, keep some books here, brings others occasionally, am in the solitude of a hermit. . ." -- Thomas Jefferson, writing about Poplar Forest, his second home. So where ...