Book Talk: Eliza's True Story

Schedule

Thu, 18 Sep, 2025 at 06:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Central Rappahannock Regional Library | Fredericksburg, VA

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This lecture explores new research reshaping the story of Eliza Monroe Hay, daughter of President James Monroe, through discoveries on both sides of the Atlantic, and details ongoing efforts- led by Barbara VornDick- to repatriate her remains from an unmarked grave in Paris's Père LaChaise Cemetery, to the Monroe family plot at Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia.

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Central Rappahannock Regional Library, Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States

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Host or Publisher James Monroe Museum and Memorial Library

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