“It is impossible that the allied powers should extend their political system to any portion of either continent without endangering our peace and happiness; nor can anyone believe that our southern brethren, if left to themselves, would adopt it of their own accord.” — President James Monroe, 1823. “The destinies of our nations will not be dictated by foreign powers; …
On March 2, 2019 We Presented a Monroe Geneology to Rev. Robert Hunt Chapter, Daughters of American Colonists
Our own Mark Walsh gave a talk.
On March 6, 2019 We Remembered the Anniversary of the Signing of the Missouri Compromise
On this day in 1820, President James Monroe signed the Missouri Compromise, a measure aimed at keeping the number of slave-holding and free states equal. The deal brought Missouri into the Union as a slave state while Maine entered as a free state. The legislation barred slavery in territories north of a line to be drawn at Missouri’s southern boundary, …
A Great Loss – Jack Marsh
The James Monroe Memorial Foundation mourns the loss of our Honorary Chairman, John “Jack” O. Marsh, Jr., who served longer than anyone in history as Secretary of the Army, and with great honor and distinction in numerous positions in the Executive and Legislative Branches in government. He was elected to Congress and served in the White House as Counselor to …
On August 25, 2018 We Gave a Talk on Monroe’s 1818 Activities
At the Norfolk Chapter, Daughters of the War of 1812, Mark Walsh, Board Member of the James Monroe Memorial Foundation, presented a talk on President James Monroe’s 1818 activities as our 5th President. Mr. Walsh was dressed as a fur trader who lived among Native Americans might have dressed…that includes loin cloth (as opposed to apron), leggings, moccasins and long …
On July 4, 2018 we Sponsored a Flag Ceremony at Fort Monroe
Click Here to see a feature about our event on WAVY Channel 10 News! Click Here to see a video of the James Monroe Memorial Foundation presentation.
On April 13, 2018, We Presented a James Monroe Talk to Virginia’s Ocean View Lodge No. 335, AF&AM
James Monroe Memorial Foundation President Bill Thomas was the featured speaker at the Ocean View Lodge No. 335 (AF&AM) April 2018 meeting, where he spoke on the James Monroe Birthplace Park and Museum. Shown with Mark Walsh (left), James Monroe Memorial Foundation National Advisory Board, is JMMF President William Thomas (right).
Read all of the messages and papers by President James Monroe
Here is a wonderful website referred to us by Mark Walsh. The site contains the letters and papers of James Monroe from March 1, 1818 (President Elect) to February 28, 1825 (Creek Nation Treaty). The website is the American Presidency Project and it is affiliated with the University of California.