Bus Trip to Montpelier
Sat, 16 Mar 2013 10:00 AM
- 2:00 PM
Location: Montpelier, home of President and Mrs. James Madison
Time: 10:00am-2:00pm
This event is open to the public but you must have a confirmed reservation prior to the event.
Please fill out the registration form to reserve your seat for this trip.
Celebrate the 262nd
birthday of the Father of the Constitution. Saturday, March 16 is James
Madison's birthday! To celebrate JMU will provide roundtrip transportation to Montpelier free of charge. Visit with Mr. and Mrs. Madison in their home throughout the
day.
Also, attend a poignant wreath presentation ceremony in the Madison Family
Cemetery at 1:30 p.m. that will also include President Alger.
Costs:
There will be free admission to
the property. If you wish to tour the house, there will be a reduced fee of $7.50 a person.
You
may signup for and purchase box lunches, $15.24 each or you can bring
your own picnic lunch.
Approximate time
frame:
Depart JMU on buses
at 8:00am, arrive at Montpelier at 10:00am
Tour the house, grounds
and have lunch, then attend the 1:30 ceremony and depart around 2:00pm
Participants are welcome to drive on their own to Montpelier. Please be sure to reserve your ticket for the tour of the home and order your boxed lunch. If you are planning to drive yourself, please register here.
