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    A Researcher Reconnects With Her Ancestors' Slave Past At Madison's Estate

    Michelle Taylor is taking part in a project to reconstruct slave cabins at Montpelier, the estate of President James Madison. Through her research, she discovered a personal connection to the site.
    by Kelley Libby Mar 28, 2017 1 minute
    Michelle Taylor and other participants work to reconstruct slave cabins at Montpelier, the Virginia estate of former President James Madison.

    Michelle Taylor is 26 years old and keenly interested in the past.

    The research associate at Virginia Commonwealth University is taking part in a program to reconstruct the grounds of Montpelier, the former

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