Hoop-rolling at Monticello
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West Lawn Monticello, 21st Century at 2:39pm, Saturday, September 17.hawes spencer -
West Lawn Monticello, 19th Century, 1827.Jane Pitford Braddick Peticolas
Monticello's famous West Lawn harked back to the earlier days depicted in a famous watercolor as youths tried "hoop rolling," a venerable pastime, during the annual Harvest Festival. The grey skies seemed to trim attendance this year (and last year's 30-minute waits for goat kabobs seemed trimmed this year by the $15 price tag for the savory snack).
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Hawes/webmaster!!! Make these "Snaps" click-able from the home page. Currently, it's a maze to find this page.
Oh to be a kid again .....imagine a childhood with hoop games instead of computers.