The film recounts the early life of George Washington, highlighting his upbringing on a Virginia tobacco plantation. It ...

Curators at George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate sought out rare 18th-century wallpaper for an ongoing restoration project.

George was the eldest son of Augustine ... Situated on the broad Potomac, Mount Vernon was one of the great loves of Washington’s life. The Active FreemasonIn 1752, at age 20, Washington ...

Washington was now tired and wanted only a quiet life, but his peers knew that his leadership and charisma were unsurpassed ... Challenges Upon his inauguration as the first president on April 30, ...

Presidents Day has changed dramatically over the years. For some historians, the holiday has lost discernible meaning.

Thompson, a research specialist at Mt. Vernon, studies the domestic life, foodways, and religious practices of the residents of George Washington's plantation, with a special interest in the slave ...

While attending the International Solvay Congress in Brussels, he was invited, in the summer of 1934, to lecture at the University of Michigan. 1934-1956 Professor, George Washington University, ...