March 30, 2006 

Click here for the Archaeology Concentration Game      

Media Contact:         

Melissa Wood (703) 799-5203           

mwood@mountvernon.org      

MOUNT VERNON, Va. – Mount Vernon offers an exciting new way to piece together the past and learn about George Washington with a fun and interactive Archaeology Concentration Game featured on its website, www.mountvernon.org. The concentration game brings 18th-century objects to a 21st-century audience by matching pictures of artifacts found on the estate by Mount Vernon’s archaeologists! After matching the artifacts players move to the Artifact Lab, where they can learn about the objects they just paired together through streaming audio, pictures, and information from Mount Vernon’s archaeologists. 

Players can learn about items such as a lost key, George Washington’s nameplate, a comb, and figurines in the Artifact Lab.  The game features three levels for all skill sets and players can submit their names and scores to the website. The game is a permanent addition to www.mountvernon.org, which will be adding more educational games in the future.

“The Archaeology Concentration Game is a great outlet to help educate a new generation on Washington’s life and Mount Vernon,” said Ann Bay, Associate Director of Mount Vernon for Education.

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Events, programs, and activities are subject to change.

Public Information: 703-780-2000; 703-799-8697 (TDD); www.mountvernon.org

Events, programs, and activities are subject to change. Public Information: 703-780-2000; 703-799-8697 (TDD); www.mountvernon.org Since 1860, over 80 million visitors have made George Washington’s Mount Vernon Estate & Gardens the most popular historic home in America. Through thought-provoking tours, entertaining events, and stimulating educational programs on the Estate and in classrooms across the nation, Mount Vernon strives to preserve George Washington’s place in history as “First in War, First in Peace, and First in the Hearts of His Countrymen.” Mount Vernon is owned and operated by the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association, America’s oldest national preservation organization, founded in 1853. A picturesque drive to the southern end of the scenic George Washington Memorial Parkway, Mount Vernon is located just 16 miles from the nation’s capital. Hours of operation: April-August, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; March, September, October, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; November – February, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Regular admission rates: adults, $13.00; senior citizens, $12.00; children age 6-11, when accompanied by an adult, $6.00; and children under age 5, FREE. Admission fees, restaurant and retail proceeds, along with private donations, support the operation and restoration of Mount Vernon.