June Livestream Events

his year, the Annual Martha Washington Lecture will focus on Mary Ball Washington, George Washington's mother. Historians Martha Saxton, Craig Shirley, and Charlene Boyer Lewis will discuss their recent biographies of Mary Ball Washington and their research into 18th-century women in a conversation moderated by Karin Wulf.

Every Monday, we'll be hosting a special livestream just for our Mount Vernon members. On Monday, June 29, Pulitzer prize winner Annette Gordon-Reed will talk with Doug about the recent protests against racial injustice and police brutality, race, and the founding of the US and the Declaration of Independence.

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Exclusive Member Livestreams

Join Mount Vernon's Director of Interpretation Jeremy Ray LIVE at Mount Vernon to learn about the new programs we're offering at Mount Vernon since reopening, and answer your questions about what's happening now at Mount Vernon!

Every Monday, we'll be hosting a special livestream just for our Mount Vernon members! On Monday, June 22, join National Book Award winner Nathaniel Philbrick for a discussion with Mount Vernon President & CEO Douglas Bradburn on some of the accounts detailed in his bestselling books from The American Revolution Series.

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Historian Lindsay Chervinksy will discuss her new book, The Cabinet: George Washington and the Creation of an American Institution with Kevin Butterfield, Executive Director of the Washington Library during this Ford Evening Book Talk.

Join us LIVE in our Archaeology Lab for a look at artifacts found on the estate with Mount Vernon's Curator of Archaeological Collections Sean Devlin.

Join Matt Chase, CEO of the National Association of Counties, for a discussion with Mount Vernon's Director of Leadership Programs Joseph Stoltz on Washington’s experiences at the local government level and what it looks like today.

Join Mount Vernon’s Student Learning Specialist Sadie Troy and Mount Vernon’s Manager of Teacher Programs Alissa Oginsk for an object analysis of an original punch bowl in our museum collections, plus a follow up activity for the classroom.

Join Mount Vernon Research Archaeologist Jason Boroughs at the Slave Quarters and House for Families site for a discussion on archaeology and the enslaved community at Mount Vernon. 

Explore a different part of the Mansion LIVE every Monday at noon. This Monday, join us for a tour of the Mansion cellar with Mount Vernon's Director of Preservation, Thomas Reinhart!