Mount Vernon Supports National History Day!

The primary source objects, images, places, artifacts, documents, and biographies in our museum's collections provide lots of information about the public and private lives of free and enslaved people who lived at Mount Vernon during the 18th century. By studying sources like portraits, letters, living spaces, clothing, farm journals, recipes, and so much more, you can gain a deeper understanding of a person's thoughts, actions, and the world they lived in. Explore our digitized sources to help humanize historical figures, draw conclusions about the past, and make deeper connections to life today.