Open 365 days a year, Mount Vernon is located just 15 miles south of Washington DC.
From the mansion to lush gardens and grounds, intriguing museum galleries, immersive programs, and the distillery and gristmill. Spend the day with us!
Discover what made Washington "first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen".
The Mount Vernon Ladies Association has been maintaining the Mount Vernon Estate since they acquired it from the Washington family in 1858.
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The Washington Library is open to all researchers and scholars, by appointment only.
Join the George Washington Teacher Institute for free online professional development programs throughout the year.
Each program offers access to Mount Vernon experts and content, methodologies for teaching history, and resources to bring back to the classroom — whether it be in-person or virtual.
Questions? Email gwti@mountvernon.org.
Join Mount Vernon for a FREE live virtual program for K-12 classrooms. Help your students dive deeper into the topic of historical leadership and explore how different presidents handled rebellions against the US government.
The program will run on Thursday, March 30, at 11 a.m. ET and 2 p.m. ET over Zoom. Teachers only need to register for ONE session total.
Hear from Washington Post columnist Alexandra Petri, author of Alexandra Petri’s US History.
This witty, absurdist satire of the last 500 years is the fake textbook you never knew you needed! This side-splitting work of historical humor shows why Petri has been hailed as a “genius,” a “national treasure,” and “one of the funniest writers alive.”
Attendees will have the opportunity to submit questions and have their books signed.
Hear from historian Jordan E. Taylor, author of Misinformation Nation: Foreign News and the Politics of Truth in Revolutionary America.
This provocative new book fundamentally reshapes our understanding of the causes of the American Revolution and the pivotal role foreign news and misinformation played in driving colonists to revolt against Britain and create a new nation.
Attendees will have the opportunity to submit questions and have their books signed.
Hear from historian Andrew M. Wehrman, author of The Contagion of Liberty: The Politics of Smallpox in the American Revolution.
This is a timely and fascinating account of the raucous public demand for smallpox inoculation during the American Revolution and the origin of vaccination in the United States.
Attendees will have the opportunity to submit questions and have their books signed.
