Meet our Current Class
Class of 2023-24
Mount Vernon is privately owned and will remain open in the case of a government shutdown.
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.
Learn about our previous and current research fellows.
Class of 2023-24
First in the Homes of his Countrymen
Lydia Brandt (Class of 2013-2014)Founding Friendships
Cassandra Good (Class of 2014-2015 and 2019-2020)Past and Prologue
Michael Hattem (Class of 2014-2015 and 2017-2018)Washington at the Plow
Bruce Ragsdale (Class of 2014-2015)Where the Cherry Tree Grew
Philip Levy (Class of 2015-2016 and 2022-2023)The Cabinet
Lindsay Chervinsky (Class of 2015-2016)The Indian World of George Washington
Colin Calloway (Class of 2016-2017)Eliza Lucas Pinckney
Lorri Glover (Class of 2016-2017)Aristocratic Education and the Making of the American Republic
Mark Boonshoft (Class of 2018-2019)Sarah Johnson’s Mount Vernon
Scott Casper (Class of 2020-2021)