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STEAM Teacher Workshop: Surveying in 18th Century
Apr23Ford Evening Book Talk: Unfriendly to Liberty
Apr26–27Spring Plant and Garden Sale
May1Supreme Court Lecture Series: Washington's Heir
May4George Washington Whiskey Tasting
May4–5Revolutionary War Weekend
May9The Pursuit of Happiness: Author Lecture with Jeffrey Rosen
May10Brown Bag Lunch: The Hutchins Map of 1778
May10Mount Vernon After Hours: Exclusively for Members
May11George Washington Whiskey Tasting
May11Lives, Loves, and Loss: Remembering the Families
May12Mother's Day at the Mount Vernon Inn Restaurant
Photos of George and Martha Washington's home on the Potomac
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