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Seasonal Eating at Mount Vernon Part 1 : Winter
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The Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association: 162 Years of Collecting George Washington
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Women in Washington's World: A Ford Evening Book Talk
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Yorktown -- Now What?
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Naturalization Ceremony at Mount Vernon from September 2022
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The 2022 USC George Washington Leadership Lecture
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First Among Men: A Conversation with Maurizio Valsania
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Lincoln and the Fight for Peace: A Conversation with John Avlon
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From Independence to the U.S. Constitution: Reconsidering the Critical Period of American History
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Bon anniversaire, Marquis de Lafayette!
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Mount Vernon is Everywhere!
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Premiere: George Washington and the Pursuit of Religious Freedom
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Purple Heart Day 2022 Commemoration
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Bastille Day at Mount Vernon
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Mount Vernon Fireworks Show
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An American Celebration: Naturalization Ceremony at Mount Vernon
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An American Celebration 2022
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The Jewelry of Martha Washington
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2022 George Washington Prize
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Presidents and the Press
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Made in the USA: The Depression of the 1780s & the Origins of American Economic Power
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Nelly: America's First "First Daughter"
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George Washington National Birthday Celebration
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Liberty is Sweet: A Conversation with Woody Holton
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Sandra Moats: Ford Evening Book Talk
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American Weathervanes: The Art of the Winds
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Ford Evening Book Talk: Andrew Roberts
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Ford Evening Book Talk: Carolyn Eastman
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Sneak Peek Members Only Rebroadcast: Welcoming Nature to Your Yard
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George Washington and the Age of Discovery
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Slave Memorial Commemoration
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2021 Founding Debates: Civic Education in America: Origins, Aspirations, Challenges
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Teaching Them How to Say Goodbye: Reflections on Washington's Farewell Address
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En Route to Victory! Washington's homecoming with his French alliés
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Ford Evening Book Talk: Julie Flavell
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Sneak Peek Members Only Rebroadcast George Washington Visionary Farmer, Entrepreneur, Inventor
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Discovering Your Patriot Ancestor
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Ford Evening Book Talk: Christopher Pearl
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Purple Heart Commemoration
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Religion and the American Revolution: A Conversation with Katherine Carté
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Sneak Peek Members Only Rebroadcast Wine and the White House
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Ford Evening Book Talk: David O. Stewart
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An American Celebration: Fourth of July at Mount Vernon
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Sneak Peek Members Only Rebroadcast Museum of the American Revolution: George Washington's Tent
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Honoring Lady Washington, Character Interpretation at Historic Sites
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What Did George Washington Eat?
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Did Martha Washington Have Children With George Washington?
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What Were the Living Conditions of the Enslaved People at Mount Vernon?
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How Did Mount Vernon Get Its Name?
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Did George Washington Have a Christmas Tree?
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What Was George Washington's Favorite Plant?
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What is George Washington's Favorite Animal?
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What Did Washington Think of King George III?
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How Did George Washington Die?
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Did George and Martha Washington ever fight? #AskMountVernon
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Welcome to George Washington's Mount Vernon
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Preserving George Washington's Home
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Explore George Washington’s World: Teaching America’s History
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Native Shrubs: an Essential Landscape Layer
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George Washington National Birthday Celebration
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George Washington: Visionary Farmer, Entrepreneur, Inventor
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Washington's New York State of Mind
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Rolling Down the River: Exploring George Washington's Potomac
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The Peter Family Collection: Washington Objects Come Home
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Objects of the Washington's Unalterable Affection
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The Life of Kate: Enslaved Midwife, Fieldworker, Wife & Mother
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The Life of Penny: An Enslaved Girl
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George Washington's Enslaved Valet: William Lee
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The Life of Doll: Women of Mount Vernon
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George Washington's Enslaved Chef: Hercules
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George Washington's Enslaved Housemaid: Caroline Branham
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Ona Judge: A Woman Who Escaped Slavery & the Washingtons
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Oral Histories with Descendants of the Enslaved Community
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Talking With An Enslaved Housemaid At Mount Vernon
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Lives Bound Together: Slavery at George Washington’s Mount Vernon
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Digging up history: Archaeological Collection Tour
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How Long Does It Take to Restore a Room?
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How do we take care of George Washington's Tomb?
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UNSEEN Collections Revealed!
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The Swords of George Washington
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230 YEAR OLD TREE FALLS
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Graffiti found at George Washington's Home
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How Old is George Washington's House?
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Opening George Washington's Tomb
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Mount Vernon Wakes Up - The Mansion
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Inside George Washington's Harpsichord
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The LEGENDARY Wreath at George Washington's Tomb
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RARE Look at Restoring George Washington's Blue Room
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Mount Vernon Wakes Up - Feeding The Animals
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How Long Does It Take to Restore a Room?
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A Major Change to George Washington's house...
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UNSEEN Collections Revealed!
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What is the Oldest Tree on George Washington's Estate?
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Revolutionary War Reenacting Part. 1
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A Look Inside the Chintz Room at Mount Vernon
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The Newly Restored Blue Room At Mount Vernon
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George Washington's 1791 Hemlock Destroyed
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The Front Parlor Restoration Project 2017-20
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Re-Creating George Washington's Chairs
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Re-Creating George Washington's Harpsichord
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Wreath Laying Ceremony at George Washington's Tomb
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Guided Tour of George Washington's Distillery
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Front Parlor Update: Restoring the Ceiling
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Front Parlor Restoration | Project Introduction
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George Washington's Front Parlor...Opening Soon!
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The Women Who Saved George Washington's Home
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Front Parlor Update: Restoring the Panels
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George Washington's Unique 16 Sided Barn
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Building a NEW Barn at Mount Vernon
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Gardening History at Mount Vernon
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Long Lost George Washington Coin!
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Yorktown Film Shoot: Behind The Scenes
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Behind the Scenes: Trenton Film Shoot
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How to Sow Seeds
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18th Century Weaving: A Spinning House Demonstration
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George Washington's Innovative Invention: The 16-Sided Barn
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18th-Century Whiskey & Grains ft. Distiller Steve Bashore
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18th Century Shad Cooking
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Harvesting Tobacco in the 18th Century
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The Blacksmith Shop at Mount Vernon
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How To Make 18th Century Ice Cream
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George Washington’s Gristmill
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George Washington's Gristmill: The Oliver Evans System
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George Washington and the Pursuit of Religious Freedom (Full Movie)
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Now Or Never: Yorktown Campaign of 1781 (Full Movie)
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Washington's War (Full Movie) - General George Washington and the Revolutionary War
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The Winter Patriots: A Revolutionary War Tale (Full Movie)
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A More Perfect Union: George Washington and the Making of the Constitution (Full Movie)
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The Women Who Saved Mount Vernon
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George Washington, "We Fight to be Free" (Full Movie)
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Don't Be Confused About This Simple Quick Bread
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George Washington's Mount Vernon -- Mansion Interior
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Delicious Catfish Stew!
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George Washington's Dentures
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Fresh Fish Over An Open Fire
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Fred W. Smith National Library For The Study Of George Washington
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A Dessert Fit For The Washingtons
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Revolutionary War Weekend
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Portraying An Enslaved Woman - Brenda Parker
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Fried Catfish With Turnip Greens
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Interview with George Washington
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George Washington's Necessary
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Revolutionary War Medicine, Battlefield Surgery, Amputation, and Smallpox Inoculation
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Mount Vernon
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The Spirit of Mount Vernon: George Washington's Whiskey
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Washington's Mount Vernon Has A Seriously Twisted History
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The Enslaved of Washington at Mount Vernon | History Traveler Episode 122
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The Enslaved Community at Mount Vernon
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What Did George Washington Look Like?
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The Tomb of George Washington
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George Washington's Gardens
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Valley Forge National Historical Park Tour
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How the Harpsichord was Played and Made
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Re-Creating George Washington's Harpsichord
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Hush Every Breeze Performed On George Washington's Reproduction Harpsichord
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Inside George Washington's Harpsichord
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Nelly Custis' Passion for Music
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Harpsichord Performance of Handel's Water Music
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A Major Change to George Washington's house...
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Front Parlor Restoration | Project Introduction
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The Newly Restored Blue Room At Mount Vernon
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New Room Restoration
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