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America's First Spymaster

Martha Washington on the Revolutionary War

William Lee's Memories of the Revolution

George Washington and Benedict Arnold: Brothers…

George Washington & Benedict Arnold: The Betrayal

George Washington and Benedict Arnold: A…

George Washington: Lessons in Leadership

Mount Vernon's New Television Commercial…

The Sifter in Action

Washington and the New York Campaign of 1776

A Call to Arms: Revolutionary War Reenactment…

The Men Who Lost America - Full Interview

Dr. Craik on the Revolutionary War

Fred Anderson on Washington and the French…

Revolutionary Summer: An Interview with…

Winter Patriots - Chapter 1

Winter Patriots - Chapter 2

Winter Patriots - Chapter 3

Winter Patriots - Chapter 4

Winter Patriots - Chapter 5

Winter Patriots - Chapter 6

Winter Patriots - Chapter 7

Winter Patriots - Chapter 8

Winter Patriots - Chapter 9

Winter Patriots - Chapter 10

Yorktown - Chapter 1 - Now or Never

Yorktown - Chapter 2 - The Tide Turns

Yorktown - Chapter 3 - The French Alliance

Yorktown - Chapter 4 - Roads to Yorktown

Yorktown - Chapter 5 - Battle of the Virginia…

Yorktown - Chapter 6 - The March South

Yorktown - Chapter 7 - The Siege Begins

Yorktown - Chapter 8 - The First Parallel

Yorktown - Chapter 9 - The Second Parallel

Yorktown - Chapter 10 - The Surrender

Virtual Tour How-To Guide

George Washington's Legacy: Alexander Hamilton

Slammin Joe on the Revolution

Lessons in Leadership: Learn from Failure

Lessons in Leadership: Act with Integrity

Lessons in Leadership: Act Boldly

Col. John Glover
Leadership

Washington's Dentures

In the Study with the General

Nathaniel Philbrick: George Washington's…

Hospitality at Mount Vernon

Washington's Presidential Cabinet

George Washington: Lessons in Leadership

The Greenhouse

Lessons in Leadership: George Washington…

Justice Kennedy on George Washington

William Lee's Memories of the Revolution

Washington and the Battle of Brandywine

George Washington in the French & Indian War

Fred Anderson on Washington and the French…

A Leader's Smile

George Washington's Legacy: Alexander Hamilton

Washington's New Tomb

Lessons in Leadership: Learn from Failure

Lessons in Leadership: Act with Integrity

Washington and the Presidency

Lessons in Leadership: Act Boldly

Lessons in Leadership: Dream Big

Lessons in Leadership: Take Risks

Lessons in Leadership: Embrace Change
Slavery

The Life of Penny

The Life of Kate

The Life of Doll

The Life of Ona Judge

The Life of Hercules

The Life of Caroline Branham

The Life of William Lee

Enslaved Workers in the Mansion

Slammin Joe on Slavery

William Lee's Memories of the Revolution

William Lee on the Death of General Washington

Slave Memorial Ceremony

Washington and Slavery

Archaeological Survey at Mount Vernon

William Lee's Thoughts on Freedom

Fourth Floor Gears

Slammin Joe on the Revolution

Hercules on the Death of George Washington

Hercules on Returning to Mount Vernon

Slave Life at Mount Vernon

Hercules' Thoughts on Freedom

Slammin' Joe on 18th Century Culture

George Washington's Views on Slavery

Caroline at the Hearth

Slavery at Mount Vernon

An Overview of Slave Life at Mount Vernon

"Buttons"

Slavery at Mount Vernon

The Construction and Layout of the Slave…

Working in the Mansion

Men's Slave Quarters

Hoe Emma Hoe

Hear My Story - The Enslaved Community at…

The Storehouse

Ceramic Findings in the Slave Quarter

Fungalafia
Government

Washington's Presidential Cabinet

General Powell on General Washington

The Acts of Congress

Justice Kennedy on George Washington

The Challenges of Government: 18th Century…

The First Inauguration

Justice Kennedy - George Washington & The…

State of the Union - Setting Precedents

Government in the 1790s - All Politeness…

Washington and the Presidency

Political Response to Washington's 1790 State…

Could America Have Lost the Revolutionary…

Washington's Presidency: The Challenges of…

Senator Tim Kaine discusses Washington's…

Edward J. Larson on the 225th Anniversary…

Justice Kennedy - Washington's Cabinet

The Constitution and Executive Power

Fractured Union

The Annapolis Convention

George Washington and his Presidential Cabinet

Justice Kennedy - What If

Jefferson and Hamilton Debate Federal vs…

Justice Kennedy - Establishing the Presidency

George Washington Book Prize Nominee: Jeffery…

Nation to Nation

The Challenges of a Nationhood - Presidential…

Washington as President

Shaping the Presidency
Women

The Life of Martha Washington

The Life of Penny

The Life of Kate

The Life of Doll

The Life of Ona Judge

The Life of Caroline Branham

Inside Nelly's New Harpsichord

Martha's Role in the Revolution

Where Did Martha Washington Sleep as a Widow?

Did Women Impersonate Soldiers In The Revolutionary…

Martha Reading a Prayer

Was It Dangerous For Women In Revolutionary…

Great Artifacts of Mount Vernon: The Crib

Women Of The Revolutionary War: Camp Followers

Washington's Bedchamber

Martha Washington on 18th Century Culture

Martha Washington and Cynthia Chin: 18th…

Martha Washington on the Presidency

Martha Washington on the Revolutionary War

The Real Martha Washington

Founding Mothers

Caroline at the Hearth

"Buttons"
Business
Daily Life

The Life of Martha Washington

Dining Room

The Life of William Lee

Wheat Treading at the 16-Sided Barn

The Life of Doll

The Little Parlor

The Life of Ona Judge

The Life of Caroline Branham

Colonial Plowing (VT)

The Life of Hercules

Weaving on the Loom

The Life of Kate

Sheep Shearing at George Washington's Mount…

Enslaved Workers in the Mansion

18th Century Taverns

Working in the Mansion

Materials Used in Blacksmith Shop

18th Century Transportation

Martha Reading a Prayer

The Blacksmiths of Mount Vernon
Place

Welcome to the Virtual Tour

The Mount Vernon Cupola

Welcome to Mount Vernon

The West Front of the Mount Vernon Mansion

Mount Vernon's Tombs

Dining Room

Enslaved Workers in the Mansion

George Washington's Distillery: Making Whiskey

Dining Room Art and Architecture

The Working Gristmill

The Mansion Cellar

Visit Mount Vernon

Verdigris Paint

Washington's New Room with Dr. Susan Schoelwer

The East Front of the Mount Vernon Mansion

George VI at Washington's Tomb (1939)

The Little Parlor

The Architecture of Mount Vernon

Lower Garden

Upper Garden Overview

The 1772 Peale Portrait of Washington

The Greenhouse

Washington's Bedchamber

Washington's Gristmill at Mount Vernon

Setting Up the Mansion for the Holidays

Washington's Old Tomb (VT)

Archaeology Survey at Mount Vernon Pt. 2

Washington's New Room at Mount Vernon

Nelly Custis Room

Upper Garden

Nelly Custis and her Mount Vernon Bedchamber

Cupola Roof Restore: Part One

Liquid Gold: George Washington's Distillery

Kitchen Excavations

Mount Vernon in Virginia

New Room Restoration

Mount Vernon's Kitchen Excavation September…

Nelly Custis Bedchamber Restoration

Sand Casting the Mansion

The Lafayette Bedroom

Overview of the New Room

Restoring Nelly Custis's Bedchamber at Mount…

The Gardens: Collection of Seed

The Smokehouse

Landscape Development at Mount Vernon

The Blacksmith Shop at Mount Vernon (VT)

West Parlor Overview

Archaeological Survey at Mount Vernon

Washington's New Tomb

The Smokehouse (VT)

George Washington's Gristmill

Stable Center Bay

How Washington Made His White Corn Grits

Wallpaper Discovery in the Mansion

The Construction and Layout of the Slave…

Stallroom

The Tomb Vestibule (VT)

Men's Slave Quarters

The Cupola

The Storehouse
Documents
Objects

Object Spotlight: The Bastille Key

Washington's Dentures

Object Spotlight: The Only Love Letter From…

Object Spotlight: The Acts of Congress

Dining Room Art and Architecture

The Sifter in Action

Nelly Custis Crib

Object Spotlight: Letter to Dinwiddie

The Little Parlor

Harpischords in the Mansion

Hopper Boy

The 1772 Peale Portrait of Washington

Washington's Bedchamber

Weaving on the Loom

The Houdon Bust of George Washington

Setting Up the Mansion for the Holidays

Busts of the Founding Fathers

Great Artifacts of Mount Vernon: The Crib

Archaeology Survey at Mount Vernon Pt. 2

Did George Washington Grow Hemp?

The Grinding Wheels in Action

The Waterwheel in Action

Stone Dressing

Mount Vernon in Virginia

New Room Chairs

Kitchen Discoveries - Sep 2013

The Shoe Hive

The Vaughan Mantel

The Gardens: Collection of Seed

Rolling Screen

The Blacksmith Shop at Mount Vernon (VT)

Sara Woodyard discussing Colonial Shoes

Sprang and the Braddock Sash

Colonial Shoes at Colonial Williamsburg Introduction

Bolter Chest

A Leader's Smile

Weaving on the Loom (VT)

Martha Washington on 18th Century Culture

French Burr Stones

Martha Washington and Cynthia Chin: 18th…

Take Note! - Washington's Copy Press

Take Note! - Washington's Copy of Don Quixote

Turning Tables in the Mansion

Honey Bees at Mount Vernon

Kitchen Excavation Discoveries

Williamsburg Outro

Construction of a Harpsichord

Stable Center Bay

Wool Production at Mount Vernon

Official Letters to the Honorable American…

"Buttons"

Dying Wool

Men's Slave Quarters

Ceramic Findings in the Slave Quarter

Materials Used in Blacksmith Shop

18th Century Transportation
Art
Music

Harpischords in the Mansion

"No Scornful Beauty" with Lyrics

"Over the Hill and Far Away."

Yorktown Fife and Drum

"No Scornful Beauty"

Construction of a Harpsichord

History Notes: The Music of Washington’s…

Brandywine Quickstep, Fife and Drum Tune

War and Washington by Jonathan Mitchell Sewall

Chester by William Billings

Fancy Minuet by Pierre Landrin Duport

Hoe Emma Hoe

The President's March by Philip Phile

Fungalafia

American Taxation by Peter St. John
Food
Biography

In the Study with the General

Hospitality at Mount Vernon

Re-enactment of George Washington's Funeral

George Washington: Lessons in Leadership

General Powell on General Washington

The Social George Washington

Justice Kennedy on George Washington

George Washington's Legacy: George Washington

William Lee on the Death of General Washington

Dr. Craik on Washington's Death

Mount Vernon in Virginia

Nelly's Shocking Day - The Houdon Sculpture

Washington and the Battle of Brandywine

George Washington and Benedict Arnold: Brothers…

George Washington in the French & Indian War

Washington and the New York Campaign of 1776

The First Inauguration

George Washington & Benedict Arnold: The Betrayal

George Washington and Benedict Arnold: A…

George Washington's Legacy: Marquis de Lafayette

Washington and Slavery

Dr. Craik on the Revolutionary War

Fred Anderson on Washington and the French…

George Washington's Legacy: Alexander Hamilton

George Washington's Legacy: Dr. James Craik

George Washington's Legacy: A Young Citizen

Ron Chernow on George Washington - Full Interview

Lessons in Leadership: Learn from Failure

Washington and the Presidency

Martha Washington on the Presidency

Lessons in Leadership: Dream Big

Lessons in Leadership: Take Risks

Lessons in Leadership: Embrace Change

Fractured Union

The Annapolis Convention

Washington and Hamilton
Living History

Weaving on the Loom

Washington's Gristmill at Mount Vernon

George Washington's Legacy: George Washington

Liquid Gold: George Washington's Distillery

William Lee on the Death of General Washington

Dr. Craik on Washington's Death

Card Playing in the Parlor

A Call to Arms: Revolutionary War Reenactment…

Martha Washington on the Revolutionary War

George Washington's Legacy: Marquis de Lafayette

Plowing the Fields at Mount Vernon

Dr. Craik on the Revolutionary War

William Lee's Thoughts on Freedom

A Leader's Smile

Weaving on the Loom (VT)

Martha Washington on 18th Century Culture

George Washington's Legacy: Dr. James Craik

"My Dear Mrs. Adams"

George Washington's Legacy: A Young Citizen

Lessons in Leadership: Learn from Failure

Lessons in Leadership: Act with Integrity

Colonial Plowing (VT)

Hercules' Thoughts on Freedom

Flax-Linen

Overseer's Quarters

Lessons in Leadership: Act Boldly

Dr. Craik on 18th Century Medicine

Wool Production at Mount Vernon

Caroline at the Hearth

History Notes: The Music of Washington’s…

Clerk's Office

Lessons in Leadership: Embrace Change

Fractured Union

Brandywine Quickstep, Fife and Drum Tune

Slavery at Mount Vernon

Jefferson and Hamilton Debate Federal vs…

Dying Wool

Working in the Mansion

War and Washington by Jonathan Mitchell Sewall

Chester by William Billings

Fancy Minuet by Pierre Landrin Duport

Hoe Emma Hoe

Hear My Story - The Enslaved Community at…

The Challenges of a Nationhood - Presidential…

Martha Reading a Prayer

Fungalafia

American Taxation by Peter St. John
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Why Didn't Washington Become King?

When is George Washington's Birthday?

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Did George Washington Have Any Friends?

How Old Is The Mansion?

Did Washington Really Chop Down a Cherry…

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Did George Washington Have Wooden Teeth?

How Tall Was George Washington?

How Did George Washington Die?

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Did They Really Cook Pigs in the Smokehouse?

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Was Washington's Handwriting Good?

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Did the Enslaved People Know They'd Be Freed…

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How Long Did George Washington Ride His Horses?

Were Washington's Parents Wealthy?

What Was the Last Letter Written By Washington?

Did George Washington Grow Hemp?

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What Did George Washington Eat?

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