In 1774, she outfitted one of his bedrooms at Mount Vernon with bedding and curtains. “This finding was really exciting for us because some of the people who are doubtful about whether or not Betsy ...

She was widowed twice before the age of 30 and crafted the bed linens George Washington slept on at Mount Vernon. Like many women during the American Revolution, Betsy Ross was just trying to get by.

I’m sewing for the first time, and it’s with Betsy Ross. I’m helping Betsy stitch ... This isn’t Washington’s Mount Vernon. This is a tiny house where a real middle-class seamstress ...

The Betsy Ross House in Philadelphia recently ... In 1774, she made the bedding and curtains for his Mount Vernon bedrooms, which helped set up their future relationship. “This finding was ...

Betsy Ross’ life was full of tragedy ... The museum, housed inside a funeral home modeled after Mount Vernon, George Washington’s home in Virginia, boasts several interesting pieces.

While that story has been tough to corroborate, historian Miller said new evidence found just two months ago proves a connection between Betsy Ross and George Washington. “The staff at Mount Vernon ...

John Ross. "We know that Washington wanted the Rosses to make bedrooms curtains for his home in Mount Vernon," Moulder says. "And curtains are the kind of job that Betsy would have taken on." ...

In 2014, curators at Washington’s Mount Vernon estate found a receipt for bed furnishings paid to a Mr. Ross of Philadelphia dated 1774, proving Washington and Ross were acquainted. Betsy Ross ...

She was widowed twice before the age of 30 and crafted the bed linens George Washington slept on at Mount Vernon. Like many women during the American Revolution, Betsy Ross was just trying to get by.