Christy Emmanuel can trace one family line to 1234. Those who followed are tied to U.S. history and now chronicled in a ...

The exhibit shares the names and stories of people who Washington enslaved into various jobs across his farms.

A new exhibit at President George Washington's estate in Mount Vernon will open to the public on Juneteenth, and it explores ...

Our un-beat-able Mount Vernon Nights Summer Concert Series is back. Every weekend this summer, enjoy FREE live performances at Grist Mill Park on Fridays and the Workhouse Arts Center on Saturdays at ...

The names of people who were enslaved on George’s Washington’s Mount Vernon estate are inscribed on the walls of what was their home: Tom Nokes. Vina. Barbara. Their names are grouped together by ...

A statue of the first U.S. president stands prominently in London’s Trafalgar Square, but some Britons find it strange to ...

Arnold Schwarzenegger, former California governor and Hollywood actor, announced Tuesday that he will be the keynote speaker ...

George Washington's return of power set the country on a unique path, one that rejected monarchs in favor of civilian rule ...

From the beginning of the American experiment, one of its animating principles has been limited government overseen by ...

Trump envies the military spectacle that France perfected, but his ghoulish celebration is the complete opposite.

While America is defined primarily by its principles, part of how we tell the American story is through place: through George Washington’s Mount Vernon, Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello, and ...

Curators at George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate sought out rare 18th-century wallpaper for an ongoing restoration project. The wallpaper was found at the Old York Historical Society in Maine ...