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French Alliance Family Day

Jul 13

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18th Century Entertainment: Tavern Life

Jul 20–21

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The Origins of the Revolution: 250th Anniversary of the Fairfax Resolves

Jul 24–25

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18th-Century Entertainment: Music

Jul 27–28

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Military Appreciation: Purple Heart Commemoration

Aug 3–4

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Purple Heart Commemoration

Aug 3

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Lunch at the Library: 100 Years of Mottahedeh Design

Aug 7

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Brown Bag Lunch featuring Research Fellow Lindsey M. Fisher-Hunt

Aug 8

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Foodways: Farm to Table

Aug 10–11

Brown Bag Lunch featuring Research Fellow Sally Hadden

Aug 14

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Ford Evening Book Talk: Democracy in Darkness

Aug 15

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Foodways: Preservation

Aug 17–18

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Brown Bag Lunch featuring Research Fellow Meg E. Roberts

Aug 22

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Book Arts

Aug 24–25

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Mount Vernon After Hours: Exclusively for Members

Aug 30

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Animals of Mount Vernon

Aug 31 – Sep 1

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George Washington Whiskey Tasting

Sep 7

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Fall Plant and Garden Sale

Sep 7

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George Washington Patriot Run

Sep 8

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Lunch at the Library: Profiles in Character

Sep 10

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George Washington Whiskey Tasting

Sep 14

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Colonial Market & Fair

Sep 14–15

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Ford Evening Book Talk: Serpent in Eden

Sep 17

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George Washington Whiskey Tasting

Sep 21

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Mount vernon: the story of an American icon

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Brown Bag Lunch: The Hutchins Map of 1778

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1:08:41

Ford Evening Book Talk: The Tory's Wife

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Brown Bag Lunch featuring Library Fellow John Phibbs

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1:15:14

Ford Evening Book Talk: The Odyssey of Phillis Wheatley

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Brown Bag Lunch featuring Don Francisco

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1:21:33

Ford Evening Book Talk: Speculation Nation: Land Mania in the Revolutionary American Republic

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Brown Bag: John Mitchell’s A Map of the British and French Dominions in North America

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1:16:13

FordEvening Book Talk: Sailing Upwind

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1:20:08

Ford Evening Book Talk: Mason-Dixon

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42:10

Seasonal Eating at Mount Vernon: Autumn

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1:03:47

An Evening with the Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden

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2023 Founding Debates

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35:31

Seasonal Eating at Mount Vernon: Summer

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1:03:38

Meet the Authors: 2023’s Best Books on the Founding Era

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29:29

USS Lafayette Announcement

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59:22

Ford Evening Book Talk: Misinformation Nation

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44:31

Naturalization Ceremony at Mount Vernon July 4, 2023

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48:56

Ford Evening Book Talk: Alexandra Petri's US History

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30:48

Seasonal Eating at Mount Vernon Part 2: Spring

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1:05:00

Ford Evening Book Talk: The Great New York Fire of 1776

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30:31

Mount Vernon During the Civil War

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7:42

Eliza Parke Custis

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47:50

Ford Evening Book Talk: George Washington and the Irish

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22:14

Seasonal Eating at Mount Vernon Part 1 : Winter

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2:29

Happy George Washington's Birthday!

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1:18:46

Ford Evening Book Talk: The Permanent Resident

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1:21:39

Ford Evening Book Talk with Edward J. Larson

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31:06

The Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association: 162 Years of Collecting George Washington

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1:07:47

Women in Washington's World: A Ford Evening Book Talk

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23:27

Yorktown -- Now What?

2,159 views

41:29

Naturalization Ceremony at Mount Vernon from September 2022

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1:11:09

The 2022 USC George Washington Leadership Lecture

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1:17:42

First Among Men: A Conversation with Maurizio Valsania

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1:01:31

Lincoln and the Fight for Peace: A Conversation with John Avlon

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54:48

From Independence to the U.S. Constitution: Reconsidering the Critical Period of American History

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9:05

Bon anniversaire, Marquis de Lafayette!

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19:15

Mount Vernon is Everywhere!

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1:06:12

Premiere: George Washington and the Pursuit of Religious Freedom

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17:55

Purple Heart Day 2022 Commemoration

1,320 views

21:45

Bastille Day at Mount Vernon

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12:25

Mount Vernon Fireworks Show

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39:49

An American Celebration: Naturalization Ceremony at Mount Vernon

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21:18

An American Celebration 2022

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30:05

The Jewelry of Martha Washington

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1:06:17

2022 George Washington Prize

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21:39

Presidents and the Press

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35:13

Made in the USA: The Depression of the 1780s & the Origins of American Economic Power

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26:15

Nelly: America's First "First Daughter"

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1:16:54

George Washington National Birthday Celebration

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58:16

Liberty is Sweet: A Conversation with Woody Holton

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55:34

Sandra Moats: Ford Evening Book Talk

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56:37

American Weathervanes: The Art of the Winds

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1:01:30

Ford Evening Book Talk: Andrew Roberts

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1:01:13

Ford Evening Book Talk: Carolyn Eastman

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1:17:37

Sneak Peek Members Only Rebroadcast: Welcoming Nature to Your Yard

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1:13:30

George Washington and the Age of Discovery

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1:17:57

Slave Memorial Commemoration

1,760 views

1:34:39

2021 Founding Debates: Civic Education in America: Origins, Aspirations, Challenges

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1:21:50

Teaching Them How to Say Goodbye: Reflections on Washington's Farewell Address

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58:06

En Route to Victory! Washington's homecoming with his French alliés

1,609 views

54:01

Ford Evening Book Talk: Julie Flavell

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41:35

Sneak Peek Members Only Rebroadcast George Washington Visionary Farmer, Entrepreneur, Inventor

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55:15

Discovering Your Patriot Ancestor

3,114 views

57:47

Ford Evening Book Talk: Christopher Pearl

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27:35

Purple Heart Commemoration

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59:18

Religion and the American Revolution: A Conversation with Katherine Carté

1,555 views

1:07:08

Sneak Peek Members Only Rebroadcast Wine and the White House

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58:36

Ford Evening Book Talk: David O. Stewart

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1:11:58

An American Celebration: Fourth of July at Mount Vernon

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58:44

Sneak Peek Members Only Rebroadcast Museum of the American Revolution: George Washington's Tent

1,756 views

1:04:06

Honoring Lady Washington, Character Interpretation at Historic Sites

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1:01:07

Ford Evening Book Talk: Lorri Glover

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1:14:34

Lives Bound Together Reflection Panel

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1:06:12

The Age of Phillis: A Conversation with Honorée Fanonne Jeffers

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1:01:49

Tecumseh and the Prophet: A Conversation with Peter Cozzens

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1:00:07

Sneak Peek Members Only Rebroadcast with Nathaniel Philbrick

1,117 views

58:10

Ford Evening Book Talk: Patrick O'Donnell

1,444 views

19:04

Heritage Breed Stamps

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1:00:08

Ford Evening Book Talk: Stephen H. Browne

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1:05:05

Past and Prologue: A Conversation with Michael Hattem

1,054 views

50:26

Live with Lambs!

929 views

51:03

How To Start Your Spring Garden

1,577 views

1:14:01

The History of the Quander Family

2,394 views

1:03:01

Ford Evening Book Talk

770 views

59:07

John Marshall: The Final Founder

1,395 views

58:47

At the Threshold of Liberty: A Conversation with Tamika Nunley

1,382 views

1:10:59

George Washington National Birthday Celebration

11,275 views

6:49

Presidential Wreath Laying Ceremony

2,946 views

59:21

City of Refuge: A Conversation with Marcus Nevius

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56:00

Ford Evening Book Talk

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1:36:41

Leadership for a More Perfect Union - Evening Event

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Leadership For A More Perfect Union - Afternoon

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1:00:09

Occupied America: A Conversation with Donald Johnson

1,771 views

52:40

Members Livestream Elizabeth Powel: Dear Friend of George Washington

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58:13

Ford Evening Book Talk

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26:09

LIVE with Aladdin the Camel

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1:03:41

Ford Evening Book Talk: Jean Baker

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1:01:55

Ford Evening Book Talk

1,351 views

59:18

Alan Price: George Washington Symposium

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59:31

Donald Ritchie: George Washington Symposium

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1:01:45

Elizabeth R. Varon: George Washington Symposium

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1:01:45

Jeffrey L. Pasley: George Washington Symposium

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56:35

David O. Stewart: George Washington Symposium

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40:39

Live in the Lower Garden

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58:25

Ford Evening Book Talk

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42:40

Slave Memorial Commemoration

1,283 views

35:50

George Washington Prize Announcement

1,222 views

1:34:45

Founding Debates 2020: Pandemics in American History

1,137 views

1:04:35

The Enduring Legacies of the Constitution with Jeffery Rosen and Kevin Butterfield

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1:02:19

Ford Evening Book Talk

1,486 views

59:33

Washington and Jefferson: It's Complicated

1,588 views

53:28

Live with Jefferson & Washington

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54:31

Teaching Thursday: Women's History

869 views

1:00:59

Ford Evening Book Talk

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26:47

Fighting For Their Cause: Women’s Activism, from Mount Vernon to Suffrage

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35:41

Purple Heart Commemoration LIVE

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28:36

The History of the MVLA

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33:40

Live with Don Francisco

1,499 views

1:02:21

Book Talk Tuesday

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1:02:37

Book Talk Tuesday

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1:06:59

Teaching with Revolutionary War Maps

1,457 views

35:06

Livestream with Frank Lee

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1:11:51

Georgian Papers Programme

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1:01:58

Douglas Ginsburg and David Rubenstein

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1:08:36

Remembering and Rediscovering Mary Ball Washington

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20:36

Mount Vernon's Independence Fireworks LIVE

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21:03

What's NEW at Mount Vernon

2,572 views

58:26

Book Talk: Jamie Goodall

1,734 views

55:33

Freedom Skies: A Juneteenth Celebration

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1:01:28

Ford Evening Book Talk

1,338 views

50:45

LIVE in the Archaeology Lab

1,785 views

49:46

Street Protests in America from the Founding to Today

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58:55

Book Talk Tuesday

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52:13

Teaching Tuesday

979 views

50:06

Mansion Monday : LIVE tour of the Mansion Cellar

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37:17

Washington's Distillery & Whiskey

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58:27

TRIVIA Thursday with Mount Vernon

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32:55

Tranquil Thursday: LIVE Sheep Shearing

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1:10:11

Digital Ford Evening Book Talk

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48:45

Washington Wednesday with GENERAL John Allen

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1:00:41

Book Talk Tuesday

1,340 views

39:47

Teaching Tuesday LIVE

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58:25

LIVE in the Kitchen!

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39:25

Curator's Choice LIVE

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1:03:01

The 2020 Michelle Smith Lecture Series

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1:00:56

TRIVIA Thursday with Mount Vernon

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40:32

LIVE with Mount Vernon's Horses

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1:12:13

LIVE in the Washington Library!

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59:57

Teaching Tuesday: WASHINGTON'S Farewell Address

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59:10

LIVE in the Little Parlor!

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54:55

TRIVIA Thursday with Mount Vernon!

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51:09

LIVE with Mount Vernon's LAMBS!

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1:10:19

LIVE with the Museum of the American Revolution!

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1:08:53

Book Talk Tuesday

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58:29

Teaching Tuesday: A More Perfect Union

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1:01:36

Mansion Monday LIVE in the Dining Room!

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43:22

LIVE at the Gristmill!

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58:57

Trivia Thursday with Mount Vernon

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1:04:16

TOUR the Upper Garden with Dean Norton!

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1:08:11

Washington Wednesday - Retirement

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59:01

Book Talk Tuesday

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1:01:43

Teaching Tuesday LIVE: Teaching About Slavery

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Mansion Monday ft. Mount Vernon's DIRECTOR OF ARCHITECTURE

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33:46

Tranquil Thursday - The Blacksmith Shop!

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31:25

Washington Wednesday with Washington's Distillery Manager!

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1:06:55

Book Talk Tuesday

1,718 views

45:35

Map Analysis with Sadie Troy: Teaching Tuesday! The FIVE Farms of George Washington

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57:27

18th-Century Bedchambers: Mansion Monday with Curator Adam Erby!

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22:16

Story Time LIVE

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32:06

LIVE with Tobias Lear

2,450 views

58:26

Tranquil Thursday at the Pioneer Farm

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1:09:39

Workshop Wednesday: Gardening!

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1:12:59

Washington Wednesday with Dr. Bradburn: George Washington's Second Term in Office

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1:01:26

LIVE with author Serena Zabin: 'The Boston Massacre: A Family History'

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42:59

Crossing the Delaware: Teaching Tuesday with Sadie

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1:00:08

THE FRONT PARLOR: Mansion Mondays with Curator Adam Erby

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31:13

Casual Friday with BRENDA PARKER

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1:03:29

Library Book Talk LIVE

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52:28

LIVE: PLAYING THE HARPSICHORD 🎶🎶🎶 Tranquil Thursday

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1:13:48

Washington Wednesday with Dr. Bradburn! Q&A (SUBMIT YOUR QUESTIONS NOW)

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1:01:56

Join us for a MASSIVE game of "BE WASHINGTON": Teaching Tuesdays with Sadie!

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1:01:13

LIVE in the Washington Bedchamber

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36:37

Fifer Friday with Don Francisco

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30:37

George Washington's Blooming Garden: Tranquil Thursday

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1:18:21

WASHINGTON WEDNESDAY with DR. BRADBURN: Forming the United States

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1:08:08

FRANKLIN & WASHINGTON: A Discussion with Edward J. Larson

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47:34

WHAT DO 18TH-CENTURY RECIPES TELL US??? Teaching Tuesday with Sadie!

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58:40

LIVE in the Central Passage

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37:26

18TH CENTURY MEDICINE! Live with Dr. Craik! Learn about amputation, bloodletting, & more 😱

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30:06

Tranquil Thursday: Facebook's Choice

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WASHINGTON AT WAR: LIVE with Dr. Bradburn

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49:10

WASHINGTON, DEATH, AND DISEASE: A Conversation with Alexis Coe PART 2

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40:59

Teaching Tuesday LIVE

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LIVE in Washington's Study

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32:51

LIVE with Martha Washington

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30:00

Tranquil Thursday: Views from Mount Vernon's Piazza

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Washington Wednesday: George Washington's Youth

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24:44

Teaching Tuesday: Online Learning with Mount Vernon

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1:06:09

Mansion Mondays: LIVE in the New Room & Front Parlor

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30:09

LIVE WITH LAMBS!

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25:27

LIVE Q&A with Martha Washington for Her Wedding Anniversary

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