The exhibit, called "Washington's Headquarters and the Memory of the American Revolution," highlights the home's "pivotal role in the Revolution, from its time as George Washington’s headquarters ...

The film chronicles the life of Washington Irving, the youngest of eleven children in a modest family, who became a prominent American writer. Despite a brief pursuit of law, Irving's natural ...

With further digging, I located a Washington descendant who had compiled just what I was looking for: a massive family tree that showed all the descendants of George Washington’s father.

Genetic analysis has shed light on a long-standing mystery surrounding the fates of President George Washington’s younger brother Samuel and his kin. Two of Samuel’s descendants and their mother were ...

Mary V. Thompson, a research specialist at Mt. Vernon, studies the domestic life, foodways, and religious practices of the residents of George Washington's plantation, with a special interest in ...

A DNA examination of remains in unmarked graves uncovered a mystery surrounding President George Washington’s family tree.

A statue of George Washington stands in front of Federal Hall in New York City. A DNA study of unmarked remains has identified family members of the first president. iStock ...

Amal Clooney praised her husband, George Clooney, in rare comments about her career and their family life.

DNA analysis of unmarked remains has shed light on a long-standing mystery surrounding the fates of President George Washington’s younger brother Samuel and his kin.