Washington and Lee University announced they will be lending their portrait of George Washington to the Virginia Museum of ...

The painting is the first of seven portraits of Washington made from life by Peale and the only portrait of Washington that ...

TWO RIVERS – Celebrate George Washington’s birthday at the Washington House Museum Feb. 15-16 and enjoy food, entertainment and a rummage sale. Two Rivers Historical Society will host this ...

The Virginia General Assembly wanted to honor George Washington, native son, Revolutionary War leader, and our nation’s first President, with a statue to be placed in the state capitol building. The ...

George Washington was the son of Augustine Washington (1694-1743) and his second wife, Mary Ball Washington (1708-1789). The Washington family moved to Ferry Farm Plantation in 1738. Located on the ...

Washington won the presidency by unanimous electoral vote in both 1788 and in 1792. Challenges Upon his inauguration as the first president on April 30, 1789, George Washington assumed office under ...

In 1848, George C. Washington sold his collection to Vermonter Henry Stevens, one of America’s earliest antiquarian booksellers. Stevens also happened to be an acquisitions agent for the British ...