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Mount Vernon

Patrick Spero is the new Executive Director of the George Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon

John Fea   |  March 9, 2023

Big news in the world of presidential and revolutionary-era American history: The Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association is proud to announce the appointment of Patrick Spero, Ph.D., as the Executive Director of the George Washington Presidential Library housed within the Fred W. Smith National Library...

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Did George Washington fear he would be buried alive?

John Fea   |  December 14, 2022

I saw this tweet today from presidential historian Michael Beschloss: So I looked it up. Here is a taste of the entry on Washington’s death from the Digital Encyclopedia of George Washington, published by The Fred W. Smith National Library...

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The Author’s Corner with Gerard Magliocca

Rachel Petroziello   |  March 24, 2022

Gerard Magliocca is Samuel R. Rosen Professor of Law at Indiana University McKinney School of Law. This interview is based on his new book, Washington’s Heir: The Life of Justice Bushrod Washington (Oxford University Press, 2022). JF: What led you to...

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Was West Ford the enslaved son of George Washington?

John Fea   |  March 12, 2022

Who was West Ford? What was his relationship to George Washington? (Teaser: He was not his son). What role did Ford play at Mount Vernon? Jill Abrahamson covers it all in a recent piece at The New Yorker. Here is...

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My new toy

John Fea   |  February 10, 2022

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