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		<title>Is Mount Vernon Burning?</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2009/04/07/is-mount-vernon-burning/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2009 19:30:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In January of 1781, British armed forces entered Virginia in strength and ravaged much of the countryside. In April, as part of this invasion, His Majesty&#8217;s sloop of war, the Savage, sailed up the Potomac burning and pillaging rebel American properties along its shores and laid at anchor April 12, 13 &#38; 14th, just one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Get Colonial!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:38:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s that time again&#8230; Colonial Days at Mount Vernon! Starting next Wed, February 17th through March 13th, our colonial crafters take up residence on the Pioneer Farm, and students have the chance to observe crafts such as paper making, candle making, woodworking, spinning and even hoe-cake cooking over an open fire. In addition, our animals [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Packed (Green)House!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 22:10:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mount Vernon Education Department</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a recent study of 5000 outdoor history museum visitors, 82% said that they visited these sites to &#8220;hear stories of everyday people.&#8221; The second and third runner-ups were, &#8220;because they were places for children to learn history&#8221; (79%) and, &#8220;to immerse themselves in the past&#8221; (62%).* At Mount Vernon, one of the most popular [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bring Mount Vernon to YOUR Classroom!</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2008/11/25/bring-mount-vernon-to-your-classroom/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:23:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mount Vernon Education Department</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Would your students like to sing a slave song with Caroline, Martha Washington&#8217;s maidservant, or hear Billy Lee&#8217;s stories of riding alongside George Washington in the Revolutionary War? This is a privilege usually reserved for students who visit Mount Vernon on a field trip, but we are now bringing our popular Washington&#8217;s World first person [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Excitement at George Washington&#8217;s Gristmill &amp; Distillery!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 20:39:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mount Vernon Education Department</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This past weekend, as part of the Now Debate This program, high school students visited Mount Vernon to learn about George Washington and paid a special visit to George Washington&#8217;s Gristmill and Distillery.The Day 2 video on their website includes Mount Vernon&#8217;s Director of Preservation, Dennis Pogue, and the Manager of the Pioneer Farm, Gristmill, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Washington&#8217;s Valet, Billy Lee, Rides Again!</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:03:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mount Vernon Education Department</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(A dispatch from Mount Vernon&#8217;s First Person Interpretation Unit)

&#8230; well, not literally. However, the First Person Unit has indeed added a new character to engage Mount Vernon&#8217;s guests: William &#8220;Billy&#8221; Lee, General Washington&#8217;s trusted and longtime enslaved Valet &#8211; and the first slave freed by Washington&#8217;s will.
The new character is played by former Williamsburg Actor-Interpreter [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Many Martha Washingtons Does It Take to Teach Your Students?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:25:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mount Vernon Education Department</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8230;For our latest distance learning broadcast, we decided it took two of them!

In order to get to know &#8220;The Real Martha Washington,&#8221; elementary students in our live studio audience had the opportunity to ask questions of not one, but two expert historical interpreters who portray the &#8220;first First Lady!&#8221; Mary Wiseman, Mount Vernon&#8217;s &#8220;resident Martha,&#8221; [...]]]></description>
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