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		<title>George Washington&#8217;s Personality</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2013/04/03/george-washingtons-personality/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Apr 2013 14:45:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mount Vernon Contributor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Given his importance to American history and his prominent place within American popular culture, the true nature of George Washington&#8217;s personality has become somewhat difficult to measure. Through the numerous personal writings and other papers written by Washington, it becomes possible to glimpse aspects of both his public and private personalities. Today&#8217;s featured entry from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;I can&#8217;t tell a lie&#8230; you know I can&#8217;t tell a lie&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2013/04/02/i-cant-tell-a-lie-you-know-i-cant-tell-a-lie/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:30:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In The Life of Washington, Mason Locke Weems places a great deal of value on honesty in his story of six-year old George Washington confession after chopping down his father&#8217;s favorite cherry tree. Weems writes, &#8220;&#8216;I can&#8217;t tell a lie, Pa; you know I can&#8217;t tell a lie. I did cut it with my hatchet.&#8217; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Encyclopedia Entry: Pilgrimages to Washington&#8217;s Tomb</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2013/03/20/encyclopedia-entry-pilgrimages-to-washingtons-tomb/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2013 05:30:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mount Vernon Contributor</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Digital Encyclopedia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[George Washington]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mount Vernon]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Pilgrims from across the country converged on Mount Vernon during the early nineteenth century intent on feeling the aura of America&#8217;s first national hero,&#8221; explains Matthew Costello, doctoral candidate in History at Marquette University. In today&#8217;s featured encyclopedia entry on pilgrimages to Washington&#8217;s tomb, Costello points out that the pilgrims visited the tomb &#8220;to pay [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Object Spotlight: How many times did George Washington sit for his portrait?</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2013/03/14/object-spotlight-how-many-times-did-george-washington-sit-for-his-portrait/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:15:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mount Vernon Contributor</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[George Washington]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Object Spotlight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Washington Portraits]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[George Washington may be the most recognizable figure in American history. You&#8217;ve probably seen many different portraits of him&#8211;in fact, there are hundreds! But what you may not know is Washington didn&#8217;t pose for each portrait himself. So, how many times did Washington sit for an artist to take his likeness? Portrait sittings were not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Encyclopedia Entry: George Washington&#8217;s Papers</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2013/03/07/encyclopedia-entry-george-washingtons-papers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2013/03/07/encyclopedia-entry-george-washingtons-papers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Mar 2013 20:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mount Vernon Contributor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Digital Encyclopedia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[George Washington]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Given his role in the founding of the United States, it should come as no surprise that George Washington accumulated an incredible amount of correspondence and other documents over his lifetime. Washington was well aware of his important place in history and as such made efforts to ensure that his papers would be available to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Birthday George Washington!</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2013/02/22/happy-birthday-george-washington/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2013/02/22/happy-birthday-george-washington/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 15:50:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mount Vernon Contributor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[George Washington]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mount Vernon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[On This Day]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Celebrations of George Washington&#8217;s birthday date back to the Revolutionary War when soldiers at Valley Forge gathered to wish their Commander-in-Chief a happy 46th birthday. More celebrations followed, including the 1781 celebration by French troops, ordered by the Comte de Rochambeau in Newport, Rhode Island. Here at Mount Vernon we have been celebrating the General&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>George Washington on Love</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2013/02/14/george-washington-on-love/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2013/02/14/george-washington-on-love/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2013 14:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mount Vernon Contributor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Classroom Connections]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Love is said to be an involuntary passion and it is therefore contended that it cannot be resisted. This is true, in part only; for like all things else when nourished and supplied plentifully with [aliment,] it is rapid in its progress; but let these be withdrawn and it may be stifled in its birth [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Encyclopedia Entry: The Courtship of George and Martha</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2013/02/13/encyclopedia-entry-the-courtship-of-george-and-martha/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2013/02/13/encyclopedia-entry-the-courtship-of-george-and-martha/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2013 19:44:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mount Vernon Contributor</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Digital Encyclopedia]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Martha Washington]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/?p=4296</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Digital Encyclopedia of George Washington is a new digital history project that allows users to interact and explore primary source materials and objects from the Mount Vernon collection. Entries focus on the totality of Washington&#8217;s life and experiences, while also covering the Mount Vernon Estate, its history, and preservation. The encyclopedia includes entries written [...]]]></description>
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		<title>George Washington and Richard III&#8230; are cousins!</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2013/02/12/george-washington-and-richard-iii-are-cousins/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2013/02/12/george-washington-and-richard-iii-are-cousins/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Feb 2013 19:38:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mount Vernon Contributor</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/?p=4282</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The University of Leicester confirmed last week that the human remains found last fall in Leicester, England belong to King Richard III who died at the Battle of Bosworth in 1485. The body of King Richard III was buried in the Greyfriars Priory, a Franciscan monastery, which was destroyed during the Protestant Reformation under Henry [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Object Spotlight, Party Edition: Drinking Punch with the Washingtons</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2012/12/27/object-spotlight-party-edition-drinking-punch-with-the-washingtons/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2012/12/27/object-spotlight-party-edition-drinking-punch-with-the-washingtons/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Dec 2012 15:00:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mount Vernon Contributor</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Christmas was an especially busy and festive time in the Mount Vernon household. George and Martha Washington welcomed dozens of visitors into their home in December, serving elaborate dinners and a variety of cheerful libations to celebrate the season. One staple of eighteenth-century social gatherings was punch, a drink commonly made from a mixture of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Encyclopedia Entry: George Washington and Religion</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2012/12/20/encyclopedia-entry-george-washington-and-religion/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2012/12/20/encyclopedia-entry-george-washington-and-religion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2012 14:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mount Vernon Contributor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Digital Encyclopedia]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[religion]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/?p=4221</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Digital Encyclopedia of George Washington is a new digital history project that allows users to interact and explore primary source materials and objects from the Mount Vernon collection. Entries focus on the totality of Washington&#8217;s life and experiences, while also covering the Mount Vernon Estate, its history, and preservation. The encyclopedia includes entries written [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christmas at Mount Vernon</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2012/12/06/whats-blooming-in-the-garden-this-week-9/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2012/12/06/whats-blooming-in-the-garden-this-week-9/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2012 14:00:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mount Vernon Contributor</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[holidays]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/?p=4209</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Christmas season is well underway here at Mount Vernon and the estate is decked out with a variety of holiday regalia! As you can see from the slideshow above, Christmas trees and poinsettias currently create a festive atmosphere in the Reynolds Museum and Education Center. However, it is interesting to note that neither of these [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Camel for Christmas?</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2012/11/30/a-camel-for-christmas/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2012/11/30/a-camel-for-christmas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2012 14:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mount Vernon Contributor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[George Washington]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mount Vernon Animals]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/?p=4192</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Based on diaries, letters and cash accounts we know that George and Martha Washington played host to numerous guests throughout the year. In addition to human guests, there is also an all too cryptic reference to the brief visit of a particularly interesting animal: &#8220;By the man who brot. a Camel from Alexa. for a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Object Spotlight: Holiday Scenarios in the Mansion</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2012/11/27/object-spotlight-holiday-scenarios-in-the-mansion/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2012/11/27/object-spotlight-holiday-scenarios-in-the-mansion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2012 18:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mount Vernon Contributor</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Object Spotlight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Christmas]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/?p=4185</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Although Christmas was primarily a religious holiday in eighteenth-century Virginia, like today it was also a festive occasion marked by visits of friends and relatives, parties, and public assemblies. The celebrations in the Washington household were based on English customs, which stressed sociability and entertaining. Other inhabitants of Mount Vernon&#8217;s five farms, both free and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>George Washington&#8217;s Prayer for His Country</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2012/11/12/george-washingtons-prayer-for-his-country/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2012/11/12/george-washingtons-prayer-for-his-country/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Nov 2012 14:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mount Vernon Contributor</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[circular letter to the states]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[veterans]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/?p=4148</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On this Veterans Day, we would like to humbly thank all the men and women of the armed forces who so bravely and selflessly serve this great nation. We thought it fitting to post George Washington&#8217;s prayer for his country that was directed to the governors and states of the new nation. Huzzah! George Washington&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Object Spotlight: Key to the Bastille</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2012/10/31/object-spotlight-key-to-the-bastille/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2012/10/31/object-spotlight-key-to-the-bastille/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2012 14:30:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mount Vernon Contributor</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[bastille key]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[central passage]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/?p=4106</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On the wall of the Central Passage of Mount Vernon hangs a key to a building that no longer exists. Prominently displayed in a custom-made gilded case, this heavy iron key once opened the doors of the Bastille, the infamous Paris prison where thousands of political dissidents were locked up by agents of the French [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Digital Encyclopedia of George Washington Launches</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2012/10/22/digital-encyclopedia-of-george-washington-launches/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2012/10/22/digital-encyclopedia-of-george-washington-launches/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Oct 2012 17:30:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mount Vernon Contributor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[George Washington]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Research/Lectures]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clement biddle]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[digital encyclopedia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[thomas dobson]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/?p=4085</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[George Washington understood the value of owning a comprehensive encyclopedia. Washington explained as much in a September 1797 letter to Clement Biddle, the manager of his Philadelphia business affairs, writing: &#8220;As the Encyclopaedia might be useful, to have by me&#8230;I would&#8230;request Mr. Dobson to have all that are published, neatly bound and sent to me.&#8221;1 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Welcome To Our Newest Addition</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2012/08/23/welcome-to-our-newest-addition/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2012/08/23/welcome-to-our-newest-addition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2012 18:04:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mount Vernon Contributor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[George Washington]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mount Vernon Animals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[calf]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[devon]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This Milking Devon calf was born this past Saturday, August 18 on the Mount Vernon estate. She is our newest addition to the livestock family and is currently being bottle fed 4 times a day. Our livestock managers even come back in at 10 p.m. to give her the last bottle of the night. Milking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>18th Century Celebrations: July 4</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2012/07/04/18th-century-celebrations-july-4/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2012/07/04/18th-century-celebrations-july-4/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jul 2012 14:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mount Vernon Contributor</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[On This Day]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fourth of july]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ice cream]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Independence Day, commonly known as the Fourth of July commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, declaring our independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. Although Independence Day is now commonly associated with fireworks, parades, barbecues, picnics, and concerts it was much different in the 18th century. In the late [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Powel Iceries</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2012/07/03/powel-iceries/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2012/07/03/powel-iceries/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jul 2012 14:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mount Vernon Contributor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[George Washington]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The recent heat waves have sent Americans running to their freezers to grab a pint of ice cream, but how was this delicacy preserved and dished in George Washington&#8217;s time? In February 1790, George Washington purchased &#8220;2 iceries compleat&#8221; from the Comte de Moustier, the French minister to the United States for use at the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mount Vernon Acquires George Washington&#8217;s Acts of Congress</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2012/06/27/mount-vernon-acquires-george-washingtons-acts-of-congress/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2012/06/27/mount-vernon-acquires-george-washingtons-acts-of-congress/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jun 2012 14:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mount Vernon Contributor</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington at Mount Vernon]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[George Washington&#8217;s original copy of the Acts of Congress is returning to Mount Vernon. On June 22, the Mount Vernon Ladies&#8217; Association secured the prized volume for the shelves of the Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington. The acquisition ranks among the most significant in the history of the association. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Interpreting History at Mount Vernon</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2012/06/19/interpreting-history-at-mount-vernon/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2012/06/19/interpreting-history-at-mount-vernon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2012 14:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mount Vernon Contributor</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Slavery]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/?p=3781</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Anyone visiting the estate this summer will have the chance to meet and interact with a new character interpreter &#8212; representing an important historical figure from Washington&#8217;s time. Christopher Sheels worked as a body servant to George Washington. The term &#8220;body servant&#8221; in today&#8217;s vocabulary sounds more like a body guard, but in the late [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Behind the MV Scenes: The Estate Greenhouses</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2012/05/24/behind-the-mv-scenes-the-estate-greenhouses/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2012/05/24/behind-the-mv-scenes-the-estate-greenhouses/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2012 20:53:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becca Milfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Of all the plants being grown behind the scenes in the Mount Vernon greenhouses only three are thought to be the clipping and cutting descendants of original Mount Vernon vegetation that was growing in George Washington&#8217;s day: boxwood, fig trees and tulip tress. Even if the other plants don&#8217;t have the same historic cache, they [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Washington and his Early American Oranges</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2012/05/03/washington-and-his-early-american-oranges/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2012/05/03/washington-and-his-early-american-oranges/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 19:39:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becca Milfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[George Washington, ever the fan of pineapple, also loved oranges. His first mention of them in his diary occurred when he went to Barbados with his brother as a teenager. As an adult they were something that he ordered a dozen or two at a time from the West Indies. They also made great gifts [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s Blooming in the Garden This Week?</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2012/04/17/whats-blooming-in-the-garden-this-week/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2012/04/17/whats-blooming-in-the-garden-this-week/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 19:25:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becca Milfeld</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[George Washington]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[george washington wired]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[George Washington&#8217;s flowering upper garden is a rich cache of petals and blossoms this time of year, with every week (and sometimes day) bringing a new assortment of blooms. Although everything planted there was known to exist in 18th-century gardens, we&#8217;re not exactly sure which species Washington planted in these flowering beds except for fritillaria, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GW Voted Britain&#8217;s All-Time Greatest Foe</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2012/04/16/gw-voted-britains-all-time-greatest-foe/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2012/04/16/gw-voted-britains-all-time-greatest-foe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 15:59:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becca Milfeld</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[George Washington]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Erwin Rommel]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Collins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mustafa Kemal Ataturk]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Across the pond in Britain, George Washington, whose feats of bravery long ago thwarted the powerful nation, still reigns supreme as a worthy opponent &#8212; in fact, as Britain&#8217;s greatest foe ever according to a contest run by the nation&#8217;s National Army Museum. Online voters chose from an assortment of Britain&#8217;s historical military adversaries and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Friday the 13 Superstition Edition: Witch&#8217;s Heart</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2012/04/13/friday-the-13-superstition-edition-witchs-heart-brooch/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2012/04/13/friday-the-13-superstition-edition-witchs-heart-brooch/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 21:26:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becca Milfeld</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[George Washington]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[brooch]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Friday the 13]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s not much evidence of superstition on record at Mount Vernon during the 18th century. In fact, our historians and curators were hard pressed to come up with any Friday the 13-worthy practices carried out by the Washington household. People in the 18th century commonly buried items in their walls to ward off evil spirits. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Washington and His Preference for Pineapple</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2012/04/05/washington-and-his-preference-for-pineapple/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2012/04/05/washington-and-his-preference-for-pineapple/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 20:23:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becca Milfeld</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[George Washington]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/?p=3506</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If renting a pineapple sounds ridiculous, then it&#8217;s only because you&#8217;re not from the 18th century. In George Washington&#8217;s day, his compatriots across the ocean in England were known to pay a premium to grace their tables with this most exotic fruit, often putting it atop a decorative fruit pyramid. In such instances the delicious [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Washington&#8217;s Cherry Blossoms</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2012/03/27/washingtons-cherry-blossoms/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2012/03/27/washingtons-cherry-blossoms/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 22:11:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becca Milfeld</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[George Washington]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cherries]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cherry tree]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/?p=3468</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s the 100th anniversary of Washington, D.C.&#8217;s cherry blossoms, which arrived in 1912 when the mayor of Tokyo gifted the nation&#8217;s capital some 3,000 cherry trees. But here at Mount Vernon it&#8217;s the 200th-something anniversary of George Washington&#8217;s cherry trees. And unlike those at the Tidal Basin, Washington&#8217;s actually produced fruit. Today there are three [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Encyclopedias: They&#8217;ll Always Be on GW&#8217;s Shelf</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2012/03/16/encyclopedias-theyll-always-be-on-gws-shelf/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2012/03/16/encyclopedias-theyll-always-be-on-gws-shelf/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 22:16:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becca Milfeld</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/?p=3438</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This week Encyclopedia Britannica announced that it would be going out of print after 244 years &#8212; having come into existence and popularity during George Washington&#8217;s lifetime. In the same way that people today get excited about social media and the internet, George Washington was getting really revved up about his new encyclopedias in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>You Say Buffalo Bill, I Say Buffalo GEORGE</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2012/03/02/3389/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2012/03/02/3389/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 16:20:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becca Milfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The bison may seem something of an anachronism for George Washington&#8217;s day; even if the first president&#8217;s riding skills were known throughout Virginia, he was no 19th-century cowboy. Yet the buffalo was a creature very much on Washington&#8217;s mind and an animal with which he had first-hand experience. As far as documentation goes, Washington&#8217;s fascination [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy ACTUAL Birthday, George Washington!</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2012/02/22/happy-actual-birthday-george-washington/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2012/02/22/happy-actual-birthday-george-washington/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2012 21:43:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becca Milfeld</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/?p=3344</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Presidents Day may be celebrated the third Monday of every February, but George Washington&#8217;s actual birthday was Feb. 22. Although 18th-century birthdays were not the to-dos that they are today, the General being who he was, was often commemorated nonetheless. As Mount Vernon historian Mary Thompson points out: In 18th-century England, as well as in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SLIDESHOW: Presidents Day at Mount Vernon</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2012/02/20/slideshow-presidents-day-at-mount-vernon/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2012/02/20/slideshow-presidents-day-at-mount-vernon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2012 22:39:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becca Milfeld</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[George Washington]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[February 22]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[historic mount vernon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael S. Linnington]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[George Washington is never too old for a birthday party. Feb. 22 marks his 280th birthday and Mount Vernon started the celebration a few days early with Presidents Day. Entrance to the estate was free (as it is every Presidents Day) making this one of our busiest days of the year. Crowds swelled to attend [...]]]></description>
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		<title>George Washington, the Thermometer Monitor</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2012/02/09/george-washington-the-thermometer-monitor/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2012/02/09/george-washington-the-thermometer-monitor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:05:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becca Milfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As with many locales across the United States, Mount Vernon has seen a vast array of temperatures this winter. February started with a bang as the mercury soared to 71, although today, little more than a week later, afternoon temperatures hovered around 45. George Washington was an avid recorder of thermal readings, which at some [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Turning a New Leaf: The Dusting of a Young Surveyor</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2012/02/07/turning-a-new-leaf-dusting-of-a-young-surveyor/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2012/02/07/turning-a-new-leaf-dusting-of-a-young-surveyor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:22:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becca Milfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even if the fall foliage in Mount Vernon&#8217;s education center exhibit featuring a young George Washington is made of synthetic material, it&#8217;s not immune to the hazards of fading color. To spruce up the dusty leaves that frame our Washington-as-young-surveyor scene, we hired an exhibit company to give the forest canopy a fresh spray of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Round Up: 5 MV Things Best Done in January</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2012/01/26/round-up-5-mv-things-best-done-in-january/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2012/01/26/round-up-5-mv-things-best-done-in-january/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:25:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becca Milfeld</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[George Washington]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[January]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Revolutionary War Theater]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Scouting Days]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[January is one of the chilliest times of the year, which also means that here at Mount Vernon, it&#8217;s one of the most overlooked by visitors, who neither stop by for vacation nor pop by for neighborly visits during this coldest of months. It also means January is ideal for having the estate to yourself. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Biggest Early American NYE Partiers: The Dutch</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2012/01/02/biggest-early-american-nye-partiers-the-dutch/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2012/01/02/biggest-early-american-nye-partiers-the-dutch/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jan 2012 04:57:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becca Milfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How did the Washingtons ring in the new year? Celebrating January 1 was more of a Dutch than British tradition, so the Washingtons&#8217; New Year&#8217;s festivities were likely at their peak during the period of George Washington&#8217;s presidency when the first family lived in New York City, which had been settled by the Dutch. In [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Washington Family Leftovers: Meat Pie Edition</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2011/12/29/washington-family-leftovers-meat-pie-edition/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2011/12/29/washington-family-leftovers-meat-pie-edition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Dec 2011 21:32:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becca Milfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Something akin to turducken (the infamous chicken-stuffed-inside-a-duck-stuffed-inside-a-turkey entree), an 18th-century Christmas pie incorporated just as many if not more meats under a crust-like exterior that leaves many modern-day visitors to George Washington&#8217;s kitchen believing that they&#8217;re looking at a decadent dessert rather than a carnivore-worthy feast. Like 21st-century revelers who come to terms with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The First First Pets: One Lapdog &amp; Green Parrot</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2011/11/16/the-first-first-pets-lapdog-green-parrot/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2011/11/16/the-first-first-pets-lapdog-green-parrot/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 23:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becca Milfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; What animals had the honor of being the first first pets? We can&#8217;t say for sure how many creatures held this title as there is no official record of the furry and feathered friends who cohabitated with the Washington family in New York and Philadelphia, but two are known for sure: Frisk the lapdog [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cherry Bounce: A True Story About GW and Fruit</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2011/10/18/2880/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2011/10/18/2880/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2011 20:58:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becca Milfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The cherry is a fruit well-associated with the nation&#8217;s first president, even if the cherry tree story, in which a young George Washington chopped down a cherry tree then couldn&#8217;t lie about it to his father, is fictitious. Turns out there are at least some fact-based tales about Washington and the cherry, most involving Washington&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Do You Like Them (Brandy) Apples?</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2011/10/12/how-do-you-like-them-brandy-apples/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2011/10/12/how-do-you-like-them-brandy-apples/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2011 20:37:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becca Milfeld</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[George Washington]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[George Washington in Popular Culture]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In an epic sequel to last fall&#8217;s peach brandy, Mount Vernon distillers are wrapping up production of apple brandy at the estate&#8217;s on-site whiskey distillery. A president, general and avid farmer, Washington added distiller to his list of vocations in 1797, when his farm manager James Anderson convinced him to build a whiskey distillery adjacent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MV Website: Same URL, Sparkly Fresh Look</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2011/09/27/new-mv-website-same-url-sparkly-new-look/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2011/09/27/new-mv-website-same-url-sparkly-new-look/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2011 19:23:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becca Milfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mount Vernon has officially launched its brand-new website. Find all the same great information you&#8217;ve always searched for at mountvernon.org, but in a flashy new format. Plus, check out our plan-your-day feature, which allows visitors to tailor their experience at the estate based on their areas of interest and time limitations. Our George Washington timeline [...]]]></description>
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		<title>This Little Piggy Went to Georgia</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2011/09/16/2769/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2011/09/16/2769/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 22:15:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becca Milfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mount Vernon&#8217;s only summer piglet, Juliette, has flown the coop, or more accurately, left the pigpen. She&#8217;ll be headed to St Simon&#8217;s Island, Ga., next week and has been taken away from her mother, Genesis, for weening in the meantime. Despite much squealing, Genesis seemed to forget that she had been separated from her offspring [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Estate Sees Little Damage From Irene</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2011/08/29/estate-sees-little-damage-from-irene/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2011/08/29/estate-sees-little-damage-from-irene/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 16:56:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becca Milfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Trees fell and lights flickered at the estate this weekend, but Mount Vernon weathered with ease what turned out to be a lighter storm than expected. Curators and grounds crews spent much of Friday and Saturday preparing for Hurricane Irene by packing away valuables in the Mansion, shuttering and boarding up windows, and sandbagging doors. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Today is HOT, But What About 212 Years Ago?</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2011/07/22/today-is-hot-but-what-about-212-years-ago/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2011/07/22/today-is-hot-but-what-about-212-years-ago/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 20:57:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becca Milfeld</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/?p=2565</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s the sort of day in Northern Virginia that makes a person huddle next to their full-blast air conditioner and thank their lucky stars they weren&#8217;t born an 18th-century blacksmith. The heatwave that&#8217;s been baking half the country has produced temperatures as high as 100 degrees at Mount Vernon, which makes us ponder whether Washington [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GW&#8217;s Bastille-Day Possession: Key to the Prison</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2011/07/14/gws-bastille-day-possession-key-to-the-prison/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2011/07/14/gws-bastille-day-possession-key-to-the-prison/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 19:57:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becca Milfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On July 14, 1789, French citizens stormed the Bastille, a medieval Parisian fortress that had become a symbol of French royal control. Months later, one of the fortification&#8217;s keys would be given to George Washington, eventually making its way from Paris&#8217;s narrow, urban streets to the banks of the Potomac. How might the General come [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rustication Update: House in Two Shades</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2011/06/22/rustication-update-house-in-two-shades/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2011/06/22/rustication-update-house-in-two-shades/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 21:13:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becca Milfeld</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/?p=2417</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Mansion is currently two-toned, but won&#8217;t stay that way for long. Mount Vernon is undergoing an extensive rustication process to make George Washington&#8217;s faux sandstone more accurate to the first president&#8217;s time than ever before. (For a refresher on rustication, click here.) The contrast between the rerusticated and untreated parts of the house is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Grass is Always Greener &#8230; On the East Lawn</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2011/04/20/the-grass-is-always-greener-on-the-east-lawn/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2011/04/20/the-grass-is-always-greener-on-the-east-lawn/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Apr 2011 12:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becca Milfeld</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/?p=2157</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[No, visitors&#8217; eyes aren&#8217;t playing tricks on them, the East Lawn IS extra green these days. The center section of the grassy area sometimes succumbs to the 1 million or so people (two million or so feet!) who trample across it each year. As a result, the past week has seen sod cutters removing what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lamb Count 2011: 22 And More on the Way</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2011/04/01/lamb-count-2011-22-and-more-on-the-way/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2011/04/01/lamb-count-2011-22-and-more-on-the-way/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Apr 2011 19:35:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becca Milfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every spring approximately 30 &#8211; 50 lambs are born at Mount Vernon. So far this year, we&#8217;ve got 22.]]></description>
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		<title>Celebrating Presidents Day Chez Washington</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2011/02/21/celebrating-presidents-day-chez-washington/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2011/02/21/celebrating-presidents-day-chez-washington/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 03:05:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becca Milfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How does George Washington celebrate Presidents Day? With a giant surprise party thrown by Martha Washington and her granddaughter Nellie Custis on the Bowling Green, complete with a fife and drum performance and special gifts for the president. The more than 15,000 visitors who came to the estate for Presidents Day festivities were also treated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Groundhogs, Washington Share Love of Weather</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2011/02/02/washington-groundhogs-share-love-of-weather/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2011/02/02/washington-groundhogs-share-love-of-weather/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 19:25:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becca Milfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are no known groundhogs at Mount Vernon, but if there were they might have predicted an early spring or at least a spring-like afternoon for the estate on what has shaped up to be a sunny Groundhog Day at Mount Vernon. Although George Washington has no documented knack for predicting the weather, he was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Piglets: Where Are They Now?</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2011/01/28/the-piglets-where-are-they-now/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2011/01/28/the-piglets-where-are-they-now/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2011 23:30:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becca Milfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every year several litters of piglets are born to Mount Vernon&#8217;s various sows and become widely dispersed as they grow into adults. This year&#8217;s piglets are no exception. The 17 that survived from the three litters born between July and mid-October 2010 have put quite a few miles between them. One piglet was recently flown [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mount Vernon Gets Second Winter Dusting</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2011/01/12/mount-vernon-gets-second-winter-dusting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2011/01/12/mount-vernon-gets-second-winter-dusting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2011 18:07:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becca Milfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wednesday saw snow fall in 49 states plus the District. Although snow blanketed the Northeast, Mount Vernon woke up Thursday to what could best described as a heavy dusting. By midday, full sunshine was only barely beginning to melt the snow.]]></description>
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		<title>Reveling Chez Washington, New Years Style</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2011/01/01/reveling-chez-washington-new-years-style/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2011/01/01/reveling-chez-washington-new-years-style/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Jan 2011 21:35:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becca Milfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cherry bounce, a drink that the Dutch consumed on New Years Day, according to Abigail Adams. New York, with its midnight ball drop, is a New Years-centric sort of place today, just as it was in early America. No, there were no Times Square jumbotrons or televised celebrations, but there was a substantial Dutch population [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mount Vernon Gets First Snow of the Season</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2010/12/16/mount-vernon-gets-first-snow-of-the-season/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2010/12/16/mount-vernon-gets-first-snow-of-the-season/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 20:33:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becca Milfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[George Washington&#8217;s estate has turned into a winter wonderland, but like the brave general himself, Mount Vernon will not be stopped or slowed down by today&#8217;s inclement weather.]]></description>
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		<title>Pardoned White House Turkey to Live at MV</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2010/11/22/pardoned-white-house-turkey-to-live-at-mv/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2010/11/22/pardoned-white-house-turkey-to-live-at-mv/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2010 21:06:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becca Milfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The official White House press release announcing the turkey festivities. The turkey President Barack Obama pardons on Wednesday in his annual pardoning ceremony will immediately travel to George Washington&#8217;s estate where it will live for the first time ever. Although Disneyland has taken the turkeys since 2004, and a farm in Herndon, Va., took them [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Boxwoods, Then and Now</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2010/11/18/boxwoods-then-and-now/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2010/11/18/boxwoods-then-and-now/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Nov 2010 21:38:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becca Milfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For months Mount Vernon&#8217;s horticulture department has been working on restoring our Upper Garden. This spot was a flower and shrub haven in George Washington&#8217;s day, and those restoring it are making it more accurate to the way it was under Washington&#8217;s tending than ever before. Boxwoods were a major part of the garden&#8217;s vegetal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>George Washington, an Avid Rusticater</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2010/11/16/george-washington-an-avid-rusticater/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2010/11/16/george-washington-an-avid-rusticater/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Nov 2010 23:07:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becca Milfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just as today, brick was a very fashionable and expensive building material in the 18th century. George Washington inherited a wooden Mount Vernon from his older half-brother Lawrence Washington, but this didn&#8217;t stop him from giving the structure a good bricking-over, even if he didn&#8217;t use any bricks! Washington seems to have been an earnest [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PHOTOS: Veterans Day at Mount Vernon</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2010/11/11/photos-veterans-day-at-mount-vernon/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2010/11/11/photos-veterans-day-at-mount-vernon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Nov 2010 22:36:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becca Milfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Veterans Day is a fitting holiday for George Washington, the nation&#8217;s first commander in chief. Even though Veterans Day as we know it was never celebrated during Washington&#8217;s lifetime, Mount Vernon marks it nonetheless via several means. One of the most memorable is with a performance by The Harmony Heritage Singers, an all-veteran chorus that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Digging the Upper Garden</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2010/10/08/digging-the-upper-garden/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Oct 2010 19:42:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becca Milfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you don&#8217;t remember the upper garden from our video series, let us reintroduce you. It&#8217;s the bricked-in area to the left of George Washington&#8217;s mansion, and it&#8217;s undergoing complete renovation to make it more accurate to Washington&#8217;s day than ever before. The above slideshow shows sequential scenes from digging that has occurred so far. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Piglets Ham it Up at Mount Vernon</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2010/09/30/new-piglets-ham-it-up-at-mount-vernon/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2010/09/30/new-piglets-ham-it-up-at-mount-vernon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2010 20:23:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becca Milfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new litter of Ossabaw Island hogs is always a crowd-pleaser at Mount Vernon. And with a gestation period of three weeks, three months and three days, new litters are not an uncommon sight on the estate. Hannah, one of Mount Vernon&#8217;s five Ossabaw Island hogs, gave birth to nine piglets on September 16. They&#8217;re [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Busting Mount Vernon&#8217;s Dust Mystery</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2010/09/27/busting-mount-vernons-dust-mystery/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2010/09/27/busting-mount-vernons-dust-mystery/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2010 21:45:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becca Milfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The inside of George Washington&#8217;s house is a pretty dusty place. So dusty in fact, that the collections department here at Mount Vernon launched a dust study, placing 12 petri dishes around the mansion to better understand the microscopic specs that rapidly accumulate here. &#8220;In order to clean, we&#8217;re trying to figure out what kind [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Let the Washington-Centric Weekend Begin</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2010/09/17/washington-centric-weekend-begins/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Sep 2010 15:52:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becca Milfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Colonial Market &#38; Fair is shown left; Happy Retreat Estate is at right. The weekend is shaping up quite nicely for a George Washington-centric itinerary. Check out some of the goings on related to the former president: SATURDAY&#8211; WASHINGTON FAMILY HOMES TOUR: Mount Vernon is by far the best-known estate associated with Washington&#8217;s name, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mount Vernon Hits Small Screen on C-SPAN 3</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2010/09/15/mount-vernon-hits-small-screen-on-c-span-3/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2010/09/15/mount-vernon-hits-small-screen-on-c-span-3/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2010 16:32:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becca Milfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mount Vernon conservators Katherine Ridgway and Anne Kingery talk about objects that belonged to Martha Washington, such as an ivory fan and seat cushion, in an upcomming C-SPAN 3 show. It&#8217;s not every weekend that you can catch Mount Vernon on television. In a rare, behind-the-scenes show, C-SPAN 3 will showcase the estate&#8217;s conservation lab [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Washington Gets a Nod From Current President</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2010/09/14/washington-gets-a-nod-from-current-president/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2010/09/14/washington-gets-a-nod-from-current-president/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2010 21:14:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becca Milfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[George Washington is one of the 13 inspirational Americans who President Barack Obama will feature in a new children&#8217;s book set to hit shelves Nov. 16. The book is titled &#8220;Of Thee I Sing: A Letter to My Daughters,&#8221; and is a tribute to Americans ranging from baseball player Jackie Robinson to famed artist Georgia [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Washington&#8217;s Friend, the TV Star</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2010/09/13/washingtons-friend-the-tv-star/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2010/09/13/washingtons-friend-the-tv-star/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2010 21:56:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becca Milfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Marquis de Lafayette is by no means the most famous person in American history (or even an American!), but he played a profound role in the founding of the nation nonetheless. The documentary &#8220;Lafayette: The Lost Hero&#8220; debuts tonight at 10 p.m. on PBS (except in New York where it will debut Oct. 4), [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Washington&#8217;s Teeth Travel the East Coast</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2010/09/01/washingtons-teeth-travel-the-east-coast/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2010/09/01/washingtons-teeth-travel-the-east-coast/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:49:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becca Milfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chew on this: Despite legend, George Washington&#8217;s dentures weren&#8217;t made of wood. Should you like to verify this fact in-person, his three extant pairs are scattered along the eastern seaboard, readily viewable to the museum-going public. Washington&#8217;s only full set (both top and bottom dentures) belongs to Mount Vernon and is currently on tour with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>George Washington&#8217;s Gristmill Grit</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2010/08/30/george-washingtons-gristmill-grit/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2010/08/30/george-washingtons-gristmill-grit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 18:48:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becca Milfeld</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/?p=1061</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[George Washington&#8217;s ever-fascinating, working gristmill and distillery help visitors at Mount Vernon understand the first president&#8217;s entrepreneurial spirit. The two structures are located a brief, three-mile trip down the road from the estate. Both close annualy at the end of October, so if you want to catch them in 2010, the time is now. Teachers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>George Washington: On This Day in 1776</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2010/08/27/george-washington-on-this-day-in-1776/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2010/08/27/george-washington-on-this-day-in-1776/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 18:48:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Becca Milfeld</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Battle of Long Island, August 27, 1776 On August 27, 1776 British and American troops fought the Battle of Long Island, which marked the beginning of the British campaign to take New York and thereby isolate New England from the rest of the colonies. On August 22 the British had landed on Long Island under [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy HALF Birthday George Washington</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2010/08/22/happy-half-birthday-george-washington/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2010/08/22/happy-half-birthday-george-washington/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Aug 2010 21:08:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mount Vernon Education Department</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s August 22 and that can only mean one thing: Six more months until George Washington&#8217;s REAL birthday. In the meantime, allow these birthday facts, courtesy of the University of Virginia&#8217;s The Papers of George Washington website, to hold you over until that joyous day in February. &#8220;The first public celebration [of Washington&#8217;s birthday], of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>George Washington Gets His Groove On</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2010/03/26/george-washington-gets-his-groove-on/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Mar 2010 16:02:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mount Vernon Education Department</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While George Washington is widely known as an excellent statesman, soldier, and horseman, most do not know that he was also quite the dancer. A life-long music lover, one of his greatest pleasures was listening to his granddaughter play the harpsichord. This tradition of music is continued today at Mount Vernon through concerts, dancing, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bringing Them Home to Mount Vernon</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2010/02/12/bringing-them-home-to-mount-vernon/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2010/02/12/bringing-them-home-to-mount-vernon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 20:19:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mount Vernon Education Department</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Bringing them home]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are several exciting things coming up at Mount Vernon soon, with the first being the launch of our new exhibit &#8220;Bringing Them Home&#8221; tomorrow. This special exhibition is in the Donald W. Reynolds Museum at Mount Vernon, and brings together for the first time over 150 objects linked to George Washington that the Mount [...]]]></description>
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		<title>George in a Nutshell</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2010/01/04/george-in-a-nutshell/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2010/01/04/george-in-a-nutshell/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Jan 2010 15:18:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mount Vernon Education Department</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As Mount Vernon educators, we spend a lot of time coming up with creative, novel ways to teach about George Washington and his life at Mount Vernon. We do everything from writing elaborate content to dancing around in costume, giving extremely well-researched tours to plowing fields with oxen, providing detailed lesson plans to cooking hoe-cakes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>George Washington: The Video Game</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2009/11/12/george-washington-the-video-game/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2009/11/12/george-washington-the-video-game/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:20:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mount Vernon Education Department</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our very first 3-D animated Mount Vernon website is now live! Ta Da! WashingtonsWorld.org is a website that allows children of all ages to explore Mount Vernon and meet some of the people, such as Dr. Craik and Billy Lee, that lived in Washington&#8217;s world. The game Washington&#8217;s Treasures is a treasure hunt through the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>G.I. George: The Revolutionary War Version</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2009/10/20/g-i-george-the-revolutionary-war-version/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2009/10/20/g-i-george-the-revolutionary-war-version/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:38:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mount Vernon Education Department</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Through dedication and determination, George Washington accomplished the impossible by leading the Continental Army to victory in the Revolutionary War. On Thursday, October 29th at 1:00 p.m., our panel of historians, including Caroline Cox, William Fowler, Ed Lengel, and Andrew O&#8217;Shaughnessy, will explore how Washington&#8217;s leadership was instrumental in securing American independence via the distance [...]]]></description>
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		<title>#7 Put Not Off Your Clothes in the Presence of Others</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2009/09/18/7-put-not-off-your-clothes-in-the-presence-of-others/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2009/09/18/7-put-not-off-your-clothes-in-the-presence-of-others/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:48:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mount Vernon Education Department</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Esquire magazine has a hilarious new article online by an author who attempts to live his life by the 110 maxims of the &#8220;Rules of Civility&#8221; that George Washington copied as a young boy. Our personal favorite is, &#8220;Kill no Vermin as Fleas, lice ticks &#38;c in the Sight of Others, if you See any [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Bastille Day!</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2009/07/14/happy-bastille-day/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2009/07/14/happy-bastille-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2009 18:39:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mount Vernon Education Department</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, GWW did not have a Happy Independence Day blog post a couple weeks ago (due to the Education staff happily being too busy eating hot dogs that day), so to make up for it we will instead celebrate French independence. There are actually many U.S. cities that celebrate Bastille Day in an official capacity- [...]]]></description>
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		<title>An Honorary Son</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2009/06/11/an-honorary-son/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2009/06/11/an-honorary-son/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:52:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mount Vernon Education Department</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Marquis de Lafayette (full name: Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roche Gilbert du Motier- whoa!) was born to immense wealth in France, but at 19 years old he bought a ship and sailed to South Carolina to join the American Revolution, arriving on June 13th. He volunteered to serve in the Patriot army without pay, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Top Chef: Mount Vernon Edition</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2009/06/08/top-chef-mount-vernon-edition/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2009/06/08/top-chef-mount-vernon-edition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:45:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;He rose before sunrise, always wrote or read until 7 in summer or half past seven in winter. His breakfast was then ready &#8211; he ate three small mush cakes (Indian meal) swimming in butter and honey, and drank three cups of tea without cream.&#8221; George Washington&#8217;s breakfast habits were recorded by his step-granddaughter, Nelly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>George Washington Wordled</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2009/05/20/george-washington-wordled/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2009/05/20/george-washington-wordled/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 19:20:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wordle is a fascinating website that allows you to create word clouds out of text. The word clouds give prominence to the words that are repeated the most. A word cloud of President Obama&#8217;s inaugural address highlights the words &#8220;nation,&#8221; &#8220;new,&#8221; &#8220;people,&#8221; &#8220;world,&#8221; and &#8220;today.&#8221; As a comparison, President Bush&#8217;s 2005 inaugural address word cloud [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Birthday, Washington City!</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2009/05/01/happy-birthday-washington-city/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2009/05/01/happy-birthday-washington-city/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 18:44:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 1790, Congress authorized President George Washington to find a site along the Potomac River for a capitol city, and he picked a spot just up the river from his home at Mount Vernon. This was the first time a country had ever established a permanent capitol by legislative action. An area of one hundred [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A &#8220;Modern-Day-Colonial&#8221; Blacksmith</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2009/04/14/a-modern-day-colonial-blacksmith/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2009/04/14/a-modern-day-colonial-blacksmith/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 17:27:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The phrase &#8220;modern-day blacksmith&#8221; is used to describe smiths that operate today, but in the case of Mount Vernon, we seem to have recently hired a &#8220;modern-day-colonial&#8221; blacksmith. The newest craftsman at Mount Vernon, Eric Zieg, grew up in Fairfax, Virginia and has been smithing for over twelve years in some of the finest shops [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Humble Hero</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2009/03/16/a-humble-hero/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2009/03/16/a-humble-hero/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 18:22:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On March 15th, 1783, George Washington faced a group of angry officers, upset that they had not been paid yet for their years of fighting in the Revolutionary War. Congress had no funds and the new states were refusing to pay the pensions that had been promised to the soldiers. As the soldiers sat around [...]]]></description>
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		<title>If Only George Was Here to Eat Them&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2009/02/25/if-only-george-was-here-to-eat-them/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2009/02/25/if-only-george-was-here-to-eat-them/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:52:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last Friday, our George Washington Teaching Ambassador, Jan McClaren, threw a birthday party for George Washington and all of her guests brought cake! Forty schools participated in the George Washington Birthday Cake Contest at the Oklahoma History Center, and our esteemed judges were experts of both history and pastry (even though the cakes were faux). [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Washington&#8217;s Farewell</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2009/02/23/washingtons-farewell/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2009/02/23/washingtons-farewell/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 21:07:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since 1862, the United States Senate observes Washington&#8217;s birthday by reading his 1796 Farewell Address aloud, and today is that day once again. The Address is usually read by a freshman senator, alternates between political parties, and takes about 45 minutes to read. The senators then sign their name into the black leather book pictured [...]]]></description>
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		<title>George Washington: Whiskey Maker Extraordinaire</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2009/02/13/george-washington-whiskey-maker-extraordinaire/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2009/02/13/george-washington-whiskey-maker-extraordinaire/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 21:31:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you know that George Washington was likely the largest whiskey distributor in the nation at the time of his death in 1799? It isn&#8217;t really a fact found in textbooks, but Washington was an incredible entrepreneur and his farms, gristmill, and distillery were extremely productive and innovative. At a time when most Virginia planters [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Birthday, Mr. President!</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2009/02/13/happy-birthday-mr-president/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2009/02/13/happy-birthday-mr-president/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 21:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The birthday of &#8216;The Father of His Country&#8217; always brings a sense of giddy excitement to Mount Vernon. Admission is free, thousands of families travel hours to honor Washington&#8217;s memory, and we know that every elementary student in the nation will be cutting Washington&#8217;s silhouette out of black construction paper this week. Here&#8217;s some Washington&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Let History Guide Us</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2009/01/22/let-history-guide-us/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2009/01/22/let-history-guide-us/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:04:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As Barack Obama was sworn in on Tuesday as 44th president here in our nation&#8217;s capitol, history was being made. President Obama, however, used the opportunity to reflect back on our nation&#8217;s past and quote the &#8220;Father of His Country.&#8221; Two million people shivered in the Washington, D.C. wind as President Obama remembered another freezing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Very First Inauguration</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2009/01/04/the-very-first-inauguration/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2009/01/04/the-very-first-inauguration/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2009 15:57:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In these weeks before the upcoming Inauguration, police predict Inauguration crowds in nearby Washington D.C. to top three million, visitors scramble for last minute hotel rooms, and journalists are working themselves into a frenzy. At the very first inauguration, 221 years ago, this excitement would have seemed familiar. George Washington left Mount Vernon on April [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Workin&#8217; on the Farm&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2008/11/25/workin-on-the-farm/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2008/11/25/workin-on-the-farm/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:11:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mount Vernon annually accepts a select number of applicants for summer internships at our Pioneer Farm site and our Distillery &#38; Gristmill site. These internships are excellent opportunities for undergraduate students interested in American and agricultural history as well as the museum education field. Interns will become immersed in 18th century history, agriculture, and industry [...]]]></description>
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		<title>George Washington Proclaims Thanksgiving!</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2008/11/25/george-washington-proclaims-thanksgiving/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2008/11/25/george-washington-proclaims-thanksgiving/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 15:10:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The very first presidential proclamation issued in the United States was actually a Proclamation of Thanksgiving by George Washington in 1789. The original manuscript was lost for 130 years, reappearing in 1921 at a New York art auction. Dr. J.C. Fitzgerald recognized the document and purchased it for $300 to be placed in the Library [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Extreme Makeover: George Washington Edition</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2008/11/17/extreme-makeover-george-washington-edition/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2008/11/17/extreme-makeover-george-washington-edition/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 18:56:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Created by a forensic anthropologist and a team of interdisciplinary experts, the forensic figures of George Washington in Mount Vernon&#8217;s new Donald W. Reynolds Education Center, strive to show the real George Washington. There are three figures of George Washington, ages 19, 45, and 57: Washington as a young surveyor, as a General in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mount Vernon Archaeology in Action!</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2008/09/19/mount-vernon-archaeology-in-action/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2008/09/19/mount-vernon-archaeology-in-action/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:51:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the Mount Vernon Restoration Department concludes the third and final year of excavation in the Upper Garden, they have made a number of interesting discoveries. The archaeologists are looking for the original planting beds and pathways from 1799, the final year of George Washington&#8217;s life. The historical record has descriptions and an overview of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Meet an Interpreter: Charlene Williamson</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2008/09/08/meet-an-interpreter-charlene-williamson/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2008/09/08/meet-an-interpreter-charlene-williamson/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Sep 2008 19:16:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you ever wondered about the historic interpreters that you meet at Mount Vernon? How were they so lucky to get a job where they look out at one of the best views in the country all day long? Are they all history majors? How can they stand in that heat all day while still [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reserve Now for the George Washington Teachers&#8217; Institute!</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2008/06/10/teacher-institute/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2008/06/10/teacher-institute/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:57:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Seventh Annual George Washington Teachers&#8217; Institute &#8220;Establishing a Nation: The Constitution&#8221; July 21-22, 2008 Mount Vernon &#8220;We exhibit at present the Novel and astonishing Spectacle of a whole People deliberating calmly on what form of government will be the most conducive to their happiness; and deciding with an unexpected degree of unanimity in favour [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Two Thousand Portraits of George on the Wall&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2008/05/08/two-thousand-portraits-of-george-on-the-wall/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2008/05/08/two-thousand-portraits-of-george-on-the-wall/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2008 21:50:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As you may have heard, Mount Vernon&#8217;s recent initiative to &#8220;bring George Washington back to school&#8221; has proven a resounding success! To date, about 2,000 schools have received (and about 4,000 schools have requested) our free, framed reproductions of Rembrandt Peale&#8217;s Porthole Portrait of George Washington. All portraits are accompanied by a &#8220;George Washington Celebration [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Readings About Washington for the Political Campaign Season</title>
		<link>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2008/04/17/readings-about-washington-for-the-political-campaign-season/</link>
		<comments>http://www.georgewashingtonwired.org/2008/04/17/readings-about-washington-for-the-political-campaign-season/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:40:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yale University Professor Dr. Joanne Freeman, Mount Vernon&#8217;s 2007 Gay Hart Gaines Visiting Fellow of American History, recently delivered a three-lecture series at Mount Vernon aimed at providing a better understanding of Washington as a political leader &#8211; timely reading for this political campaign season! Learning to Think Nationally: Realities and Challenges of Washington&#8217;s World [...]]]></description>
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