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January 2012(9)
- Know Your Founding Fathers: Gouverneur Morris (1)
- Round Up: 5 MV Things Best Done in January (0)
- A Special Guy for a Special Edition of TIME (0)
- Object Spotlight: Nelly’s Coral Necklace (0)
- The Washingtons: Not Cat People (0)
- Slammin Joe: Beam Him Into a Class Near You (0)
- Photo of the Day: Winter Wonderland at the Gristmill (0)
- Object Spotlight: Argand Lamp (0)
- Biggest Early American NYE Partiers: The Dutch (0)
- Washington Family Leftovers: Meat Pie Edition (0)
- On This Day in 1783: Washington Cedes Power (1)
- Holiday Object Spotlight: Hunting Horn (1)
- Washington Holiday Table in The Washington Post (0)
- Object Spotlight: The Banyan Washington Wore to Die? (0)
- Photo of the Day: A Camel Who Even Loves Teens (1)
- Enslaved Community Stars in ‘Evening for Educators’ (0)
- Mount Vernon Gets 1,000,000th Vistitor in 2011 (1)
- GW and the Mystery of Mount Vernon’s Lonely Peacock (0)
November 2011(12)
- VIDEO: Engineering MV Gingerbread Masterpieces (1)
- VIDEO: Turkey Pardoned by Obama Arrives at MV (0)
- Object Spotlight: GW Thanksgiving Proclamation (0)
- Aladdin the Christmas Camel Arrives for the Winter (0)
- White House: MV To Receive Pardoned Turkey (0)
- Martha’s Macaron Recipe Links Treat to Old World (0)
- The First First Pets: One Lapdog & Green Parrot (0)
- SLIDESHOW: Veterans Day at Mount Vernon (0)
- Object Spotlight: A Presidential Plate Warmer (0)
- Photo of the Day: Fall Colors on the Forest Trail (1)
- Washington Family Houses: Woodlawn Estate (0)
- VIDEO: Washington Boundary Stones Preserved (0)
October 2011(8)
- Today’s D.C. Groupon: George Washington at Half Price (0)
- Washington Whiskey Gets NPR Foodie Shout Out (0)
- VIDEO: A Free George Washington for Every School (1)
- Cherry Bounce: A True Story About GW and Fruit (3)
- Object Spotlight: Sundial (0)
- How Do You Like Them (Brandy) Apples? (0)
- Study on Washington Monument Ends (0)
- On This Day in 1777: Battle of Germantown (1)
September 2011(10)
- Engineers Scale Monument, Search for Damage (0)
- MV Website: Same URL, Sparkly Fresh Look (1)
- Emphasis on History Curriculum: Not Enough? (5)
- Viewing the Estate the Proper 18th-Century Way (0)
- This Little Piggy Went to Georgia (0)
- VIDEO: Washington, Rochambeau Present Trail (0)
- On This Day in 1777: Defeat at Brandywine (0)
- Object Spotlight: Martha’s Bathing Gown (4)
- MV Mailbox: A Summery View (0)
- VIDEO: MV Visits its Traveling Exhibit in Philly (1)
August 2011(10)
- Estate Sees Little Damage From Irene (1)
- Mount Vernon Prepares for Hurricane Irene (0)
- The Washingtons and Their Goldfish (0)
- 5.9 Earthquake Hits; GW House Sturdy as Rock (6)
- VIDEO: Educators on MV’s Summer Institutes (2)
- Washington’s Upper Garden to Star on C-SPAN3 (0)
- On This Day in 1787: Weather Vane Details Made (0)
- Object Spotlight: Washington’s Shaving Gear (1)
- On This Day in 1753: GW Becomes Master Mason (0)
- Washington’s D.C.: Tudor Place (1)
July 2011(10)
- Dog Days of Summer: Washington and Hounds (2)
- Mount Vernon Announces 2011 Teacher of the Year (0)
- Today is HOT, But What About 212 Years Ago? (0)
- This Little Piggy … Was Born, Took a Mud Bath (1)
- MV Mailbox: One Room, Two Drawings (0)
- GW’s Bastille-Day Possession: Key to the Prison (0)
- 50 Years Ago Today: Camelot Met Mount Vernon (0)
- Object Spotlight: Tailor’s Ledger (0)
- TIME Cover July 6, 1953: George Washington (0)
- VIDEO: Summertime Stuff Hits Mansion (0)
June 2011(13)
- MV Mailbox: A Peek From the Past (0)
- Object Spotlight: Turtle, the Submarine (0)
- Mount Vernon Makes Second LivingSocial Cameo (0)
- Rep. Pushes for Feting GW’s REAL B-Day (1)
- Rustication Update: House in Two Shades (0)
- Photo of the Day: Two Monks and the Potomac (0)
- MV Historian Series: Leeman on West Point (1)
- On This Day in 1775: GW Made Commander in Chief (0)
- VIDEO: GW’s Pretend Sandstone Gets Makeover (1)
- MV Mailbox: A Peek at Mail From the Past (0)
- MV Historian Series: Holton on Financial Pretext (0)
- VIDEO: Behind the Scenes With Martha (1)
- VIDEO: Sunset Celebration Recap (0)
May 2011(10)
- Object Spotlight: Tackle Box and Tackle (1)
- VIDEO: Nat’l Archives Rolls Out New GW Mail (0)
- MV Seedlings Gifted by Obama to Royal Family (1)
- GW Coffin Shards, Belongings Up for Grabs (0)
- VIDEO: Teacher of Year Gets Portrait, Ceremony (0)
- MV Historian Series: Leibiger on Presidency (1)
- Catch Washington on the Small Screen May 21 (0)
- Washington’s D.C.: Thomas Law House (0)
- Object Spotlight: Washington’s Watering Can (1)
- MV Historian Series: Dave Palmer on Leadership (1)
April 2011(9)
- A Different British Wedding for the Books (0)
- Object Spotlight: Dressing Table (1)
- On This Day In 1793: Neutrality Proclaimed (0)
- The Grass is Always Greener … On the East Lawn (1)
- Chernow Wins Pulitzer for GW Biography (2)
- VIDEO: Ground is Broken on GW Library (2)
- Atticus Shaffer of ‘The Middle’ Talks History (0)
- Upper Garden Gets Tiny Shoots and Blooms (1)
- Lamb Count 2011: 22 And More on the Way (1)
March 2011(10)
- Object Spotlight: Masonic Apron (6)
- MV Rolls Out New Tour About Estate, Civil War (3)
- On This Day in 1776: GW Pens Letter on Boston (2)
- Washington’s D.C.: Washington Circle (5)
- VIDEO: Spring Lambs Are Out and Kicking (0)
- On This Day in 1780: St. Patrick’s Day Granted (4)
- Object Spotlight: Disappearing Creamware (1)
- Take an Electronic Field Trip Via Public TV (0)
- On This Day in 1793: Inaugural Address Given (3)
- Washington’s D.C.: Forrest Marbury House (0)
- Who’s Greatest?: GW Barely Makes Gallup Top 5 (5)
- BIRTHDAY OBJECT SPOTLIGHT: Family Bible (1)
- Celebrating Presidents Day Chez Washington (2)
- VIDEO: Starbucks, Colonial Tea Not So Different (0)
- Traveling Panel Show Debuts in Alexandria, Va. (1)
- ON TV: McGraw Discovers Ancestral GW Link (0)
- Object Spotlight: Washington Candlestands (1)
- FOR TEACHERS: NCHE’s Seibert on Conference (0)
- Groundhogs, Washington Share Love of Weather (0)
January 2011(12)
- On This Day in 1879: GW Birthday Goes on Book (2)
- The Piglets: Where Are They Now? (0)
- Object Spotlight: Washington Notes on Farming (1)
- CONTEST: Win Mrs. Forbes for Your Classroom (0)
- Pardoned Bird, Apple, Retires From Public Life (0)
- Washington Myth Buster Hits Shelves (0)
- On This Day in 1784: U.S. Ratifies Treaty of Paris (1)
- Mount Vernon Gets Second Winter Dusting (1)
- Object Spotlight: Garret Chamber Plan (0)
- You Might Want to Fact Check That Historical Fact (0)
- Visit the General for Cheap Via LivingSocial (0)
- Reveling Chez Washington, New Years Style (1)
December 2010(12)
- On This Day in 1790: GW Talks With the Seneca (3)
- Object Spotlight Holiday Edition: Settee Bedstead (0)
- VIDEO: Deck the (Mansion) Halls (1)
- Mount Vernon Gets Sunday Morning Cameo (0)
- Object Spotlight: The Washingtons’ Bedstead (1)
- Mount Vernon Gets First Snow of the Season (0)
- On This Day in 1799: George Washington Dies (0)
- VIDEO: Washington’s Mansion, in Cookie (0)
- Object Spotlight: Maritime Print (0)
- On This Day in 1884: Monument Completed (0)
- Founding Fathers, Cokie Roberts Unite (0)
- VIDEO: Historically Crafted Whiskey is Back (0)
November 2010(13)
- Object Spotlight: Hair Trunk (0)
- VIDEO: Pardoned Bird Flies White House Coop (1)
- Modern-Day Dromedary Stars as GW Camel (0)
- Pardoned White House Turkey to Live at MV (0)
- VIDEO: Revamped Slave Quarters Reopen (0)
- Boxwoods, Then and Now (0)
- George Washington, an Avid Rusticater (0)
- Think You’ve Been to Every GW Teacher Seminar? (0)
- PHOTOS: Veterans Day at Mount Vernon (0)
- Object Spotlight: Washington’s Weathervane (1)
- VIDEO: Alexandria Academy Gets GW-Educated (0)
- Refurbished Slave Quarters Open to Public (0)
- Evening for Educators Gets Really Presidenty (0)
October 2010(10)
- Object Spotlight: Washington’s Rummer (0)
- Mount Vernon for Teachers Now Tweets (2)
- On This Day in 1791: Annual Message Delivered (0)
- VIDEO: George Washington Takes a Bath (2)
- Object Spotlight: Washington’s Toothbrush (0)
- Two Big Mount Vernon Hits Combine (0)
- Chernow Drops by for Book Signing (1)
- Digging the Upper Garden (0)
- Media Loves Washington’s Peach Brandy (0)
- 904 Pages of George Washington Hit Shelves (0)
September 2010(15)
- New Piglets Ham it Up at Mount Vernon (0)
- VIDEO: GW Feasts on Fine Fall Foods (1)
- On This Day in 1781: Yorktown Siege Begins (1)
- Busting Mount Vernon’s Dust Mystery (0)
- National Archives Launches DocsTeach (0)
- New Mount Vernon Show to Air on C-SPAN 3 (0)
- In Case You Missed the Colonial Market & Fair (0)
- Let the Washington-Centric Weekend Begin (0)
- Mount Vernon Hits Small Screen on C-SPAN 3 (0)
- Washington Gets a Nod From Current President (0)
- Washington’s Friend, the TV Star (0)
- VIDEO: Founding Fathers or Founding Frenemies? (0)
- School Washington Co-Started Opens After Years (2)
- George Washington: On This Day in 1783 (2)
- Washington’s Teeth Travel the East Coast (15)
August 2010(8)
- George Washington’s Gristmill Grit (0)
- George Washington: On This Day in 1776 (0)
- Porthole Portrait: Does Your School Have One? (0)
- Happy HALF Birthday George Washington (0)
- Upper Garden Comes Up (0)
- George Washington: On This Day in 1790 (0)
- Mount Vernon Goes Hog Wild (0)
- Teachers Wrap Up Summer Institute (0)
June 2010(2)
- Listen up! George Washington’s Gristmill & Distillery: History and Archaeology (0)
- Happy Birthday, Martha! (0)
May 2010(2)
April 2010(2)
March 2010(3)
- Do You Have What It Takes to be Teacher of the Year? (0)
- George Washington Gets His Groove On (1)
- New Views, New Exhibition, New Website (1)
January 2010(2)
- Wanna be our Friend? (1)
- Mount Vernon & Gilder Lehrman: A Perfect Match for Teachers (0)
- George Washington and Henry VIII (0)
- George Washington: The Video Game (2)
- Drumroll please… (0)
October 2009(3)
- G.I. George: The Revolutionary War Version (0)
- Martha Washington’s Booke of Cookery (0)
- Colonial Days Giveaway! (0)
- Are You Looking for “The Lost Symbol”? It’s Not Here! (4)
- Is your Principal a Very Busy Person? (0)
- #7 Put Not Off Your Clothes in the Presence of Others (0)
- Who Doesn’t Love a Slide Show? (0)
August 2009(2)
July 2009(6)
- Chez Washington (0)
- Love & War at Mount Vernon (0)
- Name Our Children’s Website Contest (7)
- Happy Bastille Day! (0)
- Live from Mount Vernon! (2)
- This little piggy… (0)
June 2009(5)
- An Honorary Son (0)
- Top Chef: Mount Vernon Edition (2)
- Meet an Interpreter: Cathy Bonnefil (1)
- Chickens Are So Trendy (0)
- Happy Birthday, Martha! (0)
May 2009(5)
- George Washington Wordled (0)
- Cartoons in the Classroom (0)
- What are you doing George Washington? (0)
- Could you use $5,000? (0)
- Happy Birthday, Washington City! (0)
April 2009(7)
- George Washington: Environmentalist (2)
- The Shot Heard ‘Round The World (0)
- A “Modern-Day-Colonial” Blacksmith (2)
- Rule #1- No Cell Phones in Restaurants (0)
- Is Mount Vernon Burning? (1)
- Meet An Interpreter: Diana Dinsick (0)
- Once Upon A Time At Mount Vernon (0)
March 2009(3)
- What Makes a General? (0)
- If Only George Was Here to Eat Them… (0)
- Washington’s Farewell (0)
- George Washington: Whiskey Maker Extraordinaire (3)
- Happy Birthday, Mr. President! (1)
- Get Colonial! (0)
- A Packed (Green)House! (2)
- Yes, Martha was a hottie. (3)
January 2009(5)
- George Washington in the News (0)
- Let History Guide Us (0)
- Happy 250th Anniversary, George & Martha! (2)
- The Very First Inauguration (0)
- There is no “I” in Team (0)
- Get Excited for the George Washington Teachers’ Institute! (4)
- Happy Holidays!! (0)
- Blueskin and Aladdin Ride Again (1)
- Our Top Picks for Student Reading (0)
- Workin’ on the Farm… (0)
- Bring Mount Vernon to YOUR Classroom! (0)
- George Washington Proclaims Thanksgiving! (0)
- Mark your Calendars for ‘Primarily George’! (0)
- Extreme Makeover: George Washington Edition (0)
- A Little Girl at Old Mt. Vernon (3)
October 2008(7)
- Our Teacher Learning Center Goes Online! (0)
- You are Invited to Educator’s Evening! (0)
- George Washington Prize for Teaching America’s Founding (0)
- Autumn Settles on Mount Vernon (0)
- Scouting Days are Coming! (0)
- The Most Historic Presidency of All… (1)
- We’re Having a Revolution! (1)
- 18th Century Chocolate- Yum! (1)
- Oklahoma Loves George Washington! (2)
- Mount Vernon Archaeology in Action! (0)
- Meet an Interpreter: Charlene Williamson (0)
- Huzzah! Dean Howarth of Project Enlightenment (1)
August 2008(3)
- Resource of the Month: “Primary Source Readers” (1)
- George Washington Teachers’ Institutes a Resounding Success! (1)
- Cokie Roberts speaks at George Washington Teachers’ Institute (1)
July 2008(1)
June 2008(2)
- Washington’s Valet, Billy Lee, Rides Again! (1)
- Reserve Now for the George Washington Teachers’ Institute! (8)
May 2008(2)
- Two Thousand Portraits of George on the Wall… (0)
- DC-Area Teachers: Two Weeks Left to Apply for $5,000 Award! (0)
April 2008(5)
- Washington, Adams, Hollywood, and Free DVDs! (2)
- Readings About Washington for the Political Campaign Season (0)
- Teaching American History Grants? We Can Help! (0)
- How Many Martha Washingtons Does It Take to Teach Your Students? (1)
- Are You the Greatest History Teacher in the First President’s Neighborhood? (0)
