Mount Vernon was also the home of hundreds of enslaved men, women, and children. “He depended on their labor to build and maintain his household and plantation,” states the official Mount ...

Mary V. Thompson, a research specialist at Mt. Vernon, studies the domestic life, foodways, and religious practices of the residents of George Washington's plantation, with a special interest in ...

The garment is fragile and usually stays in storage, but it will be on display at Mount Vernon, Washington’s expansive plantation home, for the next few weeks to coincide with Mr. Trump’s ...