The Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association: 162 Years of Collecting George Washington

George Washington's Mount Vernon
George Washington's Mount Vernon
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Published 2023-01-11
Over the last 162 years, the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association has tracked down thousands of original artifacts to create a rich collection that tells the story of George Washington as general, president, and private citizen. Associate Curator Jessie MacLeod explores the organization’s collecting practices and priorities, highlighting significant acquisitions from the 19th century to today.
All Comments (18)
  • @pepsigirl8728
    God Bless the Mount Vernon Ladies Association for this wonderful presentation of their amazing preservation of our founding father’s home. I have had the privilege of visiting a few times and hope to be there next year to celebrate George Washington’s Birthday which I share. Thank you for your continued support to preserve and protect his legacy.
  • @printedwit
    this was such an exciting, detail-saturated historical discussion. thank you for this! honestly, this could have been 2 hours long and i still would've hung on to hear every word. thank you!
  • @johncook8720
    Awesome presentation Jessi, i know we're all appreciative of all the efforts you and others there do to keep Mount Vernon and Washingtons legacy alive!
  • @suzannecaci8635
    This is wonderful, thank you 🇺🇸 My husband and I went there in the late 1990s and inspired us years later to have a mt verno colonial style 🏠 built years later Love to you everyone everywhere🤗💜🌌🎆🎇🎇🎇 ♒️🦋😇
  • @karenokeane6461
    Fascinating. Your work is so very important. Now more than ever.
  • @frankharrington4881
    Thank you for this! I have been fascinated with George and Martha Washington and Mount Vernon since I was 13 years old I am now 53. I have wanted to visit but I am now terminally ill and it will not be happening! So watching this video fills a void! Patricia Gambino Harrington(I post on my husband's acct)
  • @anthonyferrara2222
    Amazing that the state of Virginia and or the Federal government did not want to preserve the mansion as a national monument.
  • @noahsnumismatics
    Keeping history alive. Awesome. Find any Masonic items related to G W?
  • @kevinchambers1101
    I was lucky to purchase a mirror donated by Nancy Halsted in 1869 that at one time hung in the New Jersey room which had originally belonged to her grandfather, a surgeon in the Revolutionary War.
  • @Wshington
    Meu sonho um dia poder conhecer casa de George Washington, vocês podem me ajudar estou em Massachusetts
  • @amelaamelajiang493
    Venus her son Vernon ........but we in Belize .i am the one for saver mount Vernon .✍️