George Washington Was Born: Memory, Material Culture, and the Public History of a National Monument.” It wasn’t until 1832, the centennial of his birth, that Congress established a committee to ...

February 22nd marked the 293rd anniversary of George Washington's birth. It seems that few Americans, however, really know ...

George Washington Was Born: Memory, Material Culture, and the Public History of a National Monument.” It wasn’t until 1832, the centennial of his birth, that Congress established a committee ...

Officially known as Washington's Birthday, the first federal holiday of the year was originally meant to honor the country's first president, George Washington. According to the then-used Julian ...

In the Trustees’ Room of the Boston Athenaeum, around 230 books once belonging to President George Washington rest in a glass and wooden bookcase. Among the volumes: Masonic sermons, agricultural ...