If you're looking for a new shade of paint to catapult your home into the new year, you might want to look to this founding father for inspiration.

The furniture in the bedroom where George Washington died will go into storage. So will his silver oil lamps, his French marble and bronze mantel clock, and most of the other contents of his elegant ...

Archaeologists at George Washington’s Mount Vernon have discovered dozens of glass jars filled with fruit preserves in the cellar of the historic Northern Virginia home that “likely haven’t seen the ...

Mount Vernon, George Washington’s home, is a privately owned, nonprofit institution that doesn’t receive government funding. In addition to supporting those impacted by the shutdown, furloughed ...

As part of Women's History Month and America's 250th birthday celebrations, history keepers and storytellers honored at George Washington's Mount Vernon.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two mud-caked glass bottles buried in dirt. Two glass bottles filled with centuries-old cherries were found hidden inside George ...

Archeologists have made a remarkable find at George Washington’s Mount Vernon in the ground beneath the cellar — two sealed bottles containing plump cherries. The discovery was made recently during ...

While many Americans celebrated Independence Day this year at George Washington’s Mount Vernon in Fairfax County, Virginia, they didn’t get to see the presidential home in its entirety. That’s because ...

It’s associated with a major myth about the first president. Most people associate George Washington with cherry trees. Supposedly, a young George Washington confessed to his dad that he had damaged a ...

Archaeologists at George Washington’s Mount Vernon have discovered dozens of glass jars filled with fruit preserves in the cellar of the historic Northern Virginia home that "likely haven't seen the ...