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George Washington's Distillery Media Visits to Mount Vernon Current News Release Archive Backgrounders Photo Library Filming Rights Home   Pressroom - Release Archive 10/24/2007 - Historic Mount Vernon Sparkles with Holiday Cheer for Daytime Visitors 10/23/2007 - Mount Vernon Honors Veterans with Free Barbershop Concert 09/28/2007 - Mount Vernon Offers Family Fun Down on the Farm 09/05/2007 - Historic Mount Vernon Sparkles with Holiday Cheer During Candlelight Tours 08/10/2007 - Mount Vernon’s Popular Fall Wine Festival & Sunset Tour Tickets on Sale September 1, 2007 09/01/2007 - "The Godspeed" Drops Anchor at Mount Vernon 08/08/2007 - 1000 Revolutionary War Soldiers “Take Over” Mount Vernon 08/30/2007 - Slave Cabin to be Opened and Dedicated at Historic Mount Vernon 07/31/2007 - Mount Vernon Honors Slaves at Annual Commemoration Ceremony 07/23/2007 - Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Mount Vernon’s 18th-Century Craft Fair is Top 100 Event in North America 06/29/2007 - Farm Life Peaks at Mount Vernon During July 06/18/2007 - Celebrate Independence at Mount Vernon’s July 4th Event 06/11/2007 - History Docks at Mount Vernon’s Wharf 06/13/2007 - Mount Vernon Hosts Major Events in September 06/15/2007 - Rare Signing by Byers' Choice Founder at Historic Mount Vernon 06/08/2007 - Mount Vernon Kicks Off Summer with Events and Seasonal Programs 06/01/2007 - Celebrate Father’s Day at Mount Vernon with the Father of Our Country 05/10/2007 - D.C.-Area Teachers Invited to Historic Mount Vernon for Intensive Study of George Washington 05/04/2007 - $50,000 George Washington Book Prize to be Awarded at Mount Vernon 04/23/2007 - America’s “First Mom” Hosts Mother’s Day at Mount Vernon 04/09/2007 - New Citizens Pledge American Allegiance at George Washington’s Mount Vernon 04/09/2007 - Mount Vernon Presents Free Concerts of Washington’s Favorites 03/07/2007 - "Spirited” Public Events Celebrate Grand Opening of George Washington’s Distillery 03/22/2007 - Cheers to George Washington! 03/20/2007 - Tickets for Mount Vernon’s Popular Spring Wine Festival & Sunset Tour Go on Sale April 15 02/05/2007 - Mount Vernon Presents Special Activities in Honor of Black History Month 01/23/2007 - Mount Vernon Wishes George Washington “Happy Birthday!” with Three Days of Events Commemorating the First American Hero 11/07/2006 - Exhibition Listing: Mount Vernon Debuts Traveling Exhibition on George Washington and the Marquis de Lafayette 11/06/2006 - Historic Mount Vernon Sparkles with Holiday Cheer During Candlelight Tours – Tickets on Sale Now! 07/17/2006 - Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Mount Vernon’s 18th-Century Craft Fair is Top 100 Event in North America 10/05/2006 - Mount Vernon’s Free Fall Harvest Family Days Offers Fun at George Washington’s Gristmill 06/16/2006 - Revolutionary War Soldiers “Take Over” Mount Vernon on Independence Day 05/24/2006 - $50,000 George Washington Book Prize Awarded to Stacy Schiff 06/01/2006 - Please DO Touch! 04/24/2006 - America’s “First Mom” Hosts Mother’s Day at Mount Vernon 04/17/2006 - Mount Vernon’s Sheep Get a ‘Haircut’! 04/07/2006 - Tickets for Mount Vernon’s Popular Spring Wine Festival & Sunset Tour 03/30/2006 - Dig into History! 03/03/2006 - Photo Op: Tractor Trailers and Cranes Bring Large Trees to Historic Mount Vernon 11/21/2005 - Something NEW is Blooming at Historic Mount Vernon – a Spring Garden Party! 02/22/2006 - America’s “First Mom” Hosts Mother’s Day at Mount Vernon 02/23/2006 - Mount Vernon’s Spring Wine Festival & Sunset Tour 03/15/2006 - Mount Vernon Presents Free Barbershop Concert 02/24/2006 - New Citizens Pledge American Allegiance at George Washington’s Mount Vernon 02/09/2006 - Mount Vernon to Host Booksigning with Renowned “George Washington, Spymaster” Author 01/17/2006 - Historic Mount Vernon Sets Grand Opening Date for New Orientation Center and Museum and Education Center 01/13/2006 - Mount Vernon Kicks Off Summer Hours and Seasonal Programs on April 1st 12/20/2005 - Mount Vernon Presents Special Activities in Honor of Black History Month 12/08/2005 - Mount Vernon Wishes George Washington “Happy Birthday!” with Three Days of Events Commemorating the First American Hero 12/06/2005 - Treasures of Historic Mount Vernon Reveal Washington’s Interest in Design 11/08/2005 - Give Thanks to George Washington for Thanksgiving 09/14/2005 - Mount Vernon Offers Family Fun Down on the Farm 10/31/2005 - Mount Vernon Honors Veterans with Free Barbershop Concert, Wreathlaying at Washington’s Tomb, and a Special Performance by “Martha Washington” 09/15/2005 - Historic Mount Vernon Sparkles with Holiday Cheer During Candlelight Tours 09/08/2005 - Tickets on Sale for Mount Vernon’s Popular Fall Wine Festival & Sunset Tour 09/12/2005 - Black Women United Honor Mount Vernon Slaves During Annual Commemoration Ceremony 07/11/2005 - Mount Vernon’s 18th-Century Craft Fair is Top 100 Event in North America 01/11/2006 - Mount Vernon’s Summer Season Provides Fun Family Activities 01/11/2006 - Mount Vernon’s Perfect Harmony 01/11/2006 - First President’s Home Celebrates American Independence 01/11/2006 - Take Dad Away From the Daily Grind at George Washington’s Gristmill 01/11/2006 - New Citizens Pledge American Allegiance at George Washington’s Mount Vernon 01/11/2006 - Mount Vernon Kicks off Summer Season Over Memorial Day Weekend 01/10/2006 - Mount Vernon Celebrates Martha Washington’s 274th Birthday 01/10/2006 - Top Historians to Address Area Teachers at George Washington Teachers’ Institute 01/10/2006 - Inaugural George Washington Book Prize Awarded at Mount Vernon 01/10/2006 - Mount Vernon's Wine Festive & Sunset Tour Offers Virginia's Best to Wine Connoisseurs 01/10/2006 - America’s “First Mom” Speaks on Mother’s Day at Mount Vernon 01/10/2006 - Martha Washington Comes Home to Mount Vernon 01/10/2006 - Mount Vernon Introduces Presidential Watering Can 01/10/2006 - Gardening Days at Mount Vernon Features Herbal Historian Betsey-Ann Golon 01/10/2006 - Mount Vernon Activities and New Hours Kick Off the Spring Season 01/10/2006 - Mount Vernon Announces First Casual Furniture Collection License with Durham Based on Historic Home and Life of George Washington 01/10/2006 - “Christmas Pye” is on the Table at Mount Vernon for the Holidays 01/10/2006 - Historic Mount Vernon Sparkles with Holiday Cheer During Candlelight Tours 01/10/2006 - Mount Vernon Honors Veterans with Free Barbershop Concert and Wreathlaying at Washington's Tomb 01/10/2006 - Mount Vernon’s “Wheels” Go for a Spin 01/10/2006 - Fall Harvest Family Days at Mount Vernon 01/10/2006 - Mount Vernon's Wine Festival & Sunset Tour 01/10/2006 - 18th-Century Craft Fair at Mount Vernon 01/10/2006 - Mount Vernon's Wine Festival & Sunset Tour 01/10/2006 - Final Season of Archeology at George Washington's Distillery 01/09/2006 - Commemoration of Purple Heart Award at Mount Vernon 01/09/2006 - Mount Vernon Begins Forensic Investigation of George Washington 01/09/2006 - Volksmarch Leads Trail-Trekkers Through Mount Vernon's Back Woods 05/09/2005 - Most Teens Would Elect George Washington President Over George Bush or John Kerry If Given a Chance 04/21/2004 - Arbor Day Planting of Sycamore Clone Fulfills George Washington’s 221-Year-Old Request 04/04/2005 - 2004 Calendar Listing 03/16/2004 - Three Premier Authors of American History to Lecture at Mount Vernon 04/11/2005 - The Home of the Nation's First Commander-in-Chief Honors Those Who Defended the Country He Fought to Create 02/20/2004 - Donald W. Reynolds Foundation Increases Commitment to Mount Vernon 01/26/2004 - Mount Vernon Visitors Discover the Real George Washington 09/29/2003 - Mount Vernon Ladies' Association Grants Licensing Rights To Duron, Inc. To Produce The Estate Of Colours™ 09/16/2003 - Mount Vernon Commemorates America’s Slaves at the 20th Anniversary of the Dedication of Mount Vernon’s Slave Memorial 08/15/2003 - Going Once…Going Twice…Gone! Mount Vernon Holds Black-Tie Auction to Support George Washington’s Legacy 08/06/2003 - Mount Vernon’s Dramatic Rescue and the 150th Anniversary of the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association is Celebrated in 2003 06/24/2003 - Excavation of George Washington's Distillery Goes Online with Innovative "Interactive Dig" 04/11/2005 - Most Teens Would Elect George Washington President Over George Bush or John Kerry If Given a Chance 06/17/2003 - George Washington Teachers Institute Opens Doors to Area Teachers 04/30/2003 - Purple Heart Postage Stamp Honors Sacrifices of Those Who Served 04/22/2003 - Award-winning Author Discusses Constitution 03/18/2003 - Sapling Clone of George Washington Tree to be Planted for Arbor Day at U.S. Capitol 02/25/2003 - Mount Vernon Chops Down Tree – Pecan, Not Cherry! 02/03/2003 - Rare Letter from Martha to George Washington Returns to Mount Vernon 12/05/2002 - Gladys Tancil’s Tradition of Helping Area Children Continues 09/01/2002 - Lynne V. Cheney Celebrates America at Mount Vernon

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