`George Washington” is a portrait of the modern South that looks through the eyes of children and finds beauty in weed-choked railroad yards and abandoned playgrounds. The debut feature of young ...

WASHINGTON -- The archaeologists were delighted to at last find the remains of George Washington's boyhood home but got stumped when they looked for evidence of the cherry tree and ...

WASHINGTON — We know a lot about George Washington after he moved to Mount Vernon, but not much is known about his childhood. On Monday, Presidents Day visitors between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. will ...

The film explores the early life of George Washington, detailing his childhood on a Virginia plantation, his family dynamics, and significant events that shaped his future. It highlights his ...

George Washington was 6 years old when his father, Augustine Washington, moved the family to Ferry Farm on the Rappahannock River across from the town of Fredericksburg. It was the place – if… ...

The best biography of George Washington yet Ron Chernow's extraordinary new book paints the first president as a man in a struggle to contain his emotions. By Max Byrd.

Phillip Levy, a historian who excavated Ferry Farm, Washington’s childhood home, wrote in his book, “Where the Cherry Tree Grew: The Story of Ferry Farm, George Washington’s Boyhood Home ...

George Washington is one of the most recognized figures in U.S. history. But familiarity breeds contempt. More often than not, Washington is an old painting on the wall – solemn, impersonal and ...

And we know Washington's father died in 1743, jeopardizing the family's finances and rendering a proper English education out of reach for George, whose mother never remarried.

There continue to be ways to look with fresh eyes at our founding-est founding father. By Alexis Coe Ms. Coe is the author of “You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George Washington ...

What would George Washington look like if he were a modern-day politician? That question occurred to George Aquilla Hardy, a musician, 14 months into the pandemic.There he was at 23, stuck in his ...