As a result, Washington’s hair has been the subject of intense fascination, long coveted as a tangible, and once-living, piece of the man who, for many, embodied the United States’ origin story.

Over 100 institutions in the U.S. claim samples of George Washington's hair. One is the Museum of the American Revolution in Philadelphia. Hair keepsakes and jewelry once were common mementos and ...

Was George Washington an early adopter of the man-bun? Not exactly, but he did sometimes wear his pony-tailed hair in a silk man-bag that would dangle at the back of his neck, writes biographer R o… ...

Strands of George Washington's hair seen here at Union College on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2018, in Schenectady, N.Y. (Paul Buckowski/Times Union) ...

What stories do locks of George Washington's hair in archives and museums have to tell? And what do they say about the cult of Revolutionary War-era relics and patriotic memory? Author Keith ...