The history behind the Society of Martha Washington
Every year, the Society of Martha Washington chooses someone to represent our founding father as well as Lady Washington for ...
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The Marriage of Washington to Martha Custis
click image for close-up George Washington and Martha Dandridge Custis were wed in January of 1759. Both were twenty-seven years old, and they had spent a total of fewer than three weeks together.
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Mary Ball Washington, George’s single mother, often gets overlooked – but she’s well worth saluting
Mary Washington helped her son develop into the leader he became. While her son was the subject of several portrait artists, ...
From reverence to retail
Like the other Founding Fathers, George Washington was uneasy about the idea of publicly celebrating his life. He was the ...
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President George Washington: Calm, Cool, and Collected Commander in Chief
Martha saw them off. “I hope you will stand firm,” she told Henry and Pendleton, adding, “I know George will.” The six-foot-two-inch Washington had a way of affecting other men simply by ...
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Laredo students experience colonial history with George and Martha Washington performance
Laredo students can witness history come alive with a George and Martha Washington performance at Texas A&M International this Wednesday.
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George Washington
A descendant of John Ball, the medieval English preacher who led the first popular rebellion in England, George ... to Martha Dandridge Custis in 1759 immediately transformed Washington into ...