Martha and George Washington were married for 40 years, from Jan. 6, 1759, until George’s death on Dec. 14, 1799 ...

THOMASVILLE- The April meeting of the Thomasville Chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) featured a visit by Martha Washington as portrayed by Carol Russell. She was ...

This story is a collaboration with Biography.com. Archaeologists digging in Williamsburg, Virginia, recently uncovered the remnants of what the AP describes as “the 18th-century equivalent of buying a ...

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"American Paintings in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston," Boston (Museum of Fine Arts), distributed by New York Graphic Society, Greenwich, Conn., 1969. "National ...

LANCASTER — There’s more to Martha Washington than we read in history books! The community is welcome to discover the woman behind the legend — George Washington — as the Thayer Memorial Library ...

When Martha Custis married George Washington in 1759, according to Chadwick, she was a fat and amiable widow seeking a loving companion, a father for her children and a manager for her sizable ...

Tickets are now on sale for The Botetourt County Historical Society’s sixth annual “Founders Day Dinner” on Friday, November 5, beginning at 6:30 PM in the Family Life Center of the Fincastle United ...

Don’t wait, this special piece of American history is only on display in Louisville for a few weeks!