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George Washington’s “Last Act of Personal Duty”

George Washington’s “Last Act of Personal Duty”

by gwffoundation | Apr 22, 2020 | Lives & Legacies

The Presidential election of 1789 looked quite different than our current election day. For one, the election had to last almost a month to ensure that each state had time for their voters to choose their candidate. Then, in February, the Electoral College announced...
In Memory of Mother Washington

In Memory of Mother Washington

by gwffoundation | Aug 25, 2016 | George Washington, Lives & Legacies

Today, August 25th, marks the 227th anniversary of the death of George Washington’s mother, Mary.   Mary lived to be 82 years old, and suffered from breast cancer during her final years. Few biographers have been neutral in their treatment of Mother Washington, a...

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