UNSEEN Collections Revealed!

Join us for the first episode of our new new behind the scenes vlog series. Explore Mount Vernon's hidden treasures with the collections team.
Learn more at: mountvernon.org/collections

[@khfan4life365]

That locket is absolutely beautiful. George and Martha are relationship goals.

[@londiniumarmoury7037]

I like the locket with his hair still inside, that's a very personal possession you have there. Amazing.

[@vicslater4375]

Kudos to everyone involved, and those that gave permission for this sneak peak. We're anxious to see your next post!

[@florafinching]

Thanks to all the preservationists who conserve our history for future generations. You guys are amazing!

[@sirsaint88]

What a genuine treasure is must be to have a profession preserving the estate/materials of the "father of our country." Good job guys!

[@wadekirby1819]

This was fascinating, and comforting, to know the objects are so carefully taken into preservation!

[@lizzdoe2821]

Thank you to everyone there!!! I can’t wait to meet people, see everything, and learn all I can in a little over a month 🤩

[@DJAnonyMIX]

These people seemed a lot more excited about the stuff that they created to hold the artifacts then they were about the artifacts themselves

[@debbybrandenburger2598]

Thank you so much for doing this! I hope you're able to make many more. I've been on a couple of behind the scenes tours in museums, but it's not something that is common place. And what stays preserved until needed is every bit as fascinating as the collections we do see!

[@StarlitSky99]

As someone who wants to be a historian on George Washington and that time period, this is really cool.

[@vima8680]

he needs to go back working at burger king.

[@morganarledge6863]

Vi Ma he dead how can the dead work and Burger King was not around the time he was alive

[@Bountyhopper]

Did you know he never wore or owned any wigs

[@lindaduncan2954]

So enjoyable! I was amazed at the many items in storage and the excellent care of each item. What an honor to work in this area! Thank you....please show us more! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@debbieboring3422]

The part of the insect control was really interesting. I like the vlog the is my firsts time seeing this part of the Mount Vernon videos. Thanks

[@brendacox1554]

This is GREAT!!!!

[@MCab2000]

I love this channel!!!

[@kevinchambers1101]

The painting was of Louise Cunningham, the founder of the Mount Vernon Ladies Association. Since none of you would be there today at Mount Vernon, it would have been nice to tell the public of her importance to Mount Vernon.

[@sherribaker1546]

I look forward to seeing more of this. Very fascinating.

[@mountvernon]

Thank you! Stay tuned, there are many more on the way!

[@sherribaker1546]

Awesome!

[@j.j.guerrieri5257]

Very cool to see those objects

[@thegingerunicorn178]

Wow that paint 🎨 set is amazing!!!

[@tinamcdonnell6132]

Very interesting and informative. Thank you so much 4 this video!

[@mountvernon]

Thank you for watching! Check out our vlog playlist to see more videos like this.

[@Sorka9]

Nice job keep it up!

[@cindymacferran331]

Cool to see how things are preserved. Just wish they would have talked a little more about the actual item-who the painting was of etc

[@karenrodriguez3933]

Martha Dandridge Washington was my 7th half great aunt, her half-sister Anna Moles was my 7th great grandmother. Their mother Frances Orlando Jones was my 8th great grandmother

[@janetedens]

That was fascinating. Wow.

[@barbaraprater2180]

WOW that was so interesting. Thank you

[@kurtstuckman7231]

Very interesting and well done

[@matthewseaton4734]

I love these videos they intrigue me history before our eyes. Please could you zoom in closer to see the locket with george Washington's hair amazing

[@patriciawilson605]

Love the blog

[@Expat47]

If you need to gesticulate then either keep your hand out of the shot or in the shot but flipping them in/out is detracting in the least.

[@samanthaperucci2515]

I luv the locket... sooo cool..

[@shelleyharris165]

So beautiful. 😇🙏🙌🕊️✌️🌍☮️✝️

[@Christs_servant]

“ these supports you see are made of archival materials” 🤣🤣🤣 it’s styrofoam

[@michaelcepero1572]

This is so cool

[@antiquesandclocks.inc.8368]

where are the watches at?

[@JENDALL714]

I wonder what happened to Washington's Vampire killing tools, they were last used by Lincoln, but has since disappeared.

[@stephenburns3678]

Thank you

[@sharonstahlman2354]

You should of showed the objects longer. Didnt get to look at them very long.

[@dorothywillis1]

So if it's top secret, I won't watch.

[@lynnayaeline8951]

I know a lot about him I have been in his house before!

[@mountvernon]

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[@Kingdogs143]

The legend has died 😢

[@bonchance9241]

planned spontaneity this is for school children to help plan careers i assume

[@williamskylark3819]

Vie Ma. Hamburgers were no invented until around 1889 or whenever the St Louis World's Fair was. Burger King (or what became Burger King) was not around until about the 1940-1950 period. As far as the Wig business-- that is a bunch of malarkey. George Washington wore wigs just as men in business wear ties today. He may not have like them but being a descendent of English aristocrats, it was required from the time of Louis XIV, king of France who was bald, til approximately 1820 for men of the Aristocratic class to wear wigs until American President Madison was the last to wear one in Office. It is still required of the British Judiciary and apparently other countries. George Washington's Aristocratic lineage stems from the Dukes of Devonshire and Princess Diana's family. The Washington's had fallen on hard times ( don't know exactly why but probably due to the gambling that was the rage of those times) and were very poor. The Duke of that time felt sorry for them as the Washington's had become an embarrassment because of their poverty and put them up in a house as tenant farmers of the Duke. They saw the opportunity of regaining their wealth in America and land---and immigrated to what is now America and acquired much of Western Virginia and the tidewater area. Sorry to say much of which was stolen from American first nation people's. However, the European people of that day, in a clash of cultures did not see it that way. The idea of owning land was foreign to the native people's of that time.What mattered to them as hunter-gatherers was to be able to have nature to provide all their needs along with what themselves could provide through agriculture as it had for more than 20,000 years before. They had no court houses to record deeds and in terms of European view had no written language and things were passed down orally. Therefore with supposedly no native legal system --- the land was free for the taking. (They did have pictograph writing and counted their histories with fantastically memorized oral and ' ownerships' in knots and had. fantastic memories whose contents would make a 1000 page books if written down -- so who was ignorant--- I say the bigoted Europeans)

[@NeTxGrl]

George Washington did not wear wigs, he powdered his hair.

[@johntuttle3137]

dont move the camera so much

[@chiasanzes9770]

Those girls are nuts Clearly over re-acting 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂.

[@DavidJGillCA]

Top secret. Really? Why?

[@valsedonia]

To prevent it from being robbed?

[@CDA_Play]

🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍🐍 His taste were European almost French would you say... french were off a renaissance yes no??? 🌐✌🌐✌🌐✌🌐✌🌐✌🌐✌🌐✌🌐

[@joanjames5798]

boring, they talked more about their packaging than the objects.

[@wendyjones6077]

Nobody there has a southern, Virginia accent. Disappointing.

[@MsTruNorth]

No content. This sucks.

[@TBD-gf1by]

Try to do better...

[@richardmckrell4899]

Unwatchable

[@adrielcruz4272]

The country will never move forward as long as people keep praising and honoring individuals who enslaved others and subjected them to a lifetime of horrors.

[@kenj.8897]

Adriel Cruz get a life WASHINGTON WAS A GREAT MAN you liberal pig

[@peterkierst2744]

Stop calling people names. Gen. Washington wouldn't. I agree with you that he was a great man, and deserves to be remembered with honor, and studied much more deeply than he is. We need to live up to his example. I am a liberal, but Washington's greatness is not limited by our partisan disputes. He was first and foremost, a patriot who did what was best for his country, as he understood it. And he respected everyone, even those who disagreed with him.

[@peterkierst2744]

Stop calling people names. Gen. Washington wouldn't. I agree with you that he was a great man, and deserves to be remembered with honor, and studied much more deeply than he is. We need to live up to his example. I am a liberal, but Washington's greatness is not limited by our partisan disputes. He was first and foremost, a patriot who did what was best for his country, as he understood it. And he respected everyone, even those who disagreed with him.

[@ehkerr]

Washington was a simple man, but he married money and that made his position in life possible. Remember, when he died, many of his 330 slaves were busy distilling over 15,000 gallons of alcohol. Doesn't say much for his morals.

[@johnespinosa5096]

Gw was a liberal in his day.