The Shops at Mount Vernon Blog

September 7, 2022

Luke Adams Glass Pumpkins!
Just in time for fall! Massachusetts glass blower Luke Adams will be at The Shops at Mount Vernon on Saturday September 17th, 2022, 11:00 am – 4:00 pm to sign his hand-blown pumpkins and gourds. These beautiful glass pumpkins are...
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August 31, 2022

The Red Truck Bakery Farmhouse Cookbook: Book Signing & Cake Sampling
This Labor Day, Monday, September 5th, from 12:30 - 3:00 p.m. Brian Noyes, founder of the beloved Red Truck Bakery in Marshall, Virginia, and author of the Red Truck Bakery Cookbook, will chat about his new book, The Red Truck...
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August 3, 2022

George Washington in Portraits
At first, George Washington was a reluctant portrait-sitter. Over time, his growing patience toward the capturing of his likeness produced some of the most celebrated works of art in America.
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July 20, 2022

Summer 2022 Book Recommendation Series: 3rd Pick From Our Book Buyer!
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and #1 New York Times bestselling author offers a revelatory new book about the founding fathers, examining their educations and, in particular, their devotion to the ancient Greek and Roman classics—and how that influence would shape their ideals and the new American nation.
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July 13, 2022

Summer 2022 Book Recommendation Series: 2nd Pick From Our Book Buyer!
From the bestselling author of The Storm Before the Storm and host of the Revolutions podcast comes the thrilling story of the Marquis de Lafayette’s lifelong quest to defend the principles of liberty and equality.
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June 21, 2022

Summer 2022 Book Recommendation Series: First Pick From Our Book Buyer!
Mount Vernon’s very own book buyer is recommending several books for summer reading; first recommendation is this title from acclaimed author and historian Nathan Philbrick: Travels With George: In Search of Washington and His Legacy.
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June 21, 2022

The 2022 George Washington Book Prize Winner Is...
The 2022 George Washington Book Prize winner is: Washington at the Plow: The Founding Farmer and the Question of Slavery by Bruce A. Ragsdale.
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June 20, 2022

The Swords of George Washington
The secret and stylish history of George Washington's swords.
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June 8, 2022

The Mount Vernon Blacksmith Shop
18th-century style nails, S-hooks, and J-hooks forged by hand at George Washington's Mount Vernon.
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