Mary V. Thompson, a research specialist at Mt. Vernon, studies the domestic life, foodways, and religious practices of the residents of George Washington's plantation, with a special interest in ...

A piece of George Washington's original Mount Vernon estate has sold for $50 million, the highest residential sale ever in Virginia, Maryland or Washington, D.C. The historic property in ...

Molly McGovern, the daughter of U.S. Rep. Jim McGovern, died unexpectedly while on a trip in Italy, the Massachusetts congressman's office said Thursday. She was 23 years old. Mount Vernon Mayor ...