[HokieMom]

http://www.mountvernon.org/

[wagglebee]

Ping!

[HokieMom]

Visit Mount Vernon

[Coldwater Creek]

Fred W Smith = Fed Ex

[Think free or die]

Great news. We visited Mount Vernon when our younger son was 6. He learned about President Washington and really wanted to visit Mount Vernon. Until that visit, I hadn’t realized that it was maintained by a private organization. It’s a site well worth visiting.

[bigbob]

Probably could have done the job for a couple grand if they’d got right on it back in the day...

[DennisR]

Hm...not sure I like this idea. The original grounds should be left as is. Build it somewhere else.

[Dick Bachert]

Beautiful home. Visited there many times while stationed in D.C. in the 60s.

So sad that so much of Washington’s papers and other items may be lost forever due to the delay while klintoon’s things are... never mind.

[maine-iac7]

This is wonderful - I smile thinking how this must infuriate the libs - and nothing they can do about it. It's private money.

no child in America should grow up without knowing the entire history of this remarkable man...and how, but for him and his indomitable spirit, faith and fortitude, we very likely would never have known the freedoms we have...

People should contemplate on the many instances when all seemed irretrievably lost and when most men would have folded in the face of what seemed insurmountable odds.

He's a great example for all ages - none more so than today.
We need to remember who we are. We need to turn the tide on our present day “enemies within.”

Hopefully, this will be such a a success that others will follow -

[Between the Lines]

The new exhibits spurred a 20 percent increase in attendance that has not abated.

Are these really conservators or are they just building Mt. Vernonland?

[healy61]

On a similar note, the Rutherford B. Hayes home (Spiegel Grove) and library in Fremont, Ohio is privately funded. They are an agressive group. A great visit for people in the Ohio area.

[Noob1999]

...............Mount Vernon has long prided itself on eschewing all forms of government funding...................

I treated my total family's visit Mt. Vernon in 2008. I had not realized that the grounds had never received government funds - the building was maintained impeccably!

To me it sounds wonderful to include an outbuilding for his memorabilia, maybe as part of the sprawling visitors center.

[tflabo]

Why do we need a ‘presidential library’ for every president?
Why not have just one huge library that honors all presidents.

[EDINVA]

Ping.

Great news!

[aculeus]

As an example, he suggested developing a George Washington video game, highlighting Washington as an 18th-century action hero.

Let's hope they forget this idea.

[Captain Jack Aubrey]

This is awesome news.

[La Enchiladita]

This is good news, HokieMom, thank you.

[rxsid]

Geo. Washington Presidential Library: $38 million gift to build library at Mount Vernon

A ping, on Washington's birthday!