Bradburn, traces the president s military career from french and indian war, through the American Revolution. Here we are again. Welcome back to mt. Vernon. My name is doug bradburn. Im the president and ceo of George Washingtons mt. Vernon. And its been my delight to have these opportunities to talk about the story of George Washington. Last wednesday we were in our museum, this is what we call our Education Center here at mt. Vernon. It focuses on the life of George Washington. Really, a grand sense of his biography and why he matters and how he impacted the age that he lived in and why his legacy Still Matters to us today. Last time we were looking at his youth, a youth that youll remember we said is oftentimes enwrapped in romance. Its wrapped in myth. Its hard to get at because its the period where its least documented. But it really is an interesting period to understand George Washington in the context of the 18th century. Of course, hes most known to americans and perhaps to fo
Notes on his clothes meant for meaningful moments in citizens lives and it helped prepare the community for revolution. The emerging war blog, cohosted this event. We saved the best for last. She hates me for saying that. Were concluding with a topic thats close to home here in alexandria. Catherine gruber is the special curator. And earned her bachelors from university of washington and ma from the college of william and mary. She has contributed to the new revolutionary war museum at yorktown, a special exhibition curator, she helped with ten nas tee, william in jamestown in virginia, which i urge you to see and also forgotten soldier, africanamericans in the revolution, open now through march 22nd, 2020. Kate will present her topic, a tailor made revolution. So please welcome my good friend, kate gruber. Good afternoon. So youve got to get through me before we can get to happy hour, so i promise ill make that happen. Mark twain said it best, clothes make the man. Naked people have l
Historic reservation and an ma in Early American History from the college of william and mary. She has can treated to the developing of permanence galleries at the new revolutionary war museum in yorktown. A special exhibition curator for yorktown and jamestown, including tenacity, early jamestown in virginia. Also the forgotten soldier, africanamericans and the revolution. Kate will present her topic. Please welcome my good friend kate gruber. applause good afternoon. You have to get through me before we get to happy hour. I promise ill make that happen with as much alacrity as possible. Mark twain said it best, clothes make the man, naked people have little to no influence on society. Mark twain also said the more i learn about people, the more i like my dog, so maybe we shouldnt exactly take his word or it. Also he dressed like this. Why dont we go to the british author robert campbell, who wrote that no man is ignorant, the taelor is the one who makes our clothes. In some measure h
Home in alexandria. Speciale gruber is a exhibition curator for the foundation. She earned her bachelor of arts in Historic Preservation from the university of mary and washington. She contributes to the development of permanent galleries at the museum in yorktown including the signature film liberty fever. Whichveloped exhibitions i highly encourage you to go see. Soldier forgotten africanamericans in the revolution. Ate will present please welcome my good friend, kate gruber. Katherine good afternoon. You have to get through me before you can get to happy hour. I promise that will happen with as much alacrity as possible. All right. Mark twain said it best, as he usually does, clothing makes a man. Little people have little naked people have little to no influence on society. He said the more i learn about people, the more i like my dog. Maybe we should not exactly take his word for it. Also, he dressed like this. [applause] [laughter] katherine why dont we go to the british author r
Including tenacity, early jamestown in virginia. Also the forgotten soldier, africanamericans and the revolution. Ate will present her topic please welcome my good friend kate gruber. Good afternoon. You have to get through me before we get to happy hour. I promise ill make that happen with as much alacrity as possible. Mark twain said it best, clothes make the man, naked people have little to no influence on society. Mark twain also said the more i learn about people, the more i like my dog, so maybe we shouldnt exactly take his word or it. Also he dressed like this. Why dont we go to the british author robert campbell, who wrote that no man is ignorant, the taelor is the one who makes our clothes. In some measure he makes himself. In short, the clothes make the man. In 18thcentury people had a relationship with their clothing. Role inrs who had a producing clothing, imprudent importing or selling. This is true for alexandria virginia on the eve of the revolution. They define themselv