Month

April 2026

A Year With George Washington – April 7th

"George Washington Slept Here." President Washington begins his tour of the Southern United States.
Continue Reading

A Year With George Washington – April 6th

Twenty-four-year-old George Washington arrives at Winchester, Virginia, having recently been promoted to Commander-in-Chief of all Virginia forces.
Continue Reading

A Year With George Washington – April 5th

6-week-old George Washington is christened “according to conformity of the Church of England.”
Continue Reading

A Year With George Washington – April 4th

General George Washington leaves Boston for New York City in anticipation of the next British attack occurring there. And so began the New York and New Jersey Campaigns of 1776 and 1777. 
Continue Reading

A Year With George Washington – April 3rd

We are fortunate to have a window into the great majority of George Washington’s life. At the sprightly age of sixteen, through his journal, we can wonder about the boy, exposed to the wilds of the forests while he surveys vast frontier lands.
Continue Reading

A Year With George Washington – April 2nd

Benjamin Franklin writes to General George Washington from France to congratulate him on his smashing victory over Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown.
Continue Reading

A Year With George Washington – April 1st

“The honestest man I believe ever adorned human nature.” (Tench Tilgman)
Continue Reading
1 2