Yeah, we made the pilgrimage to the old wickiup George called Mount Vernon.  George, Martha and her rugrats by a previous marriag...

George's face is all over the DC area, and rightly so. This painting, now in the National Portrait Gallery, was done from life in 1...

In gearing up for this trip, which I knew would include a visit to Mount Vernon, I read Washington: A Life by Ron Chernow (author of A...

Been a while since our last Civility 101 class from old George. In this batch of rules he seems uncommonly class-conscious, always deferrin...

Yes, boys and girls, it's time for another lesson in courteous behavior from old Father George. I find this group to be mixed bag. Whil...

OK, all you cheek-puffers, lip-thrusters and tongue-lollers. Father George is putting you on alert. Also due for a spanking: You social par...

Is that George Washington posing in the tricorn hat? Well, almost . Actually, that's me, channeling my inner George at the Yorktown, Vi...

I know you fans of civility and decent behavior are in a big sweat for another heaping helping of advice from young George Washington (yes,...

On our recent visit to Williamsburg, Virginia (more on that anon) and sidetrip to Washington D.C. (ditto) I was amused to find giftshops of...