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Photo: Touro Synagogue and gardens. The oldest synagogue in America, built in 1763, it is an active synagogue and is located in the historic district of Newport, Rhode Island. Credit: Zellner55; Wikimedia Commons.

Early Jewish Immigrants Sought Religious Liberty in America

By Jane Cook on November 29, 2023

Jane Cook writes about President Washington’s 1790 letter to the Jewish congregation in Newport affirming America’s commitment to freedom of religion... (Read More)

Illustration: George Washington by Gilbert Stuart, 1796. Credit: Wikimedia Commons

Jamestown Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 21

By Melissa Berry on July 11, 2023

In this article, Melissa Berry continues her series on descendants of the Jamestown settlers, writing more about the family line of George Washington,.. (Read More)

Illustration: portrait of Samuel Washington (1734-1781), by James Alexander Simpson. Gift of Mary Washington Borie. Courtesy of George Washington’s Mount Vernon, Virginia.

Jamestown Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 20

By Melissa Berry on June 23, 2023

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry continues her series on descendants of the Jamestown settlers, writing about the family line of George Washington... (Read More)

Photo: reenactors in the South Boston Parade, 17 March 2018. Courtesy of South Boston online.

Boston Tradition: The St. Patrick’s/Evacuation Day Parade

By Melissa Berry on March 17, 2023

In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry explains why the St. Patrick’s Day parade in Boston every March 17 has special meaning for the city... (Read More)

Photo: a poster letting people know that no business will be conducted on Washington's Birthday (then celebrated on February 22), c. 1895. Credit: Edward Penfield; Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division.

3 Facts about Presidents’ Day That May Surprise You

By Gena Philibert-Ortega on February 20, 2023

Gena Philibert-Ortega clears up some confusion about today’s federal holiday: is it Washington’s Birthday or Presidents’ Day or President’s Day?.. (Read More)

Illustration: Colonel George Washington, by Charles Willson Peale, 1772. Credit: Washington and Lee University; Wikimedia Commons.

Jamestown Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 7

By Melissa Berry on July 14, 2022

Melissa Davenport Berry continues her series on descendants of the Jamestown settlers, wrapping up a story of the French ancestor of George Washington... (Read More)

Illustration: "General George Washington Reviewing the Western Army at Fort Cumberland, the 18th of October 1794" Artist: Frederick Kemmelmeyr. Bequest of Henry Francis du Pont. Courtesy of Winterthur Museum, Winterthur, Delaware.

Jamestown Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 6

By Melissa Berry on July 8, 2022

Melissa Davenport Berry continues her series on descendants of the Jamestown settlers, writing more about the French ancestor of George Washington... (Read More)

Photo: a medallion of George Washinton's ancestor Nicolas Martiau on a statue of Washington located in the garden behind the Ernest Cognacq Museum in Saint Martin de Ré, France. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Jamestown Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 5

By Melissa Berry on June 27, 2022

Melissa Berry continues a series on descendants of the Jamestown settlers, writing more about the ties between George Washington and Queen Elizabeth II... (Read More)

A diagram of the familial ties between George Washington and Queen Elizabeth II

Jamestown Descendants: Who’s Who, Part 4

By Melissa Berry on June 14, 2022

Melissa Berry continues her series on descendants of the Jamestown settlers, writing about George Washington and Queen Elizabeth II’s familial ties... (Read More)

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