click image for close-up When American painter Edward Savage sketched a prototype for a print of George Washington and his family in 1789, it included Martha Custis Washington, the wealthy widow ...

click image for close-up George Washington and Martha Dandridge Custis were wed in January of 1759. Both were twenty-seven years old, and they had spent a total of fewer than three weeks together.

Laredo students had the opportunity to travel back in time to the colonial era with a live performance featuring George and Martha Washington this week. The events were part of Washington's Birthday ...