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.

Mary Washington helped her son develop into the leader he became. While her son was the subject of several portrait artists, ...

Martha saw them off. “I hope you will stand firm,” she told Henry and Pendleton, adding, “I know George will.” The six-foot-two-inch Washington had a way of affecting other men simply by ...

Laredo students can witness history come alive with a George and Martha Washington performance at Texas A&M International ...