An artifact that originally belonged to President George Washington recently landed in the hands of a Virginia history enthusiast – and then a museum – all thanks to Goodwill. The piece is currently ...

Fox Nation is releasing a new documentary drama series on George Washington this Monday, just in time for the Fourth of July. The new series, GEORGE: Rise of a Revolutionary, will detail the story and ...

An unusual historical find was made at a Goodwill auction: A piece of fabric once a part of former President George Washington’s tent. The artifact was discovered and purchased by historical collector ...

Washington Portrait to be Featured in Exhibit Commemorating 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. (Copyright 2025 by Washington and Lee University ...

This past Wednesday marked the anniversary of an event, from 267 years ago, that could have drastically altered the course of ...

Licking County history columnist Doug Stout highlights several men who later called Licking County home that fought under ...

August 7 is known as Purple Heart day across the nation commemorating George Washington creating the Badge for Military Merit on this day in 1782. The original award consisted of a purple, ...

The U.S. president may be referred to as the most powerful person in the world now, but that wasn't what the Founding Fathers intended. In fact, when the United States was born, they didn't really ...

For George Washington, fame without honor was worthless, and ambition without an accompanying devotion to the public good would expose him to the contempt of posterity. Like Winston Churchill, ...

As a collector of artifacts, Richard "Dana" Moore makes a habit of scrolling through Goodwill's online thrift store, and one day in 2022, the history buff came across an item that piqued his interest.

Visiting Mount Vernon could be seen as a right of passage for Americans. Be it on your eighth-grade field trip or as a curious adult, touring the home of our nation’s first president is an experience ...