Category: Recent News and Updates
Completing the Transcription of the Barbados Diary
Katie Blizzard
Though the project only began in July 2015, the Washington Papers is pleased to announce that our transcription of George Washington’s Barbados diary is complete!
Barbados Diary Update: Editors Consult with Experts, See Original Manuscript in Washington, DC
Katie Blizzard
Early last week, Washington Papers Assistant Editor Lynn Price and Research Editor Alicia Anderson joined Director Edward G. Lengel at a meeting at the Navy Yard in Washington, DC, to discuss the project’s upcoming publication of George Washington’s Barbados diary of 1751–1752.
On the Set with Associate Editor William M. Ferraro: An Interview About his Role in the Film Monroe Hill
Katie Blizzard
Associate Editor William M. Ferraro will soon be featured as an historical contributor in a documentary about James Monroe’s farm home Monroe Hill. As the film prepares to be debuted at the Virginia Film Festival, Ferraro sat down to answer questions about his experience in being a part of the documentary.
National Endowment for the Humanities Grant Supports Three Washington Paper Projects
Katie Blizzard
As part of the 212 grants announced by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) on July 28, the Washington Papers will receive $318,000 in outright funding to support three of their current projects. Two of those projects include the publication of volumes for the remaining two uncompleted Papers of George Washington series: the Presidential and Revolutionary War papers. The funding will also support the completion of transcription for the financial papers of George Washington, a project that will create digital translations of Washington’s ledgers.
Martha Set to Take the Stage at Washington Papers Project
Jennifer Stertzer
Near the end of her life, Martha Washington described her most painful experience—aside from the death of her iconic husband—as being the day Thomas Jefferson came calling at Mount Vernon, ostensibly to pay his respects. Martha’s expression of distaste for the newly elected third president was both political and personal, and it hints at posterity’s loss when she burned nearly all of her correspondence with her husband upon his passing. Yet a substantial body of Martha’s general correspondence survives and is soon to be published in two annotated volumes.
New Video! George Washington’s Royal Gift
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By Caitlin Conley March 10, 2015 Caitlin is a Research Assistant for the Bibliography Project and is part of the Papers of George Washington social media team. We’re excited to bring you the fourth episode of “George’s Farm Animals!” This video features the remarkable story of Royal Gift, a prized Spanish […]
“George Washington Day-by-Day” Project Featured by Jefferson Trust
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By Caitlin Conley February 21, 2015 Caitlin is a Research Assistant for the Bibliography Project and is part of the Papers of George Washington social media team. You may have heard about the exciting new project that began at The Papers of George Washington just this year. Associate Editor William […]
New Video! “George Washington’s Unnumbered Hogs”
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By Caitlin Conley February 17, 2015 Caitlin is a Research Assistant for the Bibliography Project and is part of the Papers of George Washington social media team. Welcome to Part III of our series “George’s Farm Animals!” This video features GW’s hogs. Most of the references to his hogs in the […]
New Video! “George Washington’s Woolly Tribe”
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By Caitlin Conley February 9, 2015 Caitlin is a Research Assistant for the Bibliography Project and is part of the Papers of George Washington social media team. Welcome to Part II of our video series “George’s Farm Animals.” This time we explore how GW cared for his sheep, which were […]
New Video! “George Washington’s Black Cattle”
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By Caitlin Conley February 2, 2015 Caitlin is a Research Assistant for the Bibliography Project and is part of the Papers of George Washington social media team. Have you ever been curious about what George was up to when he wasn’t on the public stage? We all probably tend to […]