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Explore the home of George Mason, founding father and author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights.
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πŸŽ†Happy New Year from Gunston Hall! πŸŽ†
We wish you a very joyous and prosperous 2024 & look forward to welcoming you to the museum, house & grounds after we re-open on Saturday, January 20, at 9:30 am.
While closed, we will be cleaning the mansion & other curatorial activities.

πŸŽ†Happy New Year from Gunston Hall! πŸŽ† We wish you a very joyous and prosperous 2024 & look forward to welcoming you to the museum, house & grounds after we re-open on Saturday, January 20, at 9:30 am. While closed, we will be cleaning the mansion & other curatorial activities.
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Our online History in the Kitchen is 2 weeks from today, on Jan.13th, 10:30 am to 11:15 am. We are cooking donuts!!! Recipe adapted from the Christian Barclay manuscript, 1697-1723.Thanks to Marissa Nicosia at Cooking in the Archives for the original recipe!
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Our online History in the Kitchen is 2 weeks from today, on Jan.13th, 10:30 am to 11:15 am. We are cooking donuts!!! Recipe adapted from the Christian Barclay manuscript, 1697-1723.Thanks to Marissa Nicosia at @rare_cooking for the original recipe! Info: ow.ly/9MTO50QmFNU
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The Rental Department would like to thank those who booked their events in 2023 & the over 3,750 guests we welcomed to the site! Limited availability for 2024, so do not wait to contact our team!
Info:Nicole at [email protected] or
Britt at [email protected]

The Rental Department would like to thank those who booked their events in 2023 & the over 3,750 guests we welcomed to the site! Limited availability for 2024, so do not wait to contact our team! Info:Nicole at nicole.ryan@gunstonhall.org or Britt at britt.fiocca@gunstonhall.org
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This holiday season, do you have a house full of relatives? Looking for family-friendly activities?
Bring them to Gunston Hall to visit our historic mansion, garden & Revolutionary Rights exhibit. Explore our 550+ acres with 3 trails to walk or hike.
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This holiday season, do you have a house full of relatives? Looking for family-friendly activities? Bring them to Gunston Hall to visit our historic mansion, garden & Revolutionary Rights exhibit. Explore our 550+ acres with 3 trails to walk or hike. ow.ly/J6h850QlPtu
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Warm holiday wishes to all!
Gunston Hall is closed on Christmas Day but will reopen for tours on the December 26th.

Warm holiday wishes to all! Gunston Hall is closed on Christmas Day but will reopen for tours on the December 26th.
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🎁🌲Do you need a last-minute gift for upcoming holiday festivities?🎁🌲
It is not too late to stock up on holiday essentials! The museum shop is open today through Christmas Eve from 9:30 am to 5 pm, & don't forget we offer complimentary gift wrapping!
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🎁🌲Do you need a last-minute gift for upcoming holiday festivities?🎁🌲 It is not too late to stock up on holiday essentials! The museum shop is open today through Christmas Eve from 9:30 am to 5 pm, & don't forget we offer complimentary gift wrapping! gunstonhall.org
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🎁🌲Do you need a last-minute gift for upcoming holiday festivities?🎁🌲
It is not too late to stock up on holiday essentials! The museum shop is open today through Christmas Eve from 9:30 am to 5 pm, & don't forget we offer complimentary gift wrapping!
gunstonhall.org

🎁🌲Do you need a last-minute gift for upcoming holiday festivities?🎁🌲 It is not too late to stock up on holiday essentials! The museum shop is open today through Christmas Eve from 9:30 am to 5 pm, & don't forget we offer complimentary gift wrapping! gunstonhall.org
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β˜€οΈ Good Morning from Gunston Hall! β˜€οΈ
It is a gorgeous day to come & tour our historic mansion and garden, peek at our archaeology, visit our exhibit Revolutionary Rights & walk our 3 trails.
Last pic: a winter cabbage that sprouted under a garden cover.
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β˜€οΈ Good Morning from Gunston Hall! β˜€οΈ It is a gorgeous day to come & tour our historic mansion and garden, peek at our archaeology, visit our exhibit Revolutionary Rights & walk our 3 trails. Last pic: a winter cabbage that sprouted under a garden cover. gunstonhall.org
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George Mason and George Washington had many business dealings together but also a warm freindship. The freindship was lasted many years until it cooled in the years prior to Mason's death in 1792 due to his refusal to sign the new Constitution.

George Mason and George Washington had many business dealings together but also a warm freindship. The freindship was lasted many years until it cooled in the years prior to Mason's death in 1792 due to his refusal to sign the new Constitution.
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George Mason and George Washington had many business dealings together but also a warm freindship. The freindship was lasted many years until it cooled in the years prior to Mason's death in 1792 due to his refusal to sign the new Constitution.

George Mason and George Washington had many business dealings together but also a warm freindship. The freindship was lasted many years until it cooled in the years prior to Mason's death in 1792 due to his refusal to sign the new Constitution.
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Join us for Storytime πŸ“–, Wed., Dec.. 20th, 10:30 am - 11:15 am. We will read a picture book and participate in hands-on activities!
We require at least 1 adult for every 2 children.
Admission is free; a $2 fee per child.

Call (703) 550-9220 to register or pay at the door.

Join us for Storytime πŸ“–, Wed., Dec.. 20th, 10:30 am - 11:15 am. We will read a picture book and participate in hands-on activities! We require at least 1 adult for every 2 children. Admission is free; a $2 fee per child. Call (703) 550-9220 to register or pay at the door.
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The basement flooding issue has been resolved and we are open for tours today at 9:30 am.
We look forward to seeing you on this β˜€οΈ sunny dayβ˜€οΈ !
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The basement flooding issue has been resolved and we are open for tours today at 9:30 am. We look forward to seeing you on this β˜€οΈ sunny dayβ˜€οΈ ! ow.ly/5IJ550Qkajv
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1776 Resolution Allowing GA Recruiting Officers to Seek Enlistments in VA
'...essential to the safety of the American cause...the Georgia officers be permitted to raise as many men in this commonwealth as shall be sufficient to complete the quota...'
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#OTD 1776 Resolution Allowing GA Recruiting Officers to Seek Enlistments in VA '...essential to the safety of the American cause...the Georgia officers be permitted to raise as many men in this commonwealth as shall be sufficient to complete the quota...' ow.ly/37lr50Qip68
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Due to flooding in the mansion basement, we will not conduct tours today until further notice. Please call us to reschedule your tour for today. The historic mansion is fine; only the basement flooded, & we are working on the issue.

Due to flooding in the mansion basement, we will not conduct tours today until further notice. Please call us to reschedule your tour for today. The historic mansion is fine; only the basement flooded, & we are working on the issue.
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Join us for Storytime πŸ“–, Sun., Dec.. 17th, 10:30 am - 11:15 am. We will read a picture book and participate in hands-on activities!
We require at least 1 adult for every 2 children.
Admission is free; a $2 fee per child.

Call (703) 550-9220 to register or pay at the door.

Join us for Storytime πŸ“–, Sun., Dec.. 17th, 10:30 am - 11:15 am. We will read a picture book and participate in hands-on activities! We require at least 1 adult for every 2 children. Admission is free; a $2 fee per child. Call (703) 550-9220 to register or pay at the door.
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, the , was ratified in 1791.
Interested in learning how George Mason's refusal to sign the 1787 Constitution without a Bill of Rights changed history?
Visit our Revolutionary Rights exhibit & tour the historic mansion and garden.
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#OTD, the #BillofRights, was ratified in 1791. Interested in learning how George Mason's refusal to sign the 1787 Constitution without a Bill of Rights changed history? Visit our Revolutionary Rights exhibit & tour the historic mansion and garden. ow.ly/NIWC50QjkqY
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It’s . in 1791, the first ten ammendments to the were ratified. George Mason is known as the Father of the Bill of Rights. His home Gunston Hall is a lovely visit.

It’s #BillOfRightsDay. #OTD in 1791, the first ten ammendments to the #US #Constituion were ratified. George Mason is known as the Father of the Bill of Rights. His home @GunstonHall is a lovely visit.
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Geroge Mason to Henry Lee on Dec. 13, 1780 regarding his son
'...and have the warmest sense of your very friendly offer to my son William,..., in which I would most cheerfully indulge him if I had any thought of continuing him in the military line...'
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Geroge Mason to Henry Lee on Dec. 13, 1780 regarding his son '...and have the warmest sense of your very friendly offer to my son William,..., in which I would most cheerfully indulge him if I had any thought of continuing him in the military line...' ow.ly/cR7B50QgzKG
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