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In case you missed them, here are a few recently aired livestreams selected by Sarah Stio, digital content manager. Tune in at your convenience.
Aladdin the Camel: In this family-friendly webcast, James Anderson, George Washington’s farm manager (interpreted by Tom Plott), takes viewers to the Mount Vernon paddock to meet everyone’s favorite holiday visitor, Aladdin the Camel. Anderson explains how to tell the difference between a dromedary (Aladdin’s breed) and a Bactrian camel. He also reveals the reason a camel visits the estate every holiday season. (Dec. 22)
Bound to the Land, Enslaved and Free: William Holland, a descendent of Mount Vernon’s enslaved community, shares his family’s history from enslavement to freedom with Brenda Parker, Mount Vernon character interpreter and African American interpretation and special projects coordinator. (pictured above, Jan. 14)
Wine and the White House: Mount Vernon members can tune in to this exclusive livestream with Frederick J. Ryan, publisher of the Washington Post, and Doug Bradburn, Mount Vernon’s president. Ryan discusses his new book, which illustrates how wine, carefully selected and served, has played an important role in White House hospitality, the nation’s diplomacy, and America’s history. (for Mount Vernon members, Dec. 14)
First and Always: A New Portrait of George Washington: C-SPAN founder Brian Lamb joins the Washington Library in a discussion with Washington scholar Peter Henriques on Henriques’s new book about George Washington. He argues that, despite profound flaws, Washington deserves to rank as the nation’s most consequential leader, without whom the American experiment in republican government would have died in infancy. (Nov. 18)
¡Viva George! Celebrating Washington's Birthday at the US-Mexico Border: In this Ford Evening Book Talk, author Elaine A. Peña tells a fascinating story: Since 1898, residents of Laredo, Texas, and Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, have reached across the US-Mexico border to celebrate George Washington’s birthday. ¡Viva George! offers an ethnography and a history of this celebration, which emerges as both symbol and substance of cross-border community life. (Feb. 4)
Objects of the Washingtons’ Unalterable Affection: Celebrate George and Martha Washington’s 262nd wedding anniversary with Amanda Isaac, associate curator, with a behind-the-scenes look at Mrs. Washington’s original silver-spangled wedding shoes, the yellow silk from her wedding dress, and the precious jewelry and accessories that may have once served as tokens of their unalterable affection. (for Mount Vernon members, Jan. 6)
Visit mountvernon.org/livestream to attend Mount Vernon conversations live. To view previously recorded conversations, scroll down to “past livestreams.” Some livestreams are exclusively for members; learn more and become a member at mountvernon.org/memberperks.