Mount Vernon by Candlelight: A Christmas Tour
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Mount Vernon by Candlelight: A Christmas Tour
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Learn about what Christmas was like in the 18th century on this evening tour of George Washington's estate, Mount Vernon.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
1:05 How did George and Martha celebrate Christmas?
4:18 Christmas dinners
5:25 How did the enslaved community at Mount Vernon celebrate the holidays?
7:21 Let's visit the Blacksmith shop!
8:23 Dutch Christmas traditions
9:38 Scottish Christmas traditions
11:38 Onto the mansion!
12:23 The Kitchen
14:31 Washington's Study
16:47 Upstair's Bedchamber
18:55 Hello from Eleanor Parke Custis
20:23 Central Passage
21:44 The New Room with Martha Washington
23:22 Thank you for your visit
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Hush Every Breeze Performed On George Washington's Reproduction Harpsichord
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Welcome to George Washington's Mount Vernon
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George Washington and the Pursuit of Religious Freedom (Full Movie)
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The Story of an American Icon: George Washington's Mount Vernon
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George Washington's Gardens
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