Announcing the Masonic National Memorial Celebrations for George Washington

On Saturday, February 24, 2018, from 1 - 4 p.m., please join us for the 2018 George Washington Birthday Symposium at the George Washington Masonic National Memorial.

101 Callahan Drive, Alexandria, VA

FREE TO THE PUBLIC

 

President Washington’s Journeys Through the United States of America

  • The Origins of His Excellency’s Character: George Washington and the American West

Matthew Costello, Ph.D., Senior Historian, The White House Historical Association

  • Roads to Independence: Washington’s Travels During the Revolution

Joseph Stoltz, Ph.D., Digital Historian, The Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington, Mt. Vernon

  • President Washington’s Political Genius: A Journey of the American People

Prof. Timothy Breen, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Northwestern University, James Marsh Professor at large, University of Vermont, Author of George Washington’s Journey: The President Forges a New Nation (Simon & Schuster, 2016); copy of book for sale and signing before and after the symposium

PANEL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FOLLOWS THIRD SPEAKER

The George Washington Symposium is held annually on Washington’s Birthday to provide the public with contemporary research on the life of George Washington.

Mark A. Tabbert, the Memorial’s Director of Collections, serves as the Symposium’s Master of Ceremonies.

FREE PARKING

Admission is free, but registration is requested. Please REGISTER HERE!!

For the whole list of birthday events, including a reception, concert, and a banquet, please click here!

Thank you!