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	<title>Oklahoma George Washington Wired &#187; George Washington</title>
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		<title>…And now the end is near</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 May 2010 01:16:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmcclaren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have walked on “untrodden ground”.  My tenure as the first George Washington Teaching Ambassador is coming to a close.  These two years have been an opportunity of a lifetime for an Oklahoma Teacher.  I have been fortunate to stay numerous times at Mount Vernon, meet the OUTSTANDING men and women who work behind the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Washington’s Griffin</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2010/05/17/washington%e2%80%99s-griffin/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 May 2010 13:59:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmcclaren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[      Recently a lady, who I admire greatly, presented me with a griffin pin. George Washington’s family’s crest includes this unique mythical creature.  How, I wondered, did a griffin reflect the first president?  “The griffin is a legendary creature with the body of a lion and the head and wings of an eagle.   As the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>McKinley and McAuliffe</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2010/05/02/mckinley-and-mcauliffe/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 May 2010 23:13:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmcclaren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently I have been to Norman’s McKinley Elementary and in Union’s McAuliffe Elementary.  It was such a beautiful day in Norman that the kindergarten students, after I taught them about Washington’s innovative farming and his farm animals, went outside and created chalk drawings about what they had learned.  A re-occurring theme was his horse, Blueskin, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hurrah!  Washington is in Claremore!</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2010/04/02/hurrah-washington-is-in-claremore/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2010 20:23:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmcclaren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am so excited!  Today my home school, Claremore High School, has George hanging in our hallowed halls (Actually, the library!)  I gathered as many faculty members as I could to have a photo op with our First President!  What a great-looking assemblage of educators (and a pretty handsome General, too)!
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		<title>Artworks of the General</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2010/04/01/artworks-of-the-general/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Apr 2010 02:27:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two of the schools I visited this week, Russell Babb Elementary of Harrah and Mitchell Elementary of Tulsa, are full of patriotic enthusiasm for George Washington.  In Harrah the hallways were decorated with students’ artworks which included several drawings of the General.  Mitchell Elementary had the Peale Porthole Portrait (and Leutze’s painting of the Washington [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Comparing George with George (Custer, that is)</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2010/03/22/comparing-george-with-george-custer-that-is/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 03:48:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmcclaren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Driving from workshops in Norman to my next presentations in Goodwell (a 6 hour drive) I traveled through Fort Supply.  If you are not from Oklahoma you may not know that the town was first referred to as “Camp Supply,” the place from which the infamous George Armstrong Custer launched his “first stand.”  In November [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Picture Perfect!</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2010/03/09/picture-perfect/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:04:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmcclaren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two more schools in Oklahoma are very proud of their George Washington Portraits.  Lawton&#8217;s Sullivan Village gathered around the painting for this picture and then their counselor (a friend of mine and an A+ Fellow), Brenda Walker, sent it to me.  The other photograph is of George Washington Elementary in Miami, Oklahoma.  When they received [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A PhotoStory of Birthday Cakes</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2010/03/02/a-photostory-of-birthday-cakes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:38:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmcclaren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The birthday cake entries are on the PhotoStory. Feel free to click on the link to re-celebrate George Washington&#8217;s Birthday.  PhotoStorybdaycakes
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		<title>Revolutionary Days PhotoStory</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2010/03/01/revolutionary-days-photostory/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2010/03/01/revolutionary-days-photostory/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 02:35:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmcclaren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Attached is a Photostory of the Revolutionary Days held at the University of Tulsa on February 4.  Please enjoy the wonderful day&#8212;a little piece of early America.PhotoStoryRevday
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		<title>Happy Birthday General Washington!</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2010/02/21/happy-birthday-general-washington/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2010/02/21/happy-birthday-general-washington/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 17:01:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmcclaren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The second annual George Washington Cake Contest was a success!  We had entries from Beggs, Seminole, Holdenville, and many more communities across Oklahoma.  The finalists were selected by an arts expert and an authority on Colonial America.  The six finalists were brought to the Oklahoma Department of Education’s Art and Social Studies Conference where the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>George Washington Integrated Lesson</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2010/02/18/george-washington-integrated-lesson/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2010/02/18/george-washington-integrated-lesson/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 04:29:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmcclaren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Bird&#8217;s Eye View&#8212;Lessons with Washington&#8217;s Weathervane

Just in time for teachers to create a lesson for Washington&#8217;s birthday on February 22, I promised I would add a little to Reita Adam&#8217;s lesson on making weathervanes.  The following are some of my ideas for history math, science, art, language arts, and even a song.   I love Washington&#8217;s &#8220;Dove [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Valentine Tribute to “Rocking” Martha</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2010/02/12/a-valentine-tribute-to-%e2%80%9crocking%e2%80%9d-martha/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2010/02/12/a-valentine-tribute-to-%e2%80%9crocking%e2%80%9d-martha/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 21:22:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmcclaren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently I had the honor of spending several days with Martha Washington.  Yes, it was Mount Vernon’s re-enactor of Lady Washington, but she prefers to use that persona rather than announcing her real name.  She was just like the REAL Martha, the “worthy partner of the worthiest of men.”  Kind, unassuming, engaging everyone in conversation, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>George Washington Lesson Ideas</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2010/02/09/george-washington-lesson-ideas/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2010/02/09/george-washington-lesson-ideas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 23:09:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmcclaren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[You just realized that “Presidents Day” is looming and you want to do something, but all those snow days have put you so far behind you cannot spend a week or even a whole day on a lesson about George Washington.  Never fear, here are some ideas that will still be quick, meaningful, and hopefully [...]]]></description>
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		<title>George Washington Summer Institute Applications</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2010/02/07/george-washington-summer-institute-applications/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2010/02/07/george-washington-summer-institute-applications/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 01:26:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmcclaren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
 The George Washington Summer Institute applications are now available at the Oklahoma State Department of Education website.  Go to: teachers, social studies and you will be able to download the application.  Make sure to follow the directions EXACTLY on the application.  The institute is held in the summer at Mount Vernon.  If you are selected, you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Revolutionary Day was . . . REVOLUTIONARY!</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2010/02/07/revolutionary-day-was-revolutionary/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2010/02/07/revolutionary-day-was-revolutionary/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:18:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmcclaren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On February 4 over 200 students from eight different classes from across northeastern Oklahoma had a “Revolutionary” experience at the University of Tulsa.  As the fifth graders from Hominy’s Horace Mann Elementary, Anderson Schools, Tulsa’s University School, Kendall-Whittier, Mark Twain, Skelly, and Union’s Peters Elementary hurried up the stairs of the University of Tulsa’s Allen [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HE GOT BUSTED!</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2010/02/03/he-got-busted/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:36:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmcclaren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I asked some first grade students what they knew about George Washington, one shy girl answered, “He chopped down his Dad’s Cherry Tree.” The ever-eager boy next to her broke into her story with, “and then Washington GOT BUSTED!”  I am sure the venerable Parson Weems would be shocked to see how far his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>George Washington Ambassador Visits Chelsea</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2010/01/20/george-washington-ambassador-visits-chelsea/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jan 2010 03:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmcclaren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The fifth grade classes of Chelsea, Oklahoma visited with the George Washington Ambassador on Wednesday.   The students’ teacher, Mr. Battles, had the small portrait of George Washington (that I had given him last fall) matted and framed and resting on a table easel.  As the students entered the room they gathered around the portrait and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The President and Grissom Elementary</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2010/01/19/the-president-and-grissom-elementary/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2010/01/19/the-president-and-grissom-elementary/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 01:11:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmcclaren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The George Washington Ambassador visited Mrs. Brown&#8217;s Class at Grissom Elementary this week.  This is a picture of Mrs. Brown, one of her classes, and, of course, the President!

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		<title>GW Ambassador Visits Fisher Elementary</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2010/01/15/gw-ambassador-visits-fisher-elementary/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2010/01/15/gw-ambassador-visits-fisher-elementary/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 16:20:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmcclaren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The George Washington Ambassador visited Mrs. Potter&#8217;s students at Fisher Elementary.  The class is shown gathered around the portrait of our first President.  Any school that is interested in receiving one of these beautiful paintings needs to contact George Washington&#8217;s Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens.  The information is on their website.
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		<title>GW Ambassador Visits Union Students</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2010/01/12/gw-ambassador-visits-union-students/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 18:05:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
Peters Elementary fifth grade students learned about George Washington and his famous teeth.  Three students tried (unsuccessfully) to crack some walnuts like our first President.  Some girls tried to simulate his “dentures.”  It made their mouths look a little distorted, too.  While Washington’s teeth were made of lead, pulled teeth, and animal teeth, the girls [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hospitality in Hominy (and Mount Vernon)</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2010/01/08/hospitality-in-hominy-and-mount-vernon/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2010/01/08/hospitality-in-hominy-and-mount-vernon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jan 2010 20:07:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[      Washington looked forward to his private life under his “vine and fig tree” at Mount Vernon when he retired from the presidency.  Unfortunately, a quiet existence would not be the case.  “He once wrote, ‘I am alone at present… Unless someone pops in, unexpectedly&#8212;Mrs. Washington and myself will do what I believe has not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mount Vernon Wins, Again!</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2010/01/03/mount-vernon-wins-again/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jan 2010 22:39:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The floor was littered with torn wrapping paper and bows at our home Christmas morning (We survived the Christmas Eve blizzard even though the electricity went off for about four hours.).  Everyone had gathered around the Christmas tree to watch my three-year old granddaughter tear into all the presents.  She has asked Santa for a baby [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Peace on Earth</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/12/20/peace-on-earth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Dec 2009 04:22:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/?p=1018</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In November I visited the National Cathedral.  It is a phenomenal structure with a Darth Vader  carved grotesque, a stained glass window that contains a moon rock, and, of course, a statue of our first President.  George Washington was a life-long member of the Anglican/Episcopal Church.  Although he never traveled to Europe to see their Gothic [...]]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/12/15/1015/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:23:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/12/15/1011/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:18:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>A Tale of Two Generals</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/12/14/a-tale-of-two-generals/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:03:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Napoleon (that would be me) came to my AP European History Class this morning.  I am always amazed at the little Frenchman&#8217;s (Yes, I know he was born in Corsica) ego.  For World History or Western Civilization Classes it is a great learning tool to compare Napoleon with Washington.   There are a number of pictures [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Creativity:  Dicey Delaware and Ornery Ornaments</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/12/14/creativity-dicey-delaware-and-ornery-ornaments/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 19:47:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Every December I think of Washington’s famous crossing of the Delaware River on the night of Christmas.  This was a CREATIVE idea!  The General was thinking outside the box!  He needed a morale boost for his army and he had skedaddled out of New York with Howe on his heels.  He came up with this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Washington and (the) Union</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/12/10/washington-and-the-union/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:37:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Union 8th Grade Center received a special Holiday Present&#8212;-A George Washington Portrait.  Although schools can request and receive the large, FREE paintings all year long, it is especially nice to be given the General’s likeness this time of the year.  The school’s Librarian, Tracy Keeley, the Principal, Marla Robinson, and Social Studies Teacher Shelley Zevnik-Breece, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Washington Fever is Spreading</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/12/09/washington-fever-is-spreading/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:11:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The George Washington Teacher Summer Institute has started a rippling effect that impacts students beyond the Social Studies Classroom.  One of last summer’s Oklahoma Attendees, Lee Ann Harrelson, was so enthusiastic about her stay at Mount Vernon that she has impressed upon her classes the importance of our first president.  Her student, Kim Harms, recently [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dancing with the Star&#8212;The General</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/12/09/dancing-with-the-star-the-general/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/12/09/dancing-with-the-star-the-general/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Dec 2009 17:39:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[George Washington loved to dance.  “In fact, he paid for his own dance lessons so he would be competent and confident on the dance floor.  As noted by historian Edward Lengel, ‘Dancing grew to become one of Washington’s favorite pastimes, and his skill in the ballroom. . . made him a welcome guest in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It’s Beginning to SMELL a lot like Christmas!</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/12/04/it%e2%80%99s-beginning-to-smell-a-lot-like-christmas/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/12/04/it%e2%80%99s-beginning-to-smell-a-lot-like-christmas/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 02:50:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In late November I was at Mount Vernon.  I always try to take a tour of the Mansion and then refresh my Washington knowledge by meandering through the Educational Center and Museum.  The smell of Christmas was in the air!  I followed my nose to the hallway near the gift shop.  There, looking like Santa’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Weathervanes at the Ranch</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/12/04/weathervanes-at-the-ranch/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 02:09:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the schools where I presented recently was Ranch Heights Elementary in Bartlesville.  As I arrived, I noticed the marquee welcoming me.  Signs, monuments, portraits, and even weathervanes tell a great deal about a person or place.  Ranch Heights’ library was full of symbols.  The school’s art teacher, Reita Adams, attended the Mount Vernon [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mangum Middle School&#8217;s Delightful Poem</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/12/02/mangum-middle-schools-delightful-poem/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 20:27:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is Mangum&#8217;s &#8220;Thank you&#8221; for presenting to their fifth graders.  The poem was so cute I thought I would share it.

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		<title>Sunrise or Sunset?</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/12/01/sunrise-or-sunset/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 04:22:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few weeks ago I had the honor of being at Mount Vernon again.  I took a walk near the mansion as the sun was beginning its quick, autumn descent.  From the side of Washington’s home nature revealed a gold and pink-drenched, cloud-filled sunset. Mount Vernon always reveals new levels of beauty every time I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Vigorous, Vivacious, Valiant, Valuable, Vast, Varied, Venerated Veteran’s Week Venture</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/11/12/a-vigorous-vivacious-valiant-valuable-vast-varied-venerated-veteran%e2%80%99s-week-venture/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:50:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/?p=923</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Monday the George Washington Teaching Ambassador visited Skyview Elementary in Yukon, Oklahoma.  Mrs. Browning’s room was decorated in red, white and blue&#8212;perfect for Veteran’s week.  Some of the students received a lesson about President Washington’s teeth.  They decided his false teeth would be very uncomfortable!  The students also “boogied down” while dancing about the Revolution [...]]]></description>
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		<title>George Was Greener than a Dollar Bill</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/11/12/george-was-greener-than-a-dollar-bill/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:34:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/?p=919</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A hint of things to come:  The 2009 Mount Vernon George Washington Summer Institute attendees from Oklahoma are busy working on lessons they are creating about Washington.  I am so excited about reading all of them.  In December and January the lessons will be presented on this Blog so that other teachers can get ideas [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WASHINGTON and WASHINGTON Irving</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/11/07/washington-and-washington-irving/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:55:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Washington Irving Elementary in Edmond, Oklahoma received their portrait of George Washington.  Cindy Young, their social studies fifth grade teacher and a big fan of the General, helped select the perfect spot for the painting. Inscribed next to Peale’s rendering of the first president are the famous words, “First in War, First in Peace, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mountains Between Two Towns&#8230;in Oklahoma?</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/11/06/mountains-between-two-towns-in-oklahoma/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/11/06/mountains-between-two-towns-in-oklahoma/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:57:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mountains between two towns&#8230;in Oklahoma?  Yes!  Recently I traveled to the southwest part of Oklahoma to the towns of Hobart and Mangum.  Delightful people live in both places.  Since I was making presentations on Monday in Hobart and Tuesday in Mangum, I stayed the night in the mountains&#8212;Quartz Mountains to be exact!  This area once [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It is Sweet in Sweetwater</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/11/01/it-is-sweet-in-sweetwater/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:33:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/?p=844</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Several weeks ago I had the opportunity to visit with the students of Sweetwater Schools.  Sweetwater is a town about five miles from the Texas Panhandle (within “spittin’ distance” of our Red River Rivals as a Sooner would say).  Although I toured the entire school, I had the pleasure of presenting in their new multi-purpose [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cut Your Teeth on This!</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/10/26/cut-your-teeth-on-this/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:42:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why do these teachers from Yukon Central Elementary have vampire teeth?  Although Halloween will be celebrated in a few days, these lovely ladies had donned these “pearly whites” for a lesson about George Washington.  Everyone erroneously assumes that George Washington had wooden teeth&#8212;He did not.  It was worse.  He starting losing his teeth in his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Washington Takes Center Stage</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/10/26/washington-takes-center-stage/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 20:39:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was one of those crisp autumn mornings where the air had a little “snap” to it and the leaden sky appeared as a backdrop to the theatrical splashes of colorful fall foliage.  I traveled to Peters Elementary to present the George Washington Portrait to their school.  Their friendly librarian, Kay Leslie, greeted me with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Harpsichord Hero (A.k.a. Dr. Hildebrand the Music Man!)</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/10/23/harpsichord-hero-a-k-a-dr-hildebrand-the-music-man/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/10/23/harpsichord-hero-a-k-a-dr-hildebrand-the-music-man/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:15:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/?p=824</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Goodness Gracious Great Balls of Fire (Jerry Lee Lewis)!  Oklahoma students and teachers had a rare opportunity this week to listen and learn from colonial music expert Dr. David Hildebrand.  The George Washington’s Mount Vernon Ladies Association and the Kirkpatrick Foundation brought David to Tulsa and Oklahoma City for performances and a teacher workshop.  He [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Month to Celebrate</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/10/17/a-month-to-celebrate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 23:36:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/?p=821</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[October is one of my favorite months.  Why?  It is my birthday month, but it is also a month of momentous proportions in the life of George Washington.  It was in October of 1781 that the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown took place.  Today most Americans do not realize the ominous situation that surrounded the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hear Ye! Hear Ye!  Martha Washington is coming to Tulsa!</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/10/04/hear-ye-hear-ye-martha-washington-is-coming-to-tulsa/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/10/04/hear-ye-hear-ye-martha-washington-is-coming-to-tulsa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 14:18:38 +0000</pubDate>
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Martha Washington, the wife of George Washington will be in Tulsa on February 4, 2010. Mrs. Washington is part of the Revolutionary Days that are being held for 5th grade classes on the campus of the University of Tulsa. Martha (Mary Wiseman) is an employee of Mount Vernon and has charmed thousands with her portrayal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Little Bit Country&#8212;Raising the Roofs on Round Barns</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/09/25/a-little-bit-country-raising-the-roofs-on-round-barns/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/09/25/a-little-bit-country-raising-the-roofs-on-round-barns/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 00:03:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Barns are just plain fascinating! I love the smell of the fresh hay, the sound of the animals, and the varying architecture of the structures. I have always thought I had a little cowgirl in me and as I donned my cowboy boots early this morning, I decided my Blog would follow suit&#8212;We would go [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Three Things on My Mind</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/09/19/three-things-on-my-mind/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 23:57:51 +0000</pubDate>
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Pam Hamman with me&#8212;under a tree!

#1 A few weeks ago I made a presentation at Shawnee Public Schools. Pam Hamman, a teacher in Shawnee, was one of the Oklahoma Teachers who attended the Mount Vernon Summer Teacher Institute this past summer. She raved about her time at our first President&#8217;s home and the many Washington [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Washington in the West Wing</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/09/11/washington-in-the-west-wing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 19:08:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmcclaren</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/?p=767</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently I traveled to two elementary schools in Tulsa to officially present their George Washington portraits. The first place I stopped was at Kendall-Whittier Elementary.  I was met by a beautiful smiling student named, “Bonnie.”  She introduced herself with a firm handshake and guided me through the maze of hallways.  The George Washington artwork was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Washington is Weaving Strands of Learning with Oklahoma A+ Schools</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/09/05/washington-is-weaving-strands-of-learning-with-oklahoma-a-schools/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/09/05/washington-is-weaving-strands-of-learning-with-oklahoma-a-schools/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Sep 2009 21:44:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmcclaren</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/?p=763</guid>
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One of the partners of the Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens George Washington Teaching Ambassador Program is Oklahoma A+ Schools.  I am fortunate to be one of the A+ Fellows, a cadre of educators and artists dedicated to collaboration and using the arts and multiple intelligences in the classroom.  Until recently, I did not know [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Views from the Top</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/08/30/views-from-the-top/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/08/30/views-from-the-top/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 21:35:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmcclaren</dc:creator>
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When a person tries to picture Mount Vernon the first vision that comes to mind is the famous cupola.  It has presided over the Estate and Gardens, watching the comings and goings of the young and old, powerful and meek, and famous and common for over 220 years.  It is an American icon.  Why did [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Secrets in the General&#8217;s Garden</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/08/23/secrets-in-the-generals-garden/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/08/23/secrets-in-the-generals-garden/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 01:05:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmcclaren</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/?p=740</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In the summer of 2008 I had the honor of spending considerable time at Mount Vernon.  No matter how many times I walked the grounds of the estate, I was always awed that I was strolling where Washington had trod.  It was on those quiet paths around the red-roofed house that I felt closest to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Back in the Saddle and Porthole Portraits</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/08/16/back-in-the-saddle-and-porthole-portraits/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/08/16/back-in-the-saddle-and-porthole-portraits/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2009 20:02:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmcclaren</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/?p=736</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week I was &#8220;back in the saddle again&#8221; traveling to Colbert and Silo, Oklahoma.  These friendly towns are almost within &#8220;spittin&#8217; distance&#8221; of the Red River (between Oklahoma and Texas).  At the conclusion of the workshop for the entire Colbert faculty, the local Methodist Church provided a delicious lunch&#8212;Yum! Yum!  Next, I was directed through [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Promote, then as an object of primary importance, institutions for the general diffusion of knowledge.&#8221; GW Farewell Address</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/08/10/promote-then-as-an-object-of-primary-importance-institutions-for-the-general-diffusion-of-knowledge-gw-farewell-address/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:10:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmcclaren</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/?p=729</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ Many Oklahoma educators are already in their school rooms putting up bulletin boards, arranging desks, and preparing lessons.  It is that time of year when teachers and students have that inkling of anticipation about the upcoming school year.  Although George Washington only had the equivalent of a grade school instruction, he was a big proponent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Double, Double, toil and&#8230;Whiskey? Fire Burn, and Cauldron Bubble</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/08/03/double-double-toil-andwhiskey-fire-burn-and-cauldron-bubble/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/08/03/double-double-toil-andwhiskey-fire-burn-and-cauldron-bubble/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:37:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmcclaren</dc:creator>
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Bubbling Vat

     Washington was an innovative entrepreneur.   Most people do not know that our first president had the largest whiskey distillery in America at the time.  Washington was also the only founding father to commercially operate a distillery (Move over, Sam Adams!).  His plantation manager, James Anderson, was a Scot who had been a distiller [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Reflections . . . Through the Looking Glass</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/07/25/reflections-through-the-looking-glass/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/07/25/reflections-through-the-looking-glass/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2009 21:34:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmcclaren</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/?p=666</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I know how “Alice” of Wonderland fame felt when she fell through the rabbit’s hole and entered a new world.  Every time I walk the grounds of George Washington’s Mount Vernon, I feel like I have magically stepped back into time.  Last week I had the opportunity to spend several days at the General’s enchanting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Random Thoughts About the Fourth of July</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/07/07/random-thoughts-about-the-fourth-of-july/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/07/07/random-thoughts-about-the-fourth-of-july/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2009 04:09:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmcclaren</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/?p=662</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[How many people today know the names of those who pledged their “lives and fortunes” to declare independence?  I decided to see how many of the signers of the Declaration of Independence I could retrieve from memory.  Of the fifty-six signers, I also came up with 15 (and one of those did not sign the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Whale of a Tail (Tale)!</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/06/29/a-whale-of-a-tail-tale/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/06/29/a-whale-of-a-tail-tale/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:17:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmcclaren</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/?p=656</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I cannot not help myself!  Every time I drive by the famous old Route 66 landmark, I think of Washington’s fishing industry.  The “Blue Whale” was built by Hugh Davis in the early 1970s as an anniversary gift to his wife Zelta (http://www.theroadwanderer.net/66Oklahoma/catoosa.htm ). The azure metal goliath and its pond became a favorite stop [...]]]></description>
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		<title>“Somewhere over the rainbow, skies are blue, and the dreams that you dare to dream really do come true”</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/06/21/%e2%80%9csomewhere-over-the-rainbow-skies-are-blue-and-the-dreams-that-you-dare-to-dream-really-do-come-true%e2%80%9d/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 22:12:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although George Washington never heard Judy Garland’s famous rendition, the rainbow, nevertheless, figured largely in one of his famous portraits.  The Lansdowne full-length artwork is by Gilbert Stuart.  Stuart was the premier American portrait painter of his time.  He expected to make a fortune off of Washington’s depictions.  I do not know how much the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>“If I was a young man, just preparing to begin the world I know of no country where I would rather find my habitation than in some part of [the west].”  GW</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/06/15/%e2%80%9cif-i-was-a-young-man-just-preparing-to-begin-the-world-i-know-of-no-country-where-i-would-rather-find-my-habitation-than-in-some-part-of-the-west%e2%80%9d-gw/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 04:25:14 +0000</pubDate>
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The General’s quote for the title of this article shows his avid belief that America’s future was located in the west.   “Washington correctly grasped that western migration would be the central theme of American History for the next century (Ellis, His Excellency).&#8221;   Last week I migrated to some of America’s most famous western areas.  
On [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Heroes: Yesterday and Today</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/05/31/605/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 02:58:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmcclaren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last Monday was Memorial Day, a day established to remember those who lost their lives in the service of our country. This patriotic holiday reminded me of a recent trip I made to Lawton to do a workshop for teachers and also an email I received from Don Clapsaddle.
Lawton is best known for its connection [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Forget the Ladies!  Eliza and Sandy&#8212;Political Powers</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/05/24/dont-forget-the-ladies-eliza-and-sandy-political-powers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/05/24/dont-forget-the-ladies-eliza-and-sandy-political-powers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 02:01:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmcclaren</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/?p=599</guid>
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&#8220;All of us driven by a simple belief that the world as it is just won&#8217;t do &#8211; that we have an obligation to fight for the world as it should be.” 
-First Lady Michelle Obama
As a female who grew up during the women’s movement, I have always admired ladies in the political arena.  Today, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sleeping Beauty could NOT have Slept Here!</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/05/18/sleeping-beauty-could-not-have-slept-here/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/05/18/sleeping-beauty-could-not-have-slept-here/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 17:27:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmcclaren</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/?p=590</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Although everyone wants to go to Mount Vernon to see our first President’s home, most do not realize people can visit some of Washington’s innovative business enterprises.  Just a short jaunt from the mansion (Approx. 3 miles) is the reproduction of the General’s Gristmill and distillery which are both built on the original foundations.    As [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Night (I mean a DAY) in a Museum</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/05/11/a-night-i-mean-a-day-in-a-museum/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/05/11/a-night-i-mean-a-day-in-a-museum/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 14:21:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmcclaren</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/?p=582</guid>
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Recently Reagan (one of my favorite former students and an avid reader of my Blog) sent me a picture from Roosa Elementary, a school where I visited and presented earlier this year. The photograph showed Reagan with George Washington!  Every year this school’s students have a Living Museum.  Each pupil selects a famous person from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Shade of a Vine and Fig Tree</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/05/04/the-shade-of-a-vine-and-fig-tree/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/05/04/the-shade-of-a-vine-and-fig-tree/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2009 22:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmcclaren</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/?p=576</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[George Washington frequently used the Biblical reference &#8220;under the shade of my vine and fig tree&#8221; when referring to his beloved Mount Vernon. Anyone who has been privileged to visit our first president’s home could understand why he would enjoy sitting on his 94 feet piazza on a beautiful spring day. Recently, it was also [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Signals from Sam</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/04/26/signals-from-sam/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/04/26/signals-from-sam/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 01:41:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmcclaren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The George Washington Teaching Ambassador was scheduled to spend the day at the Oklahoma Christian School, so I left my house at about the same time George Washington started making his rounds on the farms (the General got up at 4:00&#8212;I slept late&#8212;until 4:30!). It was a beautiful day as I ventured into the school’s parking [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Tribute to My Friend</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/04/22/a-tribute-to-my-friend/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/04/22/a-tribute-to-my-friend/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 23:24:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I have traveled across the state as the George Washington Oklahoma Teaching Ambassador many educators have asked, &#8220;How were you selected for this ‘dream’ job?&#8221; Although many experiences in my life have led to this opportunity, I can trace the roots back to an encounter with an early mentor and friend, Mike Adkins.
Washington stepped [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What do Mount Vernon, the Louvre, the Palace of Versailles, Tulsa’s Gilcrease Museum, and Mark Twain Elementary have in common?</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/04/15/what-do-mount-vernon-the-louvre-the-palace-of-versailles-tulsa%e2%80%99s-gilcrease-museum-and-mark-twain-elementary-have-in-common/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/04/15/what-do-mount-vernon-the-louvre-the-palace-of-versailles-tulsa%e2%80%99s-gilcrease-museum-and-mark-twain-elementary-have-in-common/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2009 02:02:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 

All these locations have busts of George Washington&#8212;and the first four sculptures are made by Jean Antoine-Houdon. Although I was privileged to see Mount Vernon’s clay model last summer, recently two of the above mentioned works came to the attention of the Oklahoma Teaching Ambassador.
Gilcrease Museum is known for its collection of western art, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Blueskin, Nelson, and . . . Woody?</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/04/08/blueskin-nelson-and-woody/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/04/08/blueskin-nelson-and-woody/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 03:14:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spring is (finally) in the air in Oklahoma and it must be the same at Mount Vernon since the Cherry Blossoms are in bloom in D.C. Not far from my home a greening field is brimming with horses and their young foals. As they prance around the pasture I cannot help but be reminded of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Washington (and the GW Ambassador) takes a Spring Break</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/03/25/washington-and-the-gw-ambassador-takes-a-spring-break/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/03/25/washington-and-the-gw-ambassador-takes-a-spring-break/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 22:14:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week during Spring Break many Okies journeyed south to the beaches or north to the ski slopes. I actually went both ways&#8212;to Florida and then to Colorado. Although George Washington probably never snowboarded or sunbathed on the beach, he did make trips to both the northern and southern states while he was president. He [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The first First Lady, Martha Washington Celebrates with Comanche</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/03/17/the-first-first-lady-martha-washington-celebrates-with-comanche/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/03/17/the-first-first-lady-martha-washington-celebrates-with-comanche/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2009 02:48:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the winning George Washington Birthday Cake winners, Comanche, recently celebrated the General&#8217;s birthday with Martha Washington (Ok, really it was the George Washington Ambassador).  The First Lady visited with the students while all were enjoying cake and ice cream. The participating students and educators were very inquisitive about the Washingtons&#8217; lives.  Martha loved [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shaving George Washington</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/03/04/shaving-george-washington/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/03/04/shaving-george-washington/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 02:16:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmcclaren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was quite a day in Ms. Dugger’s class at Fairview Elementary in Moore.  Walking down the hall with all her materials in hand, the George Washington Teaching Ambassador was welcomed by a sign made especially for her in the social studies hall.  As the ambassador began relating stories about Washington it was evident that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Washington Underfoot</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/03/01/washington-underfoot/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/03/01/washington-underfoot/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2009 16:21:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmcclaren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The George Washington Ambassador has been on the run in February&#8212;George Washington&#8217;s Birthday month.  She has traveled 2, 734 miles around the state of Oklahoma (that is almost the distance from Mount Vernon to San Francisco!).  The ambassador has been to Seminole, Pleasant Grove, Enid, Wanette, Verdigris, Edmond (twice), Oakdale, Sand Springs, Oklahoma City (several [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Let Them Eat Cake!</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/02/22/let-them-eat-cake/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/02/22/let-them-eat-cake/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2009 20:27:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmcclaren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[

George Washington Birthday Cake Winners


Oklahoma has been celebrating George Washington’s birthday all week!  The George Washington Ambassador visited West Field Elementary in Edmond on Tuesday.  The next day, Mount Vernon’s Director of Programs, Nancy Hayward, traveled with the ambassador to Britton Elementary for six presentations.   On Thursday the ambassador excitedly anticipated the arrival of the [...]]]></description>
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		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/02/22/473/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/02/22/473/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2009 20:26:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmcclaren</dc:creator>
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		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/02/22/471/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/02/22/471/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2009 20:25:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/02/22/470/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/02/22/470/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2009 20:24:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmcclaren</dc:creator>
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		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/02/22/468/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/02/22/468/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2009 20:24:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmcclaren</dc:creator>
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		<title>Thank You to the Original American Idol&#8212;George Washington</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/02/09/thank-you-to-the-original-american-idol-george-washington/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/02/09/thank-you-to-the-original-american-idol-george-washington/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:45:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following &#8220;Thank You&#8221; letters were created by Deji Dugger&#8217;s students from Moore Public Schools.  The students attended Colonial Day at the Capitol.  While in the Representatives&#8217; Chamber the students listened to the Original American Idol&#8212;George Washington.  They also sang and danced with the George Washington Oklahoma Teaching Ambassador.

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		<title>Pleasant Grove was More than Pleasant!</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/02/04/pleasant-grove-was-more-than-pleasant/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/02/04/pleasant-grove-was-more-than-pleasant/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 03:49:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pleasant Grove 4th through 8th graders greeted the George Washington Oklahoma Teaching Ambassador in their auditorium.  The students were very involved in learning about the first President and they asked some very interesting and thought-provoking questions.  A great time was had by all&#8212;including some of the teachers who showed us some of their “disco” moves!
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		<title>Washington Arrives in Ponca City</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/01/29/washington-arrives-in-ponca-city/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/01/29/washington-arrives-in-ponca-city/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 03:08:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ponca City High School received the George Washington Portrait from the Mount Vernon Ladies Association.  Principal Johnny Woody accepted the artwork from the George Washington Oklahoma Teacher Ambassador Jan McClaren.  Mr. Woody plans to showcase the painting in the original part (circa 1920) of Ponca City High School on the majestic walls, above the beautiful wood [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brrr…Ice, Ice and Ice!</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/01/26/brrr%e2%80%a6ice-ice-and-ice/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/01/26/brrr%e2%80%a6ice-ice-and-ice/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 23:03:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Weather alerts have been on the news yesterday and today warning of the impending ice storm in Oklahoma. As the day deepened into the afternoon, the forecasts came to bear as an icy mist began to fall. Around the edges of the small neighborhood lake frosty fingers have formed stretching toward the center of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Original American Idol</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/01/18/the-original-american-idol/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/01/18/the-original-american-idol/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Jan 2009 20:07:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmcclaren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 


 




The man who “was first in war, first in peace and first in the hearts of his countrymen” recently visited Oklahoma. George Washington made an appearance at Colonial Day at the capitol in Oklahoma City on Friday, January 16 courtesy of Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens. He appeared as a guest on a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>George Washington is Alive and Well at Peter&#8217;s Elementary</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/01/14/george-washington-is-alive-and-well-at-peters-elementary/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/01/14/george-washington-is-alive-and-well-at-peters-elementary/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2009 20:53:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmcclaren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently, the George Washington Ambassador visited Peter&#8217;s Elementary in Union Schools.  The hallways were filled with giant portraits of the General.  The teachers had gone to www.blockposters.com and created Washington’s portrait in individual sections.  This is apparently a free service.  Each student received one block to color and them they put them together to see [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Washington, the Delaware, and Lewis and Clark?</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/01/13/washington-the-delaware-and-lewis-and-clark/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/01/13/washington-the-delaware-and-lewis-and-clark/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2009 13:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmcclaren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The George Washington Ambassador recently visited with Richard Sullivan&#8217;s 8th grade class at Lewis and Clark School in Tulsa.  The enthusiastic students were eager to learn about the life of Washington.  One class was so excited that they recreated the famous painting of Washington crossing the Delaware on Christmas night.  The honor of being &#8220;the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Be a Guest of the General!</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/01/02/be-a-guest-of-the-general/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2009/01/02/be-a-guest-of-the-general/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2009 21:28:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmcclaren</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/?p=325</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Oklahoma Teachers, it is finally here!  The applications for the George Washington Summer Institute are now available.  This is a wonderful experience for all educators (not just history teachers).  Teachers meet renowned historians and even live on the grounds of Mount Vernon just steps from the Mansion!  Get up early and watch the sunrise over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Panhandle, Trenton, and Horizontal Snow</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2008/12/16/the-panhandle-trenton-and-horizontal-snow/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2008/12/16/the-panhandle-trenton-and-horizontal-snow/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 23:08:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmcclaren</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/?p=297</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Last Monday I headed to Guymon-an almost 7 hour drive from my home. The wind was obviously “whipping up a storm” as I passed I-35 and entered into the northwest quadrant of our state. With continual 40 mph gusts I spent many miles dodging tumbleweeds that were rolling across the highway-and, unfortunately, I managed to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Wonderful Windy Day in Crescent</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2008/12/08/a-wonderful-windy-day-in-crescent/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2008/12/08/a-wonderful-windy-day-in-crescent/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 15:26:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/?p=289</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently the George Washington Oklahoma Teaching Ambassador visited Crescent, Oklahoma.  A cold front hit as school was beginning and the wind was definitely “coming down the plains!” Inside the school’s library the atmosphere was warm, cozy, and inviting. All morning the ambassador met with elementary pupils-and even some high school students joined in the fun! [...]]]></description>
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		<title>George Washington Ambassador Visits Peters Elementary</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2008/12/07/george-washington-ambassador-visits-peters-elementary/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2008/12/07/george-washington-ambassador-visits-peters-elementary/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 02:55:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmcclaren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Peters Elementary in the Union School district welcomed the George Washington Oklahoma Teaching Ambassador to their school.  We had very “active” learning sessions and one can tell by the pictures that all had a wonderful time!

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		<title>A Misty Morning at Mount Vernon</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2008/12/07/a-misty-morning-at-mount-vernon/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2008/12/07/a-misty-morning-at-mount-vernon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 02:33:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmcclaren</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/?p=278</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[This fall I had the opportunity to stay on the grounds of Mount Vernon.  Teachers who attend the Summer Institutes also reside near the Mansion-just one of the great reasons to apply for the educational experience.  I arose early one morning in October and ventured through the grounds.  As the fog meandered in from the Potomac [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Tis Well</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2008/12/07/tis-well/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2008/12/07/tis-well/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 01:52:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmcclaren</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/?p=274</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On this day, in December of 1799, George Washington had only a week to live.  The General was outside in inclement weather on December 12th and came down with a sore throat that worsened rapidly.  As Martha Washington and their family gathered around the dying Washington, he is said to have whispered these last words: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Nation to Nation&#8221; Workshop Invitation for Oklahoma Educators</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2008/12/07/nation-to-nation-workshop-invitation-for-oklahoma-educators/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2008/12/07/nation-to-nation-workshop-invitation-for-oklahoma-educators/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 00:43:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmcclaren</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/?p=272</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Nation to Nation – National Distance Learning Program
February 20, The Oklahoma History Center
George Washington’s Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens and The Oklahoma History Center invite Oklahoma teachers to a special day-long workshop focusing on how George Washington’s Indian policies, enacted during his two terms as president, shaped 19th-century American policy.  From his job as a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>George Washington Birthday Contest for Oklahoma Classes</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2008/12/07/george-washington-birthday-contest-for-oklahoma-classes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2008/12/07/george-washington-birthday-contest-for-oklahoma-classes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2008 00:40:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmcclaren</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/?p=270</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ 1.      Two categories
a.     3rd through 5th grades
b.     6th through 8th  grades
2.      Each class (NOT individual students and NOT multiple classes together) creates a FAKE birthday cake (made out of Styrofoam or some light materials-NO edible materials) that reflects George Washington.  This means the cake could represent his whole life or just his presidency or [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Henryetta and Cleveland Schools</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2008/11/13/henryetta-and-cleveland-schools/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2008/11/13/henryetta-and-cleveland-schools/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 23:31:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmcclaren</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/?p=263</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The George Washington Oklahoma Ambassador visited Henryetta and Cleveland Schools the week of November 10-14.  Henryetta students discussed Washington and the Revolution and made &#8220;rumper stickers&#8221; for the General&#8217;s horse, Nelson.  They showed what they learned during the lesson by holding up red, white or blue cards in response to mulitple choice questions.Cleveland learned about Washington and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Purple Heart, a Grieving Heart, &amp; a Patriotic Heart</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2008/11/13/a-purple-heart-a-grieving-heart-a-patriotic-heart/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2008/11/13/a-purple-heart-a-grieving-heart-a-patriotic-heart/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 23:15:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmcclaren</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/?p=250</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[While I was presenting to a school on Veterans’ Day, I talked about the Purple Heart that George Washington initiated originally as the Badge for Military Merit.  I am sure it is no accident that the medal is purple-because the colors of RED, WHITE, and BLUE mixed together turn a wonderful amethyst shade.  As an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>VOTE!  Your Conduct Influences Ages Yet Unborn</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2008/11/04/vote-your-conduct-influences-ages-yet-unborn/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2008/11/04/vote-your-conduct-influences-ages-yet-unborn/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 14:52:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmcclaren</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/?p=240</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It has been a busy few weeks for the George Washington Oklahoma Ambassador.  Prague Middle and Elementary Schools spent the day with the Ambassador where the older students used “sticky note” votes to determine which characteristics of Washington made him a great leader and the younger pupils recreated “Washington Crossing the Delaware.”   She has traveled [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OU President David Boren Writes about Washington’s Leadership</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2008/10/27/ou-president-david-boren-writes-about-washington%e2%80%99s-leadership/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2008/10/27/ou-president-david-boren-writes-about-washington%e2%80%99s-leadership/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 01:46:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/?p=222</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Recently I read the University of Oklahoma President David Boren’s book, A Letter to America in which he mentioned George Washington several times.  He explained how Washington helped lead us through times that threatened our very existence as a nation and how our first president often expressed his fear that factions would prevent Americans from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oklahoma Student Essay Winners with VIPs</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2008/10/17/oklahoma-student-essay-winners-with-vips/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2008/10/17/oklahoma-student-essay-winners-with-vips/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Oct 2008 22:35:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmcclaren</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/?p=200</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Oklahoma students John Morrow, Kelsey Proctor, Tyler Slawson, and Reagan Gill are pictured with ABC journalist Cokie Roberts, historian Joseph Ellis, and White House Historical Association historian, John Riley.  Mount Vernon&#8217;s Director of Programs, Nancy Hayward, arranged for the students to meet these individuals after the &#8220;Shaping the Presidency&#8221; national distance learning broadcast was taped [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oklahoma Essay Winners Visit Mount Vernon</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2008/10/15/oklahoma-essay-winners-visit-mount-vernon/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2008/10/15/oklahoma-essay-winners-visit-mount-vernon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2008 01:48:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmcclaren</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/?p=185</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[  How Did George Washington Shape the Presidency and the Nation? Essay Contest Winners spent three days as guests of “General Washington” at Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens.  Tyler Slawson of Silo High School, Kelsey Proctor of Hanna, John Morrow of Altus, and Reagan Gill of Claremore won an expenses-paid trip for writing about [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Leadership, George’s Way</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2008/10/08/leadership-george%e2%80%99s-way/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2008/10/08/leadership-george%e2%80%99s-way/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 14:45:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmcclaren</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/?p=182</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As November&#8217;s presidential election draws near, it is appropriate to ponder the leadership characteristics that make a great president.  Through the next few weeks we will examine some of the characteristics that Washington exemplified as identified by Mount Vernon’s Executive Director Jim Rees in his book, George Washington’s Leadership Lessons.  Each week one or two [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Washington crossed Woodward…Oops, I mean the Delaware!</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2008/10/07/washington-crossed-woodward%e2%80%a6oops-i-mean-the-delaware/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2008/10/07/washington-crossed-woodward%e2%80%a6oops-i-mean-the-delaware/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:55:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmcclaren</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/?p=176</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Woodward Middle School students were visited by the Oklahoma George Washington Ambassador.  The students recreated the famous “George Washington Crossing the Delaware” by Emanuel Leutze, then got into groups and wrote what they believed the British headlines would read after the surrender of Cornwallis at Yorktown.  The GW Ambassador also met with Woodward High School [...]]]></description>
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		<title>General Washington had a Farm…</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2008/10/07/general-washington-had-a-farm%e2%80%a6/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2008/10/07/general-washington-had-a-farm%e2%80%a6/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:42:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmcclaren</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/?p=170</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[ Pre-K, Kindergartners, First and second graders at Middleberg Dependent School outside of Blanchard, Oklahoma learned about “George Washington: A Pioneering Farmer.”  The youngsters learned about Ossabaw Island Hogs, Red Devon cows, Washington’s horse, Nelson, and his innovative sixteen-sided treading barn.  The students then sang a song about the General’s farm animals.  Earlier in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>George Washington Summer Teacher Institute</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2008/10/07/george-washington-summer-teacher-institute/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2008/10/07/george-washington-summer-teacher-institute/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2008 22:42:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmcclaren</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/?p=168</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There has been a lot of interest from Oklahoma educators about the GW Summer Institute.  Information will be put on this blog in mid-November.  It is a great experience and I hope many teachers in our state will get a chance to come to Mount Vernon and be in awe of Washington (like me!).
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		<title>Jennings Receives Washington</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2008/09/26/jennings-receives-washington/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2008/09/26/jennings-receives-washington/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:58:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmcclaren</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/?p=108</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Oklahoma’s Jennings Public Schools received a George Washington Portrait from Mount Vernon. The framed replica of Rembrandt Peale’s Porthole Portrait of George Washington is now displayed in a place of honor at the school.   Jennings’ 7th and 8th grade students stand proudly by the picture of the leader who shaped our country.  For schools to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Washington gets an A+</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2008/09/26/washington-gets-an-a/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2008/09/26/washington-gets-an-a/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:50:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmcclaren</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/?p=105</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[At the recent Oklahoma A+ Mini Institute a group of teachers learned about George Washington and the Electoral College-the A+ way!  Since our first President never actually “ran” for the office, the educators designed election posters for the General and several other former presidents.  After some collaboration, art construction, group singing, and disco dancing, the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Time of His Life</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2008/09/26/the-time-of-his-life/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2008/09/26/the-time-of-his-life/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 13:47:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmcclaren</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/?p=102</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[  Mrs. Liz Butcher’s Advanced Placement Government Classes at Moore High School spent the day with the Oklahoma George Washington Teaching Ambassador.  It was September 17-Constitution Day-so the discussion centered on Washington’s impact on the calling of the Convention, his leadership during its creation, and his behind-the-scenes effort in the ratification process.  Students learned [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Which Candidate Has the Best Leadership Qualities? George, Of Course!</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2008/09/15/which-candidate-has-the-best-leadership-qualities-george-of-course/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2008/09/15/which-candidate-has-the-best-leadership-qualities-george-of-course/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2008 14:54:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmcclaren</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/?p=94</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Claremore High School Government and U.S. History classes of Mrs. McGovern and Mrs. Pearson participated in a George Washington Oklahoma Ambassador lesson.  The students compared various resumes of past presidents and leaders.  The resumes were not listed by names but by numbers. After the classes discussed leadership qualities, selected their top candidates, and created [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dog Days of Summer</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2008/09/10/dog-days-of-summer/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2008/09/10/dog-days-of-summer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 18:12:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmcclaren</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/?p=85</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On Wednesday, August 24, 1785 Washington noted in his diary, “Receiv’d Seven hound sent me from France by the Marqs. de la Fayette, by way of New York.” (Twohig, D. George Washington’s Diaries An Abridgment. University of Virginia Press, 1999). Washington had asked Lafayette to send him some French hounds.  The seven consisted of four [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It’s FREE! The George Washington Oklahoma Teaching Ambassador is Available</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2008/09/10/it%e2%80%99s-free-the-george-washington-oklahoma-teaching-ambassador-is-available/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2008/09/10/it%e2%80%99s-free-the-george-washington-oklahoma-teaching-ambassador-is-available/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 18:05:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmcclaren</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/?p=50</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to a grant from the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation, George Washington’s Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens, and Mount Vernon’s Oklahoma Partners-The Oklahoma Foundation for Excellence, A+ Schools, the Oklahoma History Center, the Kirkpatrick Foundation, and the Oklahoma Department of Education, FREE workshops for teachers and FREE classroom experiences about George Washington are available across [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mount Vernon Teacher Institutes. . . Mmm Mmm Good!</title>
		<link>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2008/09/10/mount-vernon-teacher-institutes-mmm-mmm-good/</link>
		<comments>http://www.okgeorgewashington.org/2008/09/10/mount-vernon-teacher-institutes-mmm-mmm-good/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 18:04:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jmcclaren</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Oklahoma Teachers are part of a select group of educators from across the nation that can apply to spend seven days and nights on the grounds of Mount Vernon. At the institutes in July noted historians spoke on a variety of subjects that included: Willie Balderson’s lesson on Washington and his career of surveying; the [...]]]></description>
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