and Workers Who Helped Free America

Elizabeth Thompson is one of the most intriguing Irish characters who traveled alongside George Washington during and after the Revolutionary War. She was the elderly head of his household and oversaw about two dozen staff for five years during the war, constantly moving with the commander-in-chief as he frequently changed residences to keep the British off his trail. Little is … [Read more...] about The President’s Beloved Irish housekeeper
and Washington’s Kindness