The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in The District of Columbia invite you to join them in celebrating Washington's Birthday at Dumbarton House, on Washington's Birthday, February 22nd.  Society members will have a light reception beginning at 6PM, followed by a showing of the The Washingtons of Sulgrave Manor (60 minutes), released in 2011 by Cabin 17 Productions.

Says writer/director/producer Ken Winber:  THE WASHINGTONS OF SULGRAVE MANOR breaks new ground in telling the story of how our country was formed. George Washington was the third generation of his family born in America. Most of us don't think of the Founding Fathers as immigrants, but surprisingly the Washingtons' story has much in common with those of other immigrants to America over the last 300 years. The Washingtons were emblematic of their time. As English trade mushroomed, George Washington's ancestor, Lawrence, became rich. But in the English Civil War, the Washingtons were swept to near ruin. In 1656, George Washington's great-grandfather John entered the sea trade with the Virginia Colony and ... the rest is history. The Washingtons epitomized the people who came, and continue to come, to America.

Sulgrave Manor, in Banbury, England, dates to 1539, and is the seat of the Washington Family.  In 1914, Sulgrave Manor was presented by a body of British subscribers to the People of Great Britain and the United States, in celebration of the Hundred Years of Peace between the two nations. In 1924, The National Society of The Colonial Dames of America raised $112,000 from 35,000 subscribers to endow the Manor and Grounds in perpetuity.

The event is free and open to the public but registration is required due to space limitations.