Photograph of Penny Panel

A photograph of the back of the George Mason Statue

A photograph of the left side of George Mason Statue

A photograph of the right side of George Mason Statue

A photograph of the front side of the Mason statue

In-Person Scavenger Hunt for Field Trips

Photograph of the cramped spiral staircase at Gunston Hall that enslaved people had to use

An email exchange between Center for Mason Legacies directors and George Mason faculty members celebrating the progress made so far on the fountain.

These images show workers beginning to put the stones in placed for the fountain component of the memorial.

The stamp reads: "They did not just endure: They lived and created And passed down strength And power and hope And love. Roger Wilkins"

The stamp reads: "In 1765, Mason's father-in-law gave each of the first six Mason children an enslaved child."

The stamp reads: "Holding a quill and clenching his fist was George Mason's personal attendant who worked long hours and stood next to the proprietor of Gunston Hall. James prepared Mason's wigs, waited table in the grand plantation house, opened the front door for the gentry, and traveled with the slave owner. On the plantation, many enslaved people labored outside the house. They cultivated the soil, producing two primary cash crops, tobacco and then wheat.

The stamp reads: "[Penny] came to labor in Virginia as a bequeathed gift to Mason's young daughter Ann (Nancy) Mason, Penny was taken from her enslaved community on a Maryland plantation to Gunston Hall. At the time, both girls were about ten years old.

This is George Mason's last known update to his will and the disposition of his property. It is an indenture between Mason and Rinaldo Johnson, who will marry Mason's oldest daughter Ann (Nancy) Mason Johnson.