Back in 1984, CBS produced a 4-part mini-series on the life of George Washington. 2 years later, they brought back a lot of the original cast to do a 2-part follow-on about Washington's presidency.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UoVCFt0HN9w

It's up on Youtube now. KYHillChick and I just finished watching it. It has the shamanic seal of approval.

Thanks!!

I just put it on my "to watch" list for this evening after work.

Is he a negro in the new version?

Got a great great (however many greats) grandfather that was a buddy of his. Later in life he was one of Washington's pallbearers and afterwards was buried beside Washington, presumably with Martha on the other side.

Godogs57: Your kin probably knew my kin-- Shreves. They certainly knew KYHillChick's kin, the Balls. Washington's mom was a Ball. I forget which Ball it was that took off through the Cumberland Gap, but he left owing George 20 pounds. George forgave him in his will.

GTOM: George is played by Barry Bostwick. Patty Duke plays Martha.

and the irony of the campfire my people in the 1700's and early 1800's were around the cumberland gap area, homesteading under something called a "tomahawk homestead". this would have been the northeast corner of tennessee, and southeast kentucky. Lots of cemeteries around there with my family last name.
And here i sit in arizona.

Here's more info on the series:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086720/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_148



Yes, THAT Barry Bostwick. You may remember him from Rocky Horror Picture Show:







. . . of course that was 10 years before this mini-series was made.

From what I understand, the Balls came through the Gap, said "F--- this sh--!" and settled a couple of miles on the other side and didn't budge for 70 years.

That was a good series.

I seem to recall another Barry Bostwick presidential role in something along the lines of "Franklin Delano Roosevelt, American Badass", but I may be imagining that. (Hitler and Mussolini were werewolves IIRC.) Slightly different concept from the GW pic.

Latino

We might be cousins.

Col. William Payne was my kin....

I'll check with the 'HillChick.

Naah, a wise Latina.

Hey, thanks for this, episodes one and two playing in the background helped a long and tedious paperwork/documentation session go by

Bob!! I thought for sure you would be one of le dastardly Francois 'iding en le weeds avec les indiens hostiles a Fort Nécessité.


Then again, I was also looking for you among the rücksichtslose Hessische söldner in episode two. If I was there would dress up like that for the moustache alone.

A bi curious cross dressing wise Latina

"Then again, I was also looking for you among the rücksichtslose Hessische söldner in episode two. If I was there would dress up like that for the moustache alone."

Ja ein "Lange Kerls" mit der alte Fritz!!!!

I am a descendant of William Ball IV. His brother Joseph Ball was George Washington's great grandfather. Or you could say I am a descendant of William Ball the III, who was George's great great grandfather. William IV and Joseph were the ones to come to America. William came to Jamestown in 1650. I believe that Joseph was already here when William came.

So that chick on the Ancestry.com commercial is y’alls cousin????

Oh, my! I've got another in-law!