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Washington’s St. Patrick’s Day General Order

Washington’s St. Patrick’s Day General Order

by gwffoundation | Mar 17, 2020 | American Revolution, George Washington, Holiday History, Lives & Legacies

Saint Patrick’s Day honors St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, who was born in England and lived during the 5th century. Early in life, he was kidnapped, sold into slavery, and ended up living in Ireland. He is credited with converting the Irish to Christianity,...
A Lucky Diary Discovery

A Lucky Diary Discovery

by gwffoundation | Mar 6, 2020 | Holiday History, Lewis Family, Lives & Legacies

At the end of 2019, Dr. Edward E. Moore donated a collection of family documents to Historic Kenmore.  Dr. Moore’s is the great-great grandnephew of Esther Maria Lewis Moore, who was the great granddaughter of Lawrence Lewis. Lawrence was the son of Betty and Fielding...
Betty Washington’s Cookbooks

Betty Washington’s Cookbooks

by gwffoundation | Feb 26, 2020 | Historic Kenmore, Lives & Legacies

In the 18th century, more women began to publish cookbooks.  Previously, writing or compiling such books was the domain professional cooks or chefs, who were men.  Two of these women and their books, Hannah Glasse’s The Art of Cookery, Made Plain and Easy and Eliza...
Little George Goes Back to Pittsburgh [Photos]

Little George Goes Back to Pittsburgh [Photos]

by gwffoundation | Feb 12, 2020 | George Washington, Lives & Legacies, Washington in the World

A staff member who works at George Washington’s Ferry Farm and Historic Kenmore recently visited Pittsburgh.  Little George accompanied her and visited places related in some fashion to George Washington’s life in the 1700s, the world he lived at that time , or...
Bad Medicines: Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup

Bad Medicines: Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup

by gwffoundation | Jan 31, 2020 | George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies

It’s hard to believe that there was once a time when products weren’t covered in labels listing all their ingredients in great detail. We are used to labels promising the absence of unhealthy chemicals. We are accustomed to labels warning when a product was packaged...
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