“Ya Basic”: Washington and “The Bread and Butter Ball”

by gwffoundation | Feb 14, 2019 | George Washington, Lives & Legacies

It was in February 1760 that George and Martha attended a ball that fell short of his expectations. As he somewhat whimsically recorded in his diary, the tables lacked linen, beverages were watered down, and the food offered compared to basic prison fare. In today’s...

The Hazards of Winter in Washington’s Day

by gwffoundation | Jan 31, 2019 | Daily Life in the 1700s, Lives & Legacies, Natural History

Many people find winter miserable. It can be hard dealing with freezing temperatures, inclement weather, and long nights.  With much of the nation experiencing record-breaking cold and windchills today and the current temperature at George Washington’s Ferry...

The President’s Cough

by gwffoundation | Jan 25, 2019 | George Washington, Lives & Legacies

“The day being Rainy & Stormy – myself much disordered by a cold and inflammation in the left eye, I was prevented from visiting Lexington (where the first blood in the dispute with Great Britain) was drawn.” – George Washington, October 26, 1789 The sounds of...

“Twelfth Night at Historic Kenmore” 2019 [Photos]

by gwffoundation | Jan 18, 2019 | Historic Kenmore, Holiday History, Lives & Legacies

Each January, Historic Kenmore presents Twelfth Night at Kenmore, a dramatic theater presentation that imagines the first Christmas that Fielding and Betty Washington Lewis spent in their newly built home. The play is set in January 1776 and that year is not a time...

Coming Soon! “Twelfth Night at Kenmore” [Photos]

by gwffoundation | Jan 2, 2019 | Historic Kenmore, Lives & Legacies, Theater and Theater History

On Friday, January 11, Saturday, January 12, and Sunday, January 13, Historic Kenmore will again present Twelfth Night at Kenmore, a dramatic theater presentation set in 1776. This production depicts the first Christmas that Fielding and Betty Washington Lewis...