by gwffoundation | Apr 1, 2015 | Behind the Scenes, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
Back in late February, staff revamped the orientation exhibit in the visitors center at George Washington’s Ferry Farm. The new exhibit called The Science of History at Ferry Farm tells the story of how archaeologists and historians discovered the location of...
by gwffoundation | Mar 27, 2015 | Historic Kenmore, Lives & Legacies
The George Washington Foundation’s curators recently oversaw the hanging of portraits in Historic Kenmore’s Drawing Room. Portraits of Fielding and Betty Lewis painted by John Wollaston as well as of John Lewis and Fielding Lewis, Jr. painted by Charles...
by gwffoundation | Mar 25, 2015 | Colonial Grossology, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
Editor’s Note: Looking back in time, people’s personal hygiene, fashion choices, medical treatments, and more sometimes look, at the very least, bizarre, if not outright disgusting. When confronted with these weird or gross practices, our first reaction can be to...
by gwffoundation | Mar 18, 2015 | Archaeology, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
At George Washington’s Ferry Farm we’ve just wrapped up a ceramic mending project. We explain how and why we undertake these mending projects in this post. Our most recent effort focused on Westerwald stonewares owned by the Washington family. Stoneware is a...
by gwffoundation | Mar 12, 2015 | Behind the Scenes, Historic Kenmore, Lives & Legacies
Editor’s Note: The behind-the-scenes tour mentioned at the end of this post and on the video’s end title is sold out. Today, we’re linking to a behind-the-scenes video on The George Washington Foundation’s YouTube channel. In the...
