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Dig These Dishes! We Recreate an 18th Century Table Setting Using Only Artifacts.

Dig These Dishes! We Recreate an 18th Century Table Setting Using Only Artifacts.

by gwffoundation | Dec 15, 2021 | Archaeology, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies, Washington family

On a typical day at George Washington’s Boyhood Home at Ferry Farm, visitors experiencing the house tour are ushered into the main hall upon which a dining table is set out before them with 18th-century reproductions of plates, glassware, wine bottles, and serving...
The Archaeological Process [Infographic]

The Archaeological Process [Infographic]

by gwffoundation | Oct 29, 2021 | Archaeology, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies

Playing Around: 20th Century Die-Cast Toys Excavated at Ferry Farm

Playing Around: 20th Century Die-Cast Toys Excavated at Ferry Farm

by gwffoundation | Oct 20, 2021 | Archaeology, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies

A lot of people don’t realize how many 20th century artifacts we excavate at George Washington’s Ferry Farm.  Up until the 1990s, families lived and farmed on the property, leaving tens of thousands of artifacts behind.  Some of our favorite modern artifacts...
“Have you found anything today?”: A Review of the 2021 Archaeological Excavation at Ferry Farm

“Have you found anything today?”: A Review of the 2021 Archaeological Excavation at Ferry Farm

by gwffoundation | Sep 22, 2021 | Archaeology, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies

“Have you found anything today?” was (and always is) the most-asked question posed by our daily visitors who stopped by our archaeological site at George Washington’s Ferry Farm this summer. Everyone wants to understand what is going on in the very large square...

A Day at the Dig at George Washington’s Ferry Farm [Video]

by gwffoundation | Aug 11, 2021 | Archaeology, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies

In this video, spend a day with the archaeologists digging at George Washington’s Ferry Farm this...
“Have you found anything today?”: A Review of the 2021 Archaeological Excavation at Ferry Farm

We’re Still Digging!: An Update on 2021’s Archaeological Excavation at Ferry Farm [Photos]

by gwffoundation | Jul 21, 2021 | Archaeology, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies

The 2021 archaeological dig season at George Washington’s Ferry Farm is over two-thirds complete. Here’s a collection of photos taken in the field of a few artifacts discovered thus far.  You can read an overview of our expectations and goals for this year’s dig...
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