by gwffoundation | May 7, 2018 | Building George's House, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
The Washington house at Ferry Farm is now open for tours. The interpretive replica of George Washington’s boyhood home is an interactive and hands-on experience for all ages, where visitors can experience what life was like in the eighteenth century. Using information...
by gwffoundation | Feb 12, 2018 | Building George's House, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies, The Rooms at Ferry Farm
In this video, Curator Meghan Budinger shows us early arrivals among the reproduction furniture to go into the reconstructed Washington house at George Washington’s Ferry Farm. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3f6Or0hGeEQ?ecver=1
by gwffoundation | Jan 31, 2018 | Building George's House, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies, The Rooms at Ferry Farm
As more of reproduction furnishings for the Washington house get underway, I thought I might address one of the more notable characteristics of the pieces: their feet. Anyone familiar with antique furniture has noticed the sometimes rather odd appearance of foot...
by gwffoundation | Oct 13, 2017 | Building George's House, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
In this video, stone and brick mason Ray Cannetti and his crew turn burnt oyster shells from last summer’s lime rick burn into powdered lime to use in mortar in the reconstructed Washington house chimneys. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUaKikqrnG4?rel=0 Learn...
by gwffoundation | Sep 27, 2017 | Building George's House, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies, The Rooms at Ferry Farm
On Tuesday, September 19, 2017, Meghan Budinger, Aldrich Director of Curatorial Operations at The George Washington Foundation, presented a lecture titled “The Rooms at Ferry Farm.” Meghan surveyed how we plan to furnish the reconstructed Washington house using...
by gwffoundation | Sep 20, 2017 | Building George's House, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
On Tuesday, September 12, 2017, Laura Galke, archaeologist, small finds analyst and site director at The George Washington Foundation, presented a lecture titled “The Mother of the Father of Our Country.” Laura examined how historical documents and newly-unearthed...
