by gwffoundation | May 9, 2019 | George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies, Washington family
On Tuesday, May 7, 2019, Archaeologist Mara Kaktins, Ceramics & Glass Specialist at The George Washington Foundation, presented a lecture titled “Drinking with the Washingtons: Archaeological Evidence of Colonial Imbibing at Ferry Farm.” Mara explored a wide...
by gwffoundation | May 3, 2019 | Archaeology, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies, The Rooms at Ferry Farm
The replica Washington house at George Washington’s Ferry Farm has been open for tours for one year now but we still continue to add reproduction furniture and objects to the rooms inside. Since the house is a replica built using archaeology, historic research, and...
by gwffoundation | Apr 1, 2019 | George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
Aerial footage shot Joe Brooks of EagleOne Aerial Photography: https://www.facebook.com/EagleOnePhotos. To learn more about George Washington’s Ferry Farm, visit...
by gwffoundation | Mar 20, 2019 | George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies, Washington family
When visitors come to George Washington’s Ferry Farm, they can stand in what were once the fields of the Washington family’s farm, where they grew tobacco and other crops. While living here, Augustine Washington, George’s father, taught his sons – George, Samuel, John...
by gwffoundation | Mar 6, 2019 | George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies, Natural History
Between September 2017 and February 2019, the Fredericksburg Birding Club (FBC) conducted 12 bird surveys at George Washington’s Ferry Farm. We did three in spring, one in summer, three in fall, and five in winter. During that time, we saw 78 of the 136 species...
by gwffoundation | Feb 27, 2019 | George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies, The Rooms at Ferry Farm
Another new piece of furniture has arrived at the Washington house at George Washington’s Ferry Farm! Introducing the “Old Desk,” as listed in the “Parlour” on Augustine Washington’s 1743 probate inventory. This desk was copied from an original piece in...
