I Cannot Tell a Lie But I Can Tell a Fable: Aesop’s Fables and the Cherry Tree Tale

by gwffoundation | Feb 21, 2019 | George Washington's Ferry Farm, Historic Kenmore, Lives & Legacies

If you’ve been to Historic Kenmore, you’ve likely been awestruck at the beauty of the plaster ceilings throughout the first floor. Although the identity of “The Stucco Man” is lost to history, he left behind a lesson above the fireplace in the Dining Room. The plaster...

George Washington’s Birthday at Ferry Farm 2019 [Photos]

by gwffoundation | Feb 19, 2019 | George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies

Presidents’ Day is always a celebratory one at George Washington’s Ferry Farm! Once again this year, George’s boyhood home marked his 287th birthday this past Monday, February 18. A special thank you to the sponsor of the George Washington’s Birthday at Ferry...

The Decked Halls of George Washington’s Ferry Farm & Historic Kenmore [Photos]

by gwffoundation | Dec 24, 2018 | George Washington's Ferry Farm, Historic Kenmore, Holiday History, Lives & Legacies

Happy Holidays! George Washington’s Ferry Farm & Historic Kenmore are closed today for Christmas Eve and tomorrow for Christmas Day.  Both houses will reopen for tours for five more days this year before closing on New Year’s Eve and beginning their...

Making 18th Century Glass & Ceramic Replicas [Video]

by gwffoundation | Dec 17, 2018 | Archaeology, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies, The Rooms at Ferry Farm

Our Archaeology team reveals how they are creating replica 18th century glass and ceramic objects that visitors may touch during tours of the Washington house replica at Ferry Farm. Learn more about the Washington house replica...

All About Sugar Cones

by gwffoundation | Dec 13, 2018 | George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies, The Rooms at Ferry Farm

In a post several months ago, we discussed a piece of furniture listed in Augustine Washington’s 1743 probate inventory that gave us some interesting insight into the daily life of the Washington family – the sugar box.  Recently, our reproduction sugar box arrived...

Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme: A Different Kind of Holiday Decorating

by gwffoundation | Dec 6, 2018 | George Washington's Ferry Farm, Holiday History, Lives & Legacies

Over the years, we’ve often discussed how colonial-era Christmas celebrations and decorations were different from our own modern-day versions (read here, here, here, here, and here).  Each year, throughout the month of December at Historic Kenmore, we depict the...