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 6, 2015 | George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
About a month ago on “Lives & Legacies,” we shared a gallery of photos showing snow-covered Historic Kenmore and George Washington’s Ferry Farm in years past. That post especially focused on snowy scenes of Kenmore. With snow from...
by gwffoundation | Feb 19, 2015 | George Washington, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
The annual George Washington’s Birthday Celebration at Ferry Farm took place on Saturday, February 14. Fun family activities included colonial-era games, crafts, the Stone Throw Challenge, theater performances, and birthday cake! Here are some photos from the...
by gwffoundation | Feb 11, 2015 | George Washington, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
I find that February, though it has the fewest days, can be the longest month of the year. The novelty of winter has worn off and, often, I simply seem to be enduring until the first glimpses of spring in March. I do, however, look forward with excitement to two...
by gwffoundation | Feb 4, 2015 | George Washington's Ferry Farm, Historic Kenmore, Lives & Legacies
This year, we’ve not had a particularly photographic snow at George Washington’s Ferry Farm or Historic Kenmore… yet. Snow eventually will come but, until then, we’re sharing some of our best snowy photos from last year and from ten years...
by gwffoundation | Jan 28, 2015 | 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...
