by gwffoundation | Aug 19, 2015 | George Washington's Ferry Farm, Historic Kenmore, Lives & Legacies
In colonial times, ocean-going ships could sail up the Rappahannock River all the way to Fredericksburg. This made the tiny but growing town a bustling seaport. All types of goods were loaded onto ships to be sent to Europe while others were unloaded to be sold...
by gwffoundation | Aug 17, 2015 | Historic Kenmore, Lives & Legacies
The Rude Mechanicals presented candlelight performances of William Shakespeare’s Cymbeline this past weekend at Historic...
by gwffoundation | Jul 29, 2015 | Historic Kenmore, Lives & Legacies
One of the aspects of a historian’s job is dealing with primary sources, the paper trail of history. The archives here at The George Washington Foundation contain primary sources that include letters, wills, land grants, court orders, military orders, bills and...
by gwffoundation | Jul 1, 2015 | George Washington's Ferry Farm, Historic Kenmore, Lives & Legacies
A quick post today because everyone here at The George Washington Foundation are busily preparing for The Fourth of July at Ferry Farm this Saturday! Still, we did have a bit of time to take a quick look through the archives for some images of celebrations in...
by gwffoundation | Jun 17, 2015 | Historic Kenmore, Lives & Legacies
King Lear is known far and wide as William Shakespeare’s finest tragedy but it has not always been the preferred version of the story. In part one, we saw how Shakespeare popularized the old story of King Lear by crafting a story aimed directly at Elizabethan...
by gwffoundation | Jun 15, 2015 | Historic Kenmore, Lives & Legacies
Shakespeare on the Lawn returned to Historic Kenmore this past weekend with the first two performances of King Lear. Below are photos from the shows. Don’t worry if you missed this past weekend’s performances because there are two more shows this coming...
