by gwffoundation | Sep 11, 2023 | Archaeology, Colonial Grossology, Daily Life in the 1700s, Historic Kenmore, Lives & Legacies, Natural History
A pest is a broad term for any organism that spreads disease, causes destruction, or is generally a nuisance. In the 21st century, we still constantly battle pests from squirrels who chew through your internet cables or spiders who set up house in the high corner of...
![The Flora and Fauna of Ferry Farm [Photos]](https://kenmore.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/benjamin-guest-1-1024x675.jpg)
by gwffoundation | Aug 4, 2021 | George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies, Natural History
On a recent summer Saturday morning, a group of photographers came to George Washington’s Ferry Farm for a hike on the trails around the property. A lot of wildlife call Ferry Farm home, and we hoped to capture some of it. We saw many birds, a turtle, and a rabbit...
by gwffoundation | Jun 2, 2021 | Archaeology, Lives & Legacies, Natural History
Archaeologists have one pretty big hang up, and that is when people ask us if we dig for dinosaurs. We’re so obsessed with making sure that people know we don’t dig dinosaurs that you can find shirts, coffee mugs, keychains, and other merchandise that all say...
![Flowers of Kenmore [Photos]](https://kenmore.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/flowers-of-kenmore-1-1024x675.jpg)
by gwffoundation | Apr 20, 2020 | Historic Kenmore, Lives & Legacies, Natural History
While Historic Kenmore remains closed temporarily because of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, nature’s seasons move forward as normal. One of the highlights of spring in Kenmore’s gardens is the first blooms of our tulips and other flowers. Since...
by gwffoundation | Nov 27, 2019 | George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies, Natural History
The holiday season is beginning! No matter how you celebrate the next several weeks, you’re likely spending extra time thinking about food. We archaeologists are no different, only we also want to know what the Washingtons and their enslaved laborers ate, whether at...
by gwffoundation | Sep 11, 2019 | Lives & Legacies, Natural History
The black darkness of night — before electric lights – is hard for us to imagine today. We assume life simply stopped as our ancestors awaited day’s return, though historical research suggests it did not. People cleaned, cooked, plowed, prayed, and even visited...
