by gwffoundation | Sep 4, 2019 | Lives & Legacies, Natural History
The night sky is the astronomer’s workspace, the explorer’s final frontier, and, perhaps surprisingly, the historian’s library of epic tales, myths, and legends. This library of stars connects us to the cultures and civilizations of our past in a uniquely special...
by gwffoundation | Jun 12, 2019 | Archaeology, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies, Natural History
As many of you know, the Washington house replica at George Washington’s Ferry Farm was reconstructed and furnished as accurately as possible using historic documents, paintings, letters, and, of course, archaeology. Now that the challenge of getting the house built...
by gwffoundation | Apr 24, 2019 | Lives & Legacies, Natural History
With hindsight, the events of history often seem inevitable. America was destined for independence from Britain. All colonists were patriots who saw themselves as a nation and a people separate from the mother country. This was absolutely not the case. Colonists’...
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 | Jan 31, 2019 | Daily Life in the 1700s, Lives & Legacies, Natural History
Many people find winter miserable. It can be hard dealing with freezing temperatures, inclement weather, and long nights. With much of the nation experiencing record-breaking cold and windchills today and the current temperature at George Washington’s Ferry...
by gwffoundation | Nov 14, 2018 | George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies, Natural History
The moment anyone mentions trees and George Washington, you probably think of the famous Cherry Tree Story. However, this tale of young George taking a hatchet to his father’s cherry tree and, when confronted about the act, asserting “I cannot tell a...
