by gwffoundation | Aug 20, 2021 | Daily Life in the 1700s, Lives & Legacies
Recently, I came across an interesting notice in an early edition of the Virginia Gazette. On June 9, 1738, Augustine Washington, George Washington’s father, placed a notice in the newspaper about one of his indentured servants running away. The notice...
by gwffoundation | Aug 11, 2021 | Archaeology, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
In this video, spend a day with the archaeologists digging at George Washington’s Ferry Farm this...
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 | Jul 21, 2021 | Archaeology, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
The 2021 archaeological dig season at George Washington’s Ferry Farm is over two-thirds complete. Here’s a collection of photos taken in the field of a few artifacts discovered thus far. You can read an overview of our expectations and goals for this year’s dig...
by gwffoundation | Jul 7, 2021 | George Washington's Ferry Farm, Historic Kenmore, Lives & Legacies
Throughout my time as a museum professional, I have worked at several different museums each with different classifications, rules, and operating procedures. Before entering the museum world, I used to think that most museums operated in a similar way. However, that...
by gwffoundation | Jun 25, 2021 | George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
The Fifes & Drums of York Town played and marched today at George Washington’s Ferry Farm. The group will also perform on the lawn at Historic Kenmore this Sunday, June 27. There will be three 15 minute performances between 12:30pm and 1:30pm. No admission...