![[Infographic] Ten Pivotal Moments of George Washington’s Boyhood](https://kenmore.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/ten-moments-infographic-png-800x675.png)
by gwffoundation | Oct 29, 2020 | Lives & Legacies
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by gwffoundation | Oct 14, 2020 | Lives & Legacies
Left – Dwight D. Eisenhower on horseback in his later years. Credit: Eisenhower National Historic Site | Right – George Washington receiving the salute on the field at Trenton (1899) by John Faed. Credit: Public Domain. “Who did I think I was, running...
by gwffoundation | Oct 1, 2020 | Historic Kenmore, History of Slavery, Kenmore Enslaved Community Project, Lives & Legacies
In our ongoing series of investigations into the lives of Historic Kenmore’s enslaved community during the Lewis era, we recently uncovered another full identity behind what was once just a name. Once again, close examination of long-forgotten documents and...
by gwffoundation | Sep 17, 2020 | Daily Life in the 1700s, Lives & Legacies
How many times have you watched Hamilton? It’s okay, I’ve lost count too. In my most recent viewing, when Burr and Hamilton each proudly proclaim their letter-ending valedictions in the song “Your Obedient Servant”, I began thinking “Where exactly did this phrase come...
by gwffoundation | Sep 10, 2020 | Lives & Legacies, Washington family
Mary Washington Monument in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Credit: Beth Hosier/The George Washington Foundation True or False? Mary Washington had a set of false teeth like her son George?FALSE – Mary did not have a famous set of dentures like her son George. All of...
by gwffoundation | Aug 19, 2020 | Archaeology, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
It’s that time of year again! Actually, it’s past that time of year but better late than never! The annual summer archaeological dig at George Washington’s Ferry Farm – delayed like so many other things by the COVID-19 pandemic – has finally begun! Ferry Farm’s...
