by gwffoundation | May 25, 2020 | Lives & Legacies
In this video, we meet Mara’s chickens and learn how chickens naturally lay eggs...
by gwffoundation | May 20, 2020 | George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
During the Civil War, George Washington’s Ferry Farm was the site of Union Army encampments that included some defensive works like a trench dug into the crest of the ridge overlooking the river. In that trench and throughout Ferry Farm’s landscape, Union soldiers...
by gwffoundation | May 14, 2020 | Archaeology, Historic Kenmore, Lives & Legacies
Rodents are usually seen as one of a museum’s greatest enemies. They damage valuable artifacts and buildings, leave a mess wherever they go, and frighten unsuspecting visitors. Like most museums, Historic Kenmore does its best to make sure no pests make their home in...
by gwffoundation | May 12, 2020 | Archaeology, Historic Kenmore, Lives & Legacies
In this video, we pick apart a rodent’s nest discovered by archaeologists investigating Historic Kenmore’s walls and floors for architectural artifacts. Like most museums, we take extensive pest prevention measures today but, back when it was an actual home,...
by gwffoundation | May 7, 2020 | Lewis Family, Lives & Legacies
Fielding and Betty Washington Lewis were married on this date in 1750 and would have celebrated their 270th wedding anniversary this year. In honor of their anniversary, we’ve taken some creative liberty and have created a fictional newspaper announcement of...
by gwffoundation | May 5, 2020 | Daily Life in the 1700s, Lewis Family, Lives & Legacies
It seems we are all pre-occupied with the subject of groceries lately – how we’re going to get them, which store has what, which items are hard to find at the moment. The current shopping situation is an alien one to us in our modern world of on-line ordering and...
