![Little George’s Grand Tour of Europe [Photos]](https://kenmore.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/01.jpg)
by gwffoundation | May 1, 2020 | George Washington, Lives & Legacies, Washington in the World
A staff member who works at George Washington’s Ferry Farm and Historic Kenmore vacationed in England, Austria, and Hungary last September and October. Little George accompanied her and enjoyed seeing new sites and delving into the history of Europe. As the real...
by gwffoundation | Apr 22, 2020 | Lives & Legacies
The Presidential election of 1789 looked quite different than our current election day. For one, the election had to last almost a month to ensure that each state had time for their voters to choose their candidate. Then, in February, the Electoral College announced...
![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 | Apr 15, 2020 | Archaeology, Daily Life in the 1700s, Lives & Legacies
Sewing was an important and necessary skill that all girls in the 18th century learned from a young age. A family’s clothing, bed and table linens, and other items made of fabric were in constant need of repair. These repairs and other sewing tasks were considered...
by gwffoundation | Apr 10, 2020 | Lewis Family, Lives & Legacies, Washington family
George Washington was the oldest of Augustine and Mary Washington’s five children. The next oldest was daughter Betty, who was born 14 months after George and was his only sister. George and Betty are immensely important to us at George Washington’s Ferry Farm &...
by gwffoundation | Apr 1, 2020 | Lives & Legacies
True or False? George Washington was born in England in 1732? FALSE – Although technically he was born a subject of the King on “English” soil, George was born on his father’s farm on Pope’s Creek in Westmoreland County in the English colony of Virginia in 1732. The...
