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...
by gwffoundation | Mar 25, 2020 | Historic Kenmore, Lives & Legacies
Many families have called Historic Kenmore “home” over its more than two centuries of existence. In late 19th century, the Howards lived in the grand brick home and one Howard in particular left an everlasting mark on the house and its history. William...
by gwffoundation | Mar 17, 2020 | American Revolution, George Washington, Holiday History, Lives & Legacies
Saint Patrick’s Day honors St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, who was born in England and lived during the 5th century. Early in life, he was kidnapped, sold into slavery, and ended up living in Ireland. He is credited with converting the Irish to Christianity,...
by gwffoundation | Mar 6, 2020 | Holiday History, Lewis Family, Lives & Legacies
At the end of 2019, Dr. Edward E. Moore donated a collection of family documents to Historic Kenmore. Dr. Moore’s is the great-great grandnephew of Esther Maria Lewis Moore, who was the great granddaughter of Lawrence Lewis. Lawrence was the son of Betty and Fielding...
by gwffoundation | Feb 26, 2020 | Historic Kenmore, Lives & Legacies
In the 18th century, more women began to publish cookbooks. Previously, writing or compiling such books was the domain professional cooks or chefs, who were men. Two of these women and their books, Hannah Glasse’s The Art of Cookery, Made Plain and Easy and Eliza...
