The President’s Cough

by gwffoundation | Jan 25, 2019 | George Washington, Lives & Legacies

“The day being Rainy & Stormy – myself much disordered by a cold and inflammation in the left eye, I was prevented from visiting Lexington (where the first blood in the dispute with Great Britain) was drawn.” – George Washington, October 26, 1789 The sounds of...

“Twelfth Night at Historic Kenmore” 2019 [Photos]

by gwffoundation | Jan 18, 2019 | Historic Kenmore, Holiday History, Lives & Legacies

Each January, Historic Kenmore presents Twelfth Night at Kenmore, a dramatic theater presentation that imagines the first Christmas that Fielding and Betty Washington Lewis spent in their newly built home. The play is set in January 1776 and that year is not a time...

Coming Soon! “Twelfth Night at Kenmore” [Photos]

by gwffoundation | Jan 2, 2019 | Historic Kenmore, Lives & Legacies, Theater and Theater History

On Friday, January 11, Saturday, January 12, and Sunday, January 13, Historic Kenmore will again present Twelfth Night at Kenmore, a dramatic theater presentation set in 1776. This production depicts the first Christmas that Fielding and Betty Washington Lewis...

The Decked Halls of George Washington’s Ferry Farm & Historic Kenmore [Photos]

by gwffoundation | Dec 24, 2018 | George Washington's Ferry Farm, Historic Kenmore, Holiday History, Lives & Legacies

Happy Holidays! George Washington’s Ferry Farm & Historic Kenmore are closed today for Christmas Eve and tomorrow for Christmas Day.  Both houses will reopen for tours for five more days this year before closing on New Year’s Eve and beginning their...

Making Syllabub

by gwffoundation | Dec 19, 2018 | Holiday History, Lives & Legacies

The holiday season has arrived at Historic Kenmore, bringing with it our annual display in the house of colonial wintry traditions from greenery to lovely desserts. Two years ago, I explored the mysterious origin of Betty Lewis’s hedgehog cake and even made a pretty...

Making 18th Century Glass & Ceramic Replicas [Video]

by gwffoundation | Dec 17, 2018 | Archaeology, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies, The Rooms at Ferry Farm

Our Archaeology team reveals how they are creating replica 18th century glass and ceramic objects that visitors may touch during tours of the Washington house replica at Ferry Farm. Learn more about the Washington house replica...