by gwffoundation | Dec 13, 2018 | George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies, The Rooms at Ferry Farm
In a post several months ago, we discussed a piece of furniture listed in Augustine Washington’s 1743 probate inventory that gave us some interesting insight into the daily life of the Washington family – the sugar box. Recently, our reproduction sugar box arrived...
![5th Annual “A Wee Christmas at Kenmore” [Photos]](https://kenmore.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/dollhouses-1024x675.jpg)
by gwffoundation | Dec 11, 2018 | Historic Kenmore, Holiday History, Lives & Legacies
Visit Kenmore this holiday season for an exhibit of highly detailed, replica dollhouses – including the mansion – and miniatures in the Crowninshield Museum Building. Share memories of your dollhouse with your family as you explore life in miniature! Put your mind and...
by gwffoundation | Dec 6, 2018 | George Washington's Ferry Farm, Holiday History, Lives & Legacies
Over the years, we’ve often discussed how colonial-era Christmas celebrations and decorations were different from our own modern-day versions (read here, here, here, here, and here). Each year, throughout the month of December at Historic Kenmore, we depict the...
![32nd Annual Gingerbread House Contest & Exhibit at Ferry Farm [Photos]](https://kenmore.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/1-2-snoopys-christmas-love-1-678x675.jpg)
by gwffoundation | Dec 4, 2018 | George Washington's Ferry Farm, Holiday History, Lives & Legacies
It’s the 32nd year of a a long-standing holiday tradition: the Gingerbread Contest & Exhibit at George Washington’s Ferry Farm! This year’s theme is “Cartoon Adventures.” Adults and children alike will enjoy the sights and smells of these festive creations...
by gwffoundation | Nov 28, 2018 | Archaeology, Civil War, Lives & Legacies
Old, crushed, and rusted food cans in and of themselves aren’t terribly interesting, at least not to me. But when the can contains 150-year-old bullets, it becomes very interesting indeed. Recently, while going through our artifact collection database, I came across...
