by gwffoundation | Mar 16, 2018 | Daily Life in the 1700s, Lives & Legacies
We look at our cats today as the furriest, purriest companions known to humankind. But most cats in colonial America worked for their status as the designated house cat. It wasn’t all lazy days trying to squeeze into the smallest box possible or snoozing in that tiny...
by gwffoundation | Mar 7, 2018 | Lives & Legacies
As an historian, one of the many things I find rewarding is constantly learning. I truly learn something new every day. It’s exciting. Many people might find this curious since to them history perhaps seems stale, unchanging, and boring. In reality, history...
by gwffoundation | Feb 28, 2018 | George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
It’s easy to take our refrigerators for granted. There they sit in our kitchens quietly keeping our food safe to eat and making our lives quite easy. It may be difficult to imagine but a large percentage of time on an 18th century homestead such as George...
by gwffoundation | Feb 14, 2018 | Archaeology, Civil War, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
Thimbles were once a popular token of affection given to ladies by family members, close acquaintances, or sanguine suitors. These essential tools formed an ideal gift for a beloved family member or an appropriate token of affection during those early, initial stages...
by gwffoundation | Feb 12, 2018 | Building George's House, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies, The Rooms at Ferry Farm
In this video, Curator Meghan Budinger shows us early arrivals among the reproduction furniture to go into the reconstructed Washington house at George Washington’s Ferry Farm. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3f6Or0hGeEQ?ecver=1
by gwffoundation | Feb 8, 2018 | George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lewis Family, Lives & Legacies
George Washington’s Ferry Farm is located on a hill overlooking the Rappahannock River. That river connects to the Chesapeake Bay and eventually the Atlantic Ocean. When young George Washington lived at Ferry Farm, the Rappahannock was a gateway to the entire...
