by gwffoundation | Jul 28, 2017 | Building George's House, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
In this episode, we join blacksmith Peter Ross in his shop in North Carolina as he forges a thumb latch for the Washington house at Ferry Farm. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9OrOuU7LxQ?ecver=1 Learn more about the Washington House here and view other videos,...
by gwffoundation | Jul 26, 2017 | George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
It isn’t known when the myths about the small white building called the Surveyor’s Shed at George Washington’s Ferry Farm began, or why it was believed by so many that the structure existed during George Washington’s childhood. It was long-held myth was that Augustine...
by gwffoundation | Jul 10, 2017 | George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
Scenes from last week’s Independence Day celebration at George Washington’s Ferry...
by gwffoundation | Jul 3, 2017 | George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
“There is no man who hates the power of the crown more, or who has a worse opinion of the Person to whom it belongs than I.” – Charles James Fox, letter to Edmund Burke, 24 January 1779. Quoted in L. G. Mitchell, Charles James Fox (1997:41). “It is intolerable...
by gwffoundation | Jun 28, 2017 | Building George's House, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies, The Rooms at Ferry Farm
The furnishings plan for the Washington house at George Washington’s Ferry Farm is done, and the reproduction furnishings are being made. Whew! It was a long process, filled with lengthy research and sometimes a few head-scratchers. Augustine Washington’s 1743...
by gwffoundation | Jun 21, 2017 | Behind the Scenes, Fashion in History, Lives & Legacies
We have been working tirelessly to improve the accuracy of the costumes that actors and staff wear when performing for or interacting with the public at Historic Kenmore and George Washington’s Ferry Farm. This is no easy task, but it improves the visitor experience...
