by gwffoundation | May 2, 2016 | Archaeology, Lives & Legacies
In this video, we show you how archaeologists piece together artifacts in order to learn about the object and, most importantly, the people who used the...
by gwffoundation | Apr 27, 2016 | Lives & Legacies
“I went in to the Bed as they call’d it when to my Surprize I found it to be nothing but a Little Straw—Matted together without Sheets or any thing else but only one Thread Bear blanket with double its Weight of Vermin such as Lice Fleas &c,” wrote 15-year-old...
by gwffoundation | Apr 23, 2016 | Historic Kenmore, Lives & Legacies
Governor Terry McAuliffe has proclaimed today – Saturday, April 23, 2016 – as Shakespeare Day in Virginia! While we’re planning and preparing Shakespeare on the Lawn in June, our first-ever Shakespeare Camp in July, and Shakespeare by Candlelight in...
by gwffoundation | Apr 20, 2016 | Historic Kenmore, Lives & Legacies
While the various restorations of Kenmore itself over the years are usually the star attraction for visitors to the site, there was another restoration, equally as important, that occurred on the property in its early years as a museum. Kenmore’s gardens are...
by gwffoundation | Apr 18, 2016 | Historic Kenmore, Lives & Legacies, Natural History
Each year, Historic Kenmore is the site of the Arbor Day Celebration for the City of Fredericksburg. This video shares sights and sounds from this year’s celebration held on Thursday, April 14,...
by gwffoundation | Apr 14, 2016 | Daily Life in the 1700s, Lives & Legacies
Benjamin Franklin once wrote that “Nothing is certain except death and taxes.” And with the deadline to pay the federal income tax only days away it would be difficult to disagree with the founding father. However in the 200 years since the American Revolution, a few...
