by gwffoundation | Mar 7, 2016 | Archaeology, Lives & Legacies
Archaeologists spend much more of their time working to determine the significance of an object than actually finding the object through excavation. This analytical work is done in an archaeology lab, where t is vital to keep the artifacts organized. This video shows...
by gwffoundation | Feb 25, 2016 | Daily Life in the 1700s, Lives & Legacies
As modern people, we tend to assume the past is a foreign land where residents’ lives are alien to our own. Would the founding fathers balk at how we dither away our time? Or would they recognize that life without its moments of levity is foolish? Eighteenth century...
by gwffoundation | Feb 22, 2016 | Lives & Legacies
In this video, we taste three different chocolate drinks from across the centuries and discover what ingredients went in them to make each taste so differently. Read about “Sweet-Toothed Colonials and Their Chocolate” here....
by gwffoundation | Feb 11, 2016 | Archaeology, Lives & Legacies
Ahhh Chocolate! Now is the time of year when we consume even more than usual, often from heart-shaped boxes gifted by an admirer. Probably one of the most universally loved foods, the average American consumes roughly 11 pounds of the stuff a year! It is hard to...
by gwffoundation | Feb 9, 2016 | Archaeology, Behind the Scenes, Lives & Legacies
Sometimes, it can be a challenge to precisely identify an artifact. When faced with this challenge, archaeologists working in the lab put their five senses to work and call upon some interesting ‘tricks of the trade’ to make those difficult...
by gwffoundation | Feb 3, 2016 | George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
This month marks the 284th anniversary of George Washington’s birth. Americans have celebrated our first president’s birthday since long before it became an official national holiday in the late 1800s. In fact, early Americans even marked George’s...
