by gwffoundation | Aug 26, 2015 | Archaeology, Lives & Legacies
Fruit! It’s good for you, delicious, and often beautiful – but have you ever thought of fruit as a status symbol? In today’s world of relatively quick, inexpensive long-distance transportation, we enjoy fresh fruit from all over the world year-round. We...
by gwffoundation | Aug 24, 2015 | Historic Kenmore, Lives & Legacies
Historic Kenmore’s beautiful grounds and gardens require much work to remain beautiful. On a recent morning, staff mowed and weeded flower beds in the unending effort to make the flowers and grounds look their best. Historic Kenmore and George Washington’s...
by gwffoundation | Aug 21, 2015 | Historic Kenmore, Lives & Legacies
Ships and sea-faring were parts of daily life and culture in the Atlantic World port of Fredericksburg. This was especially the case for the Fielding Lewis family, who became wealthy through shipping, ship owning, and ship building. Wednesday’s Lives &...
by gwffoundation | Aug 19, 2015 | George Washington's Ferry Farm, Historic Kenmore, Lives & Legacies
In colonial times, ocean-going ships could sail up the Rappahannock River all the way to Fredericksburg. This made the tiny but growing town a bustling seaport. All types of goods were loaded onto ships to be sent to Europe while others were unloaded to be sold...
by gwffoundation | Aug 17, 2015 | Historic Kenmore, Lives & Legacies
The Rude Mechanicals presented candlelight performances of William Shakespeare’s Cymbeline this past weekend at Historic...
by gwffoundation | Aug 10, 2015 | 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. Before analysis can begin, the newly uncovered artifacts have to be...
