by gwffoundation | Mar 20, 2019 | George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies, Washington family
When visitors come to George Washington’s Ferry Farm, they can stand in what were once the fields of the Washington family’s farm, where they grew tobacco and other crops. While living here, Augustine Washington, George’s father, taught his sons – George, Samuel, John...
by gwffoundation | Oct 31, 2018 | Lives & Legacies, Washington family
On December 14, 1799, as George Washington lay in his final moments on his death bed, he told his secretary Tobias Lear what were likely his last words. Tobias recalled later: “About ten o’clk he made several attempts to speak to me before he could effect...
by gwffoundation | Sep 20, 2018 | American Revolution, Lives & Legacies, Washington family
Editor’s Note: At George Washington’s Ferry Farm, we are always interested in reexaminations of accepted history. Archaeology is creating new and more complete understandings of George’s Washington’s youth as well as of Mary Washington as a person. Mary has been...
by gwffoundation | Jun 14, 2018 | Behind the Scenes, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies, Washington family
At George Washington’s Ferry Farm, we focus on archaeology as one way to learn about both the Washingtons and the other people who lived and worked on this landscape. We rely on archaeology because many of these residents did not leave behind documentary primary...
by gwffoundation | May 5, 2018 | Historic Kenmore, Lewis Family, Lives & Legacies, Washington family
On Tuesday, May 1, 2018, Dr. Kelly Brennan Arehart, Manager of Interpretation & Visitor Services at The George Washington Foundation, presented a lecture titled “Betty Washington Lewis and Women’s Health.” Betty Washington Lewis gave birth to 11 children; a...
by gwffoundation | Nov 8, 2017 | Lives & Legacies, Washington family
Not long ago, we explored Three Military Adventures that Inspired George Washington and the influence that Lawrence Washington and his wartime service played in stoking George’s interest in military matters. Lawrence fought with the British in the War of Jenkins’ Ear...
