Agreeable Amusements: Music & Dancing in the Life of George Washington

by gwffoundation | Apr 1, 2021 | George Washington, Lives & Legacies, Washington in the World

On September 10, 1748, sixteen-year-old George Washington paid 3 shillings, 9 pence to a “musick master for my entrance.” Young Washington recorded these sparse details in Ledger Book Zero, a personal account ledger listing credits and debits with family, friends, and...

Five International Influences on George Washington’s Early Life

by gwffoundation | Feb 22, 2021 | George Washington, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies, Washington in the World

An Essay of a New and Compact Map, Containing the Known Parts of the Terrestrial Globe by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin was published in 1750 when George Washington was 18-years-old. Credit: Wikipedia. Ferry Farm was a unique place to live in the mid-1700s. Situated where...

Little George’s Grand Tour of Europe [Photos]

by gwffoundation | May 1, 2020 | George Washington, Lives & Legacies, Washington in the World

A staff member who works at George Washington’s Ferry Farm and Historic Kenmore vacationed in England, Austria, and Hungary last September and October.  Little George accompanied her and enjoyed seeing new sites and delving into the history of Europe.  As the real...

Little George Goes Back to Pittsburgh [Photos]

by gwffoundation | Feb 12, 2020 | George Washington, Lives & Legacies, Washington in the World

A staff member who works at George Washington’s Ferry Farm and Historic Kenmore recently visited Pittsburgh.  Little George accompanied her and visited places related in some fashion to George Washington’s life in the 1700s, the world he lived at that time , or...

Little George Visits Point Pleasant [Photos]

by gwffoundation | Dec 15, 2019 | Lives & Legacies, Washington in the World

Two staff members who work at George Washington’s Ferry Farm and Historic Kenmore recently traveled to Point Pleasant, West Virginia and Gallipolis, Ohio, two small cities situated across from each other on the Ohio River.  Little George went along and visited a few...

Little George Goes to London [Photos]

by gwffoundation | Oct 4, 2019 | Lives & Legacies, Washington in the World

A staff member who works at George Washington’s Ferry Farm and Historic Kenmore recently vacationed in London.  Little George accompanied her and visited places related in some fashion to George Washington and his era as well as the city’s most popular tourist sites. ...