by gwffoundation | Jan 22, 2021 | Archaeology, Lives & Legacies
The end of the 2020 dig season at George Washington’s Boyhood Home at Ferry Farm last October required we tidy up of all our tools used during the excavation. We cleaned and stored away the multiple shovels, trowels, and wheel barrels used at the site and hauled...
by gwffoundation | Dec 3, 2020 | Archaeology, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
After a delay of five months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, archaeological excavations in the Washington house work yard at George Washington’s Ferry Farm got underway in mid-August and finished on October 30. Despite the cancellation of a planned spring field school...
by gwffoundation | Aug 19, 2020 | Archaeology, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
It’s that time of year again! Actually, it’s past that time of year but better late than never! The annual summer archaeological dig at George Washington’s Ferry Farm – delayed like so many other things by the COVID-19 pandemic – has finally begun! Ferry Farm’s...
by gwffoundation | Sep 26, 2019 | Archaeology, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
From late May through early August of 2019, archaeologists at George Washington’s Ferry Farm were busy working in the field again, excavating a block of 18 5’x5’ units located on the east side of the Washington house. It’s not obvious today, but the area...
by gwffoundation | Jun 3, 2019 | Archaeology, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
Before digging, archaeologists must survey the land and place a grid on their dig site so they can locate artifact discoveries on the landscape and make maps and other records. In this video, Archaeologist Joseph Blondino of Dovetail Cultural Resource Group explains...
