by gwffoundation | Nov 30, 2017 | Furniture, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
What do you think curtains look like after hundreds of years in Virginia’s soils? Naturally, the cloth portions of such tasteful textiles quickly erode away. But archaeologists do occasionally discover curtain rings. It’s likely that brass rings such as these became...
by gwffoundation | Sep 22, 2017 | Fashion in History, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
After unearthing over 200 wig hair curlers from Washington’s Boyhood Home, we were in a position to do something that – to our knowledge – has never been done before: crossmend all those curler fragments. As a result, we can now predict the minimum number...
by gwffoundation | Sep 20, 2017 | Building George's House, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
On Tuesday, September 12, 2017, Laura Galke, archaeologist, small finds analyst and site director at The George Washington Foundation, presented a lecture titled “The Mother of the Father of Our Country.” Laura examined how historical documents and newly-unearthed...
by gwffoundation | Sep 13, 2017 | Building George's House, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
On Tuesday, September 5, 2017, Dave Muraca, director of archaeology and vice president of museum content at The George Washington Foundation, presented “Building George’s House: Introducing the New Ferry Farm,” his account of the last eighteen months as George...
by gwffoundation | Aug 29, 2017 | Building George's House, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies, The Rooms at Ferry Farm
As construction of the Washington house at George Washington’s Ferry Farm nears completion, we want to share the many years of archaeology, historical research, scientific investigation, skilled craftsmanship, and hard work that made building this reconstruction...
