by gwffoundation | Dec 14, 2015 | Historic Kenmore, Lives & Legacies
Curator Meghan Budinger shows us some of the beautiful and fascinating historic tableware on display in Kenmore’s dining room. Learn more about Kenmore’s decorative arts on “The Rooms at Kenmore” blog at...
by gwffoundation | Nov 23, 2015 | Archaeology, Lives & Legacies
Archaeologists at Ferry Farm regularly find evidence of ‘expedient’ tool making by Native Americans. These quickly-made tools were created for a single, immediate job and, once used, just discarded. In this video, we break off a flake of obsidian and use...
by gwffoundation | Nov 5, 2015 | Archaeology, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
This cuff link or ‘sleeve button’ – made in the mid 1700s – was recovered by archaeologists from George Washington’s boyhood home at Ferry Farm. It is one of the earliest examples of the Washington family’s resistance to King George III. What makes this sleeve...
by gwffoundation | Oct 7, 2015 | Archaeology, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
Archaeologists are always trying to link artifacts with the actual people who lived at the sites we study. As such, we get very excited when we find artifacts with people’s names on them. It makes our job easy, right? So, imagine our elation when a small creamware...
by gwffoundation | Sep 10, 2015 | Archaeology, Lives & Legacies
Here at Ferry Farm for the last 13 years, professional archaeologists have been exploring the local landscape, digging hundreds of excavation units in their quest to reveal the history of all those who lived here, including, of course, the Washington family. Their...
