by gwffoundation | Jan 26, 2018 | Archaeology, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
It’s flu season again. And for most of us who get sick that means a trip to the doctor, perhaps some prescribed medicines, and lots of rest. But what did George Washington do when he got sick? Although most of us likely think of our first president as perpetually...
by gwffoundation | Dec 21, 2017 | Archaeology, Foodways, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
Ah, the humble wine bottle. There are few historical archaeological sites without them and Ferry Farm is no exception. Our current mending project has produced about a dozen wine bottles from one Washington house cellar feature alone. Readily identifiable because...
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 | Oct 18, 2017 | Archaeology, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
As work continues on the reconstructed Washington family home at Ferry Farm, we archaeologists are identifying items that were owned by the Washingtons so we can eventually fill the reconstructed house with plates, bowls, glasses, and many other objects based on...
by gwffoundation | Oct 4, 2017 | Archaeology, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
EDITOR’S NOTE: Sixty years ago today, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik, Earth’s first artificial satellite, into orbit. It was an event with consequences, both great and small, that spanned the globe, even reaching Ferry Farm, once the boyhood home of...
