Barbados Archives - Historic Kenmore and George Washington's Ferry Farm

Bane of the Washingtons: Deaths in the Next Generation and Amongst the Enslaved

by gwffoundation | Jun 28, 2023 | Lives & Legacies, Washington family

Welcome back to our 3-Part Blog charting tuberculosis (TB) in the extended Washington Family. If you are new to this series, Part I examined how the disease works, charted its history and explained standard courses of treatments in the 1700s. Part II looked at victims...

Bane of the Washingtons Part II: The Deaths of Lawrence, Fielding, and Samuel

by gwffoundation | May 31, 2023 | Daily Life in the 1700s, Founding Figures, Lives & Legacies

Welcome back to our 3-Part Blog charting tuberculosis in the extended Washington Family. If you are new to this series, Part I examined how the disease works, charted its history, and explained standard courses of treatments in the 1700s. You can find the blog here,...

Bane of the Washington Family Part I: The Disease

by gwffoundation | Apr 19, 2023 | Daily Life in the 1700s, Health, Lives & Legacies, Washington in the World

Epidemics and pandemics loom large in history. Few have not heard of the Black Death or Spanish Flu, and Covid-19 still affects our lives. Short, two to three-year outbreaks of these diseases kill quickly and in staggering numbers, but what about the diseases that...

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...