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Summer Stinks!: The Odoriferous 18th Century

Summer Stinks!: The Odoriferous 18th Century

by gwffoundation | Jul 31, 2019 | Daily Life in the 1700s, Fashion in History, Lives & Legacies

Editor’s Note: Looking back in time, people’s personal hygiene, fashion choices, medical treatments, and more sometimes look, at the very least, bizarre, if not outright disgusting.  When confronted with these weird or gross practices, our first reaction can be to...
Summer Vacation, 18th Century Style

Summer Vacation, 18th Century Style

by gwffoundation | Jun 19, 2019 | George Washington, Lewis Family, Lives & Legacies, Washington family

Despite issues of poor roads, lack of transportation, financial considerations and simply an absence of places to go, colonial Virginians fancied a summer vacation just as much as we do today.  In fact, getting out of the city, or away from hot, steamy climates and...
‘Not Having Been Wett All Over at Once, for 28 Years Past’: Bathing in Early America

‘Not Having Been Wett All Over at Once, for 28 Years Past’: Bathing in Early America

by gwffoundation | Mar 25, 2015 | Colonial Grossology, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies

Editor’s Note: Looking back in time, people’s personal hygiene, fashion choices, medical treatments, and more sometimes look, at the very least, bizarre, if not outright disgusting.  When confronted with these weird or gross practices, our first reaction can be to...

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