by gwffoundation | Jun 3, 2025 | Archaeology, Building George's House, Civil War, Developing America, Ferry Farm, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Legends, Lives & Legacies
A Personal Look At Civil War Soldiers As Told Through Artifacts Ferry Farm is most well-known as the Boyhood home of George Washington. While our primary emphasis of interpretation and research has focused on young George and his family’s life on this farm, Ferry Farm...
by gwffoundation | Apr 30, 2015 | Civil War, Historic Kenmore, Lives & Legacies
As the sesquicentennial of the Civil War draws to a close, we are remembering the war at Kenmore, and its aftermath. Although Kenmore is best known as a house of the colonial period, it had quite a history during the Civil War. Visitors to Kenmore have long heard...
by gwffoundation | Apr 16, 2015 | Civil War, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
Editor’s Note: Lives & Legacies continues to remember the Civil War as that conflict’s 150th anniversary concludes this April and May. During the Civil War, the homes of George Washington and Fielding Lewis – both indispensable to securing American...
