by gwffoundation | Dec 1, 2024 | Archaeology, Architectual Restoration, Historic Kenmore, Historic Preservation, Lives & Legacies, Residents of Kenmore
While the house at Historic Kenmore has been faithfully restored to its circa 1775 appearance, the road to that final result was a pretty dirty one. As in plaster dust, paint fumes, and all manner of dirt and debris. Back in the late 1980s and early 1990s,...
by gwffoundation | Feb 15, 2024 | Archaeology, Children, Founding Figures, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies, Washington family, Washington in the World
Not every president gets their birthday celebrated every year with a federal holiday, but George Washington, a favorite of his countrymen and the first president, has had that privilege since 1879. But one year was a little different from the others: 1932. It...
