by gwffoundation | Jan 6, 2015 | Historic Kenmore, Lives & Legacies
Today – January 6 – marks the end of Christmas or, at least, it did two centuries ago. If we lived in the days of George Washington, Betty Washington Lewis, and Fielding Lewis and moved within their social circle, we would all be preparing for the...
by gwffoundation | Dec 31, 2014 | Historic Kenmore, Lives & Legacies
In the colonial-era, the Christmas season lasted into January and concluded on Twelfth Night, a festive evening to mark the end of the Twelve Days of Christmas and celebrated much like our New Year’s Eve is today. While the entire period featured frequent banquets...
by gwffoundation | Dec 16, 2014 | Historic Kenmore, Lives & Legacies
This year is our first-ever “A Wee Christmas — Dollhouses and Miniatures Show” at Historic Kenmore! “A Wee Christmas” has brought together many different dollhouses, miniature scenes, and figurines loaned by friends, neighbors, and staff for visitors to Kenmore...
by gwffoundation | Dec 11, 2014 | George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
Tradition says that Mary Ball Washington, mother of George Washington, was well-known for her excellent gingerbread. The story goes that she even served her gingerbread to the Marquis de Lafayette when he visited Fredericksburg as part of his postwar tour of America...
by gwffoundation | Dec 9, 2014 | Historic Kenmore, Lives & Legacies
This holiday season, we’re excited to share with our visitors the many dollhouses and miniatures loaned by friends, neighbors, and staff to form our first-ever dollhouses and miniatures show that we’re calling “A Wee Christmas at Historic Kenmore”. A highly detailed,...
