by gwffoundation | Dec 20, 2016 | Historic Kenmore, Holiday History, Lives & Legacies
During the holidays, it’s the curatorial team’s job to festoon Historic Kenmore in period-appropriate holiday swag to celebrate the Christmas season. Greenery is brought in to cheer up the rooms and a table of special desserts is laid out as if ready for Christmas...
by gwffoundation | Dec 14, 2016 | Historic Kenmore, Holiday History, Lives & Legacies
Visit Kenmore this holiday season for an exhibit of highly detailed, replica dollhouses – including the mansion – and miniatures in the Crowninshield Museum Building. Share memories of your dollhouse with your family as you explore life in miniature! Put...
by gwffoundation | Dec 13, 2016 | George Washington's Ferry Farm, Holiday History, Lives & Legacies
It’s the 30th year of a a long-standing holiday tradition: the Gingerbread Contest & Exhibit at George Washington’s Ferry Farm! This year’s theme is “Home for the Holidays.” Read about Thirty Years of Gingerbread. Adults and children...
by gwffoundation | Dec 9, 2016 | Holiday History, Lives & Legacies
In the 17th and 18th centuries, colonial Virginians decorated their homes for Christmas with all manner of evergreens. This greenery – holly, ivy, mistletoe, and more – were seen as symbols of everlasting life. Each year at Historic Kenmore, we also decorate the...
by gwffoundation | Nov 29, 2016 | George Washington's Ferry Farm, Holiday History, Lives & Legacies
It’s a long-standing holiday tradition. In fact, it’s so long-standing that this year, 2016, marks the tradition’s 30th year. What tradition is that? The annual Gingerbread House Contest and Exhibit at George Washington’s Ferry Farm! Since we are marking three...
