by gwffoundation | Jul 8, 2016 | George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
Scenes from this past weekend’s Independence Day celebration at George Washington’s Ferry...
by gwffoundation | Jun 29, 2016 | George Washington's Ferry Farm, Holiday History, Lives & Legacies
Writing to wife Abigail following Congress’s adoption of the Declaration of Independence, John Adams famously outlined his vision for how future generations would celebrate the historic moment. “I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated, by succeeding...
by gwffoundation | Feb 3, 2016 | George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
This month marks the 284th anniversary of George Washington’s birth. Americans have celebrated our first president’s birthday since long before it became an official national holiday in the late 1800s. In fact, early Americans even marked George’s...
by gwffoundation | Feb 1, 2016 | George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
Celebrate George Washington’s 284th birthday at his boyhood home with fun activities for the whole family, including games, crafts, exhibits, the Stone Throw Challenge (weather permitting), history theater, and birthday cake! “General Washington” will attend the...
by gwffoundation | Jan 11, 2016 | Historic Kenmore, Holiday History, Lives & Legacies
Each January, Historic Kenmore presents Twelfth Night at Kenmore, a dramatic theater presentation that imagines the first Christmas that Fielding and Betty Washington Lewis spent in their newly built home. The play is set in January 1776 and that year is not a time...
