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 | Jun 28, 2023 | Lives & Legacies, Washington family
Welcome back to our 3-Part Blog charting tuberculosis (TB) in the extended Washington Family. If you are new to this series, Part I examined how the disease works, charted its history and explained standard courses of treatments in the 1700s. Part II looked at victims...
by gwffoundation | May 31, 2023 | Daily Life in the 1700s, Founding Figures, Lives & Legacies
Welcome back to our 3-Part Blog charting tuberculosis in the extended Washington Family. If you are new to this series, Part I examined how the disease works, charted its history, and explained standard courses of treatments in the 1700s. You can find the blog here,...
by gwffoundation | Apr 19, 2023 | Daily Life in the 1700s, Health, Lives & Legacies, Washington in the World
Epidemics and pandemics loom large in history. Few have not heard of the Black Death or Spanish Flu, and Covid-19 still affects our lives. Short, two to three-year outbreaks of these diseases kill quickly and in staggering numbers, but what about the diseases that...
by gwffoundation | Jan 26, 2018 | Archaeology, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
It’s flu season again. And for most of us who get sick that means a trip to the doctor, perhaps some prescribed medicines, and lots of rest. But what did George Washington do when he got sick? Although most of us likely think of our first president as perpetually...
