by gwffoundation | Sep 20, 2023 | Archaeology, Building George's House, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
It’s that time again! As we welcome Fall and the beautiful cool weather it brings, let’s take a look back at our Summer 2023 dig season here at Ferry Farm, George Washington’s Boyhood Home. This year’s dig actually involved excavating two separate areas, designated...
by gwffoundation | Jul 26, 2023 | Archaeology, Daily Life in the 1700s, Fashion in History, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
Whilst I costume actors, living historians, and myself from time to time in 18th century clothing, I find myself puzzled about the stark difference between the closures and attachments of ladies’ and men’s garb. I have to lace myself into my stays, tie on layers...
by gwffoundation | Jul 13, 2023 | Archaeology, Developing America, George Washington's Ferry Farm, History of Slavery, Lives & Legacies, Native American
If you have followed the news of our excavations, you will have kept up to date with our building finds. The past two summers helped uncover evidence of one such structure, which we now believe represents a corncrib. While the name may seem self-explanatory, we have...
by gwffoundation | Jun 14, 2023 | George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
In April 1738, an advertisement in the Virginia Gazette described the 100 acres of land later purchased by Augustine Washington as “a beautiful situation” with “a very handsome dwelling house.” Located about 2 miles below the falls of the Rappahannock and near the...
by gwffoundation | Feb 22, 2023 | Archaeology, Building George's House, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
At the beginning of our 2022 dig, we were working with the assumption that a colonial-era building was located at the edge of our excavation site at Ferry Farm, the Boyhood Home of George Washington. At the southeastern edge of the work yard, four post-holes had been...
