by gwffoundation | Dec 13, 2018 | George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies, The Rooms at Ferry Farm
In a post several months ago, we discussed a piece of furniture listed in Augustine Washington’s 1743 probate inventory that gave us some interesting insight into the daily life of the Washington family – the sugar box. Recently, our reproduction sugar box arrived...
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by gwffoundation | Dec 4, 2018 | George Washington's Ferry Farm, Holiday History, Lives & Legacies
It’s the 32nd year of a a long-standing holiday tradition: the Gingerbread Contest & Exhibit at George Washington’s Ferry Farm! This year’s theme is “Cartoon Adventures.” Adults and children alike will enjoy the sights and smells of these festive creations...
by gwffoundation | Apr 13, 2018 | Daily Life in the 1700s, Lives & Legacies
In this video, we do some experimental archaeology and try four different techniques used to preserve fresh uncooked eggs before the advent of refrigeration. You can also read about meat preservation techniques prior to the invention of refrigeration...
by gwffoundation | Feb 28, 2018 | George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
It’s easy to take our refrigerators for granted. There they sit in our kitchens quietly keeping our food safe to eat and making our lives quite easy. It may be difficult to imagine but a large percentage of time on an 18th century homestead such as George...
by gwffoundation | Dec 15, 2017 | George Washington's Ferry Farm, Holiday History, Lives & Legacies
In this festive holiday video, we see all the “Historic Sites in Virginia” gingerbread houses entered in this year’s contest. To see the list of winners, click here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Cmq5hT5i9M?ecver=1 The exhibit runs until December...
