by gwffoundation | Jul 3, 2026 | 20th century, Archives, Developing America, Holiday History, Lives & Legacies
The George Washington Foundation has been abuzz with anticipation for the upcoming Semiquincentennial, or 250th birthday of our United States! In all this excitement I thought it would be a compelling trip down memory lane to uncover how the nation celebrated July 4th...
by gwffoundation | Sep 19, 2024 | Developing America, Founding Figures, Lives & Legacies
In 1824, the United States was approaching its national jubilee—50 years of independence. President James Monroe, looking to create a wave of patriotism and celebration, invited the last surviving General of the American Revolutionary War, an American hero and icon,...
by gwffoundation | May 11, 2018 | Daily Life in the 1700s, Historic Kenmore, Lives & Legacies
On Tuesday, May 8, 2018, Cash Arehart, Site Supervisor of the Capitol Building at Colonial Williamsburg presented a lecture titled “Credit and Coinage: The Economy of Colonial Virginia.” Using Kenmore’s Fielding Lewis as an example, he discussed currency,...
by gwffoundation | Mar 7, 2018 | Lives & Legacies
As an historian, one of the many things I find rewarding is constantly learning. I truly learn something new every day. It’s exciting. Many people might find this curious since to them history perhaps seems stale, unchanging, and boring. In reality, history...
by gwffoundation | Nov 28, 2017 | Historic Kenmore, Holiday History, Lives & Legacies, Theater and Theater History
A preview of “Twelfth Night at Kenmore,” a dramatic theater presentation at Historic Kenmore on January 5, 6, 7. Visit kenmore.org for event details. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiZMyZYZjd0?rel=0
