by gwffoundation | Nov 16, 2017 | Furniture, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
One of the first pieces of furniture that will arrive at the recreated Washington house at George Washington’s Ferry Farm will be the large, round dining table for the Hall. It’s being made at a shop in Pennsylvania and we hope to have it before the end of the year. ...
by gwffoundation | Oct 11, 2017 | Fashion in History, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
Previously on Lives and Legacies, curator Meghan Budinger laid out a wonderful summary of the Colonial Revival movement. At no point did she weigh-in with her opinion of Colonial Revival and she should be applauded for her diplomacy. To be honest, though, many...
by gwffoundation | Sep 27, 2017 | Building George's House, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies, The Rooms at Ferry Farm
On Tuesday, September 19, 2017, Meghan Budinger, Aldrich Director of Curatorial Operations at The George Washington Foundation, presented a lecture titled “The Rooms at Ferry Farm.” Meghan surveyed how we plan to furnish the reconstructed Washington house using...
by gwffoundation | Sep 13, 2017 | Building George's House, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
On Tuesday, September 5, 2017, Dave Muraca, director of archaeology and vice president of museum content at The George Washington Foundation, presented “Building George’s House: Introducing the New Ferry Farm,” his account of the last eighteen months as George...
by gwffoundation | Sep 8, 2017 | Building George's House, Collections Management, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies, The Rooms at Ferry Farm
As Meghan talked about in her latest blog post, we are currently taking on the immense task of finding accurate and well-made reproduction furnishings and household items for the reconstructed Washington house at George Washington’s Ferry Farm. We recently completed...
