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An Image Captured: The Development of Photography through Lewis Family Descendants

An Image Captured: The Development of Photography through Lewis Family Descendants

by gwffoundation | Jan 25, 2024 | Ancestors and Descendants, Historic Kenmore, Lives & Legacies

One of my favorite historical objects in the collection are photographs.  Not particularly for artistic reasons, but as a documentation of a moment, a time, a person, a world that no longer exists.  During the Victorian era (1837-1901), there were...
Meet the Lewis Family: Lawrence Lewis

Meet the Lewis Family: Lawrence Lewis

by gwffoundation | Jun 10, 2015 | Historic Kenmore, Lives & Legacies

Lawrence Lewis was born on April 4, 1767, the ninth child of Fielding and Betty Lewis and nephew of George Washington.  His birth was noted by Fielding in the Lewis family bible, “Our Ninth a Son named Lawrence born the 4th of April 1767.  Mr. Chas Washington &...

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