by gwffoundation | Jun 6, 2026 | Lives & Legacies, TOPFIVE
This time of year, I find it difficult not to reach into my freezer after dinner to get a cold, sweet dairy treat. Ice cream in cartons and scooped from behind a counter has become a part of the American experience. Ice cream was not always so easy to come by,...
by gwffoundation | Apr 21, 2026 | Archaeology, Colonial America, Ferry Farm, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Historic Preservation, Lives & Legacies, TOPFIVE
Beginning on Monday, April 27th and continuing for the next 11 weeks, archaeologists will once again be outside working onsite at Ferry Farm, George Washington’s Boyhood Home. Our current excavations are centered on...
by gwffoundation | Jun 25, 2025 | Archaeology, Behind the Scenes, Building George's House, Ferry Farm, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Historic Preservation, Lives & Legacies, TOPFIVE
We are heading into the final stretch of this year’s exploration of the 18th-century kitchen at George Washington’s Ferry Farm, and it definitely hasn’t disappointed! The finds are getting bigger and better as we continue excavating deeper into the cellar and...
by gwffoundation | May 15, 2025 | Archaeology, Behind the Scenes, Daily Life in the 1700s, Ferry Farm, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies, Washington family
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! There’ll be dirt out for screening, ceramics for cleaning, and lots of good cheer…. Okay, sorry, that might be a little too far. But it is a super exciting part of the year here at Ferry Farm, George Washington’s Boyhood Home....
by gwffoundation | Apr 30, 2025 | 20th century, American Revolution, Civil War, Colonial America, Developing America, Founding Figures, Historic Kenmore, Kenmore Assoication, Lives & Legacies, Washington family, Washington in the World
On July 22, 1942, Annie Fleming Smith wrote a letter. Smith was a prolific letter writer—her innumerable missives had helped raise the funds that saved Kenmore two decades earlier—so it is not surprising that she put pen to paper on that summer day. What is surprising...
