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 | Aug 1, 2025 | 20th century, Architectual Restoration, Behind the Scenes, Betty Washington, Collections Management, Furniture, Historic Kenmore, Historic Preservation, Kenmore Assoication, Lewis Family, Lives & Legacies, Residents of Kenmore, TOPFIVE
Postcards were a staple of vacations. Collected and sent back to friends and family so they could be part of your adventures. Many of us can remember trying to pick up postcards on the first day of vacation to get them in the mail quickly so they would arrive...
by gwffoundation | Jul 23, 2025 | 20th century, Architectual Restoration, Archives, Historic Kenmore, Historic Preservation, Howard Family, Kenmore Assoication, Lewis Family, Lives & Legacies, Residents of Kenmore, TOPFIVE
When you visit Historic Kenmore today, you will find a preserved city block with gardens and pathways reaching from front to back. The tranquil estate is only interrupted by two other houses along Lewis Street, hidden behind a tree line. These buildings remain the...
by gwffoundation | Jul 10, 2024 | Behind the Scenes, Betty Washington, Furniture, George Washington, Historic Kenmore, Howard Family, Lewis Family, Lives & Legacies, Photography
On January 1, 1925, a group of well-dressed women in hats and long fur coats assembled at Kenmore to hand over the final $1,000 payment and gain full possession of the house and land. This meeting was the culmination of thirty-two months of persistent work and...
by gwffoundation | Jan 6, 2022 | Daily Life in the 1700s, Historic Kenmore, Holiday History, Lives & Legacies, Washington family
Usually, at this time of year preparations are well underway for our annual Twelfth Night at Kenmore: A Dramatic Performance. The play takes place in January 1776, during the first Christmas season celebrated at Kenmore. Unfortunately, this year’s celebration of...
