by gwffoundation | May 22, 2015 | Building George's House, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
Master Stonemason Ray Cannetti and his crew split large sandstone boulders into smaller pieces that will then be dressed into foundation stones for an interpretive replica of George Washington’s boyhood home soon to be constructed at Ferry Farm. The George...
by gwffoundation | May 13, 2015 | Historic Kenmore, Lives & Legacies
Several months ago, Historic Kenmore concluded the refurnishing effort in the Dining Room. After painstaking research and scientific investigation, that room has been returned to a state that would be immensely familiar to Fielding and Betty Washington Lewis. It...
by gwffoundation | Apr 29, 2015 | George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
The George Washington Foundation broke ground for The Washington House and the First Phase of Construction at Ferry Farm on Saturday, April 25. Doris Kearns Goodwin, world-renowned presidential historian and Pulitzer Prize-winning author, delivered keynote remarks....
by gwffoundation | Apr 1, 2015 | Behind the Scenes, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
Back in late February, staff revamped the orientation exhibit in the visitors center at George Washington’s Ferry Farm. The new exhibit called The Science of History at Ferry Farm tells the story of how archaeologists and historians discovered the location of...
by gwffoundation | Mar 12, 2015 | Behind the Scenes, Historic Kenmore, Lives & Legacies
Editor’s Note: The behind-the-scenes tour mentioned at the end of this post and on the video’s end title is sold out. Today, we’re linking to a behind-the-scenes video on The George Washington Foundation’s YouTube channel. In the...
