by gwffoundation | May 21, 2018 | Collections Management, Historic Kenmore, Lives & Legacies
On Tuesday, May 15, 2018, Meghan Budinger, Aldrich Director of Curatorial Operations for The George Wsahington Foundation presented a lecture titled “Cabinets of Curiosities: Kenmore and the Evolution of Museum Collections.” Using Kenmore’s collection as a case...
by gwffoundation | May 9, 2018 | Building George's House, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
The Washington house at Ferry Farm is now open for tours! Using information from the probate inventory and archaeological evidence, the interpretive replica of George Washington’s boyhood home is currently being furnished with replica furniture and ceramics. You can...
by gwffoundation | May 7, 2018 | Building George's House, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
The Washington house at Ferry Farm is now open for tours. The interpretive replica of George Washington’s boyhood home is an interactive and hands-on experience for all ages, where visitors can experience what life was like in the eighteenth century. Using information...
by gwffoundation | Apr 30, 2018 | George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies, The Rooms at Ferry Farm
In this video, Fredericksburg, Virginia-based furniture maker Steve Dietrich discusses some of the techniques he used to create four low post beds for the reconstructed Washington house at George Washington’s Ferry Farm....
by gwffoundation | Feb 12, 2018 | Building George's House, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies, The Rooms at Ferry Farm
In this video, Curator Meghan Budinger shows us early arrivals among the reproduction furniture to go into the reconstructed Washington house at George Washington’s Ferry Farm. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3f6Or0hGeEQ?ecver=1