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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...

Family Leaders Guiding a Younger Generation: George and Betty’s Letters

by gwffoundation | Jun 3, 2020 | Lives & Legacies

George Washington was the oldest of Augustine and Mary Washington’s five children. The next oldest was daughter Betty, who was born 14 months after George and was his only sister. George and Betty are immensely important to us at George Washington’s Ferry Farm &...

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