by gwffoundation | Jul 3, 2017 | George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
“There is no man who hates the power of the crown more, or who has a worse opinion of the Person to whom it belongs than I.” – Charles James Fox, letter to Edmund Burke, 24 January 1779. Quoted in L. G. Mitchell, Charles James Fox (1997:41). “It is intolerable...
by gwffoundation | Jul 8, 2016 | George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
Scenes from this past weekend’s Independence Day celebration at George Washington’s Ferry...
by gwffoundation | Jun 29, 2016 | George Washington's Ferry Farm, Holiday History, Lives & Legacies
Writing to wife Abigail following Congress’s adoption of the Declaration of Independence, John Adams famously outlined his vision for how future generations would celebrate the historic moment. “I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated, by succeeding...
by gwffoundation | Jul 1, 2015 | George Washington's Ferry Farm, Historic Kenmore, Lives & Legacies
A quick post today because everyone here at The George Washington Foundation are busily preparing for The Fourth of July at Ferry Farm this Saturday! Still, we did have a bit of time to take a quick look through the archives for some images of celebrations in...
