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 | Jun 26, 2024 | Archaeology, Behind the Scenes, Daily Life in the 1700s, Historic Kenmore, Lives & Legacies
In 2020, many of us spent a great majority of our time at home. This gave us the opportunity to get creative and explore new hobbies. One such hobby that became a viral sensation, plastered across social media, food blogs, and television news...
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...
by gwffoundation | Sep 11, 2023 | Archaeology, Colonial Grossology, Daily Life in the 1700s, Historic Kenmore, Lives & Legacies, Natural History
A pest is a broad term for any organism that spreads disease, causes destruction, or is generally a nuisance. In the 21st century, we still constantly battle pests from squirrels who chew through your internet cables or spiders who set up house in the high corner of...
by gwffoundation | Nov 21, 2017 | Historic Kenmore, Lives & Legacies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03sk-i_nt3o?ecver=1 Aerial footage shot and edited by Joe Brooks of EagleOne Aerial Photography. To learn more about Historic Kenmore and plan a visit, click here.
