by gwffoundation | Feb 22, 2021 | George Washington, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies, Washington in the World
An Essay of a New and Compact Map, Containing the Known Parts of the Terrestrial Globe by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin was published in 1750 when George Washington was 18-years-old. Credit: Wikipedia. Ferry Farm was a unique place to live in the mid-1700s. Situated where...
![[Infographic] Ten Pivotal Moments of George Washington’s Boyhood](https://kenmore.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/ten-moments-infographic-png-800x675.png)
by gwffoundation | Oct 29, 2020 | Lives & Legacies
You can also read the original blog post with a few more details here.
![Five Cool Ancient Artifacts Found at Ferry Farm [Photos]](https://kenmore.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/dsc_0091-714x675.jpg)
by gwffoundation | Oct 21, 2019 | Archaeology, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies, Native American
Fredericksburg is famous for its colonial and Civil War history – but what about before that history? Decades of archaeological excavations at George Washington’s Ferry Farm have revealed millennia of human development and technology from pre-historic Native American...
by gwffoundation | Jan 19, 2017 | George Washington's Ferry Farm, Historic Kenmore, Lives & Legacies
As 2017 begins, Lives & Legacies would like to hear from its readers! What would you like to know about George Washington’s boyhood, his mother Mary, his sister Betty, and his brothers? Maybe, you’re interested in the life of Fielding Lewis and the sacrifices he...
by gwffoundation | Oct 12, 2016 | Historic Kenmore, Lives & Legacies
It is impossible for museums to exhibit the thousands of objects in their collections. Historic Kenmore is no exception. While each of our objects is certainly unique and interesting, not every piece fits within our current interpretation of the life and times of the...
