by gwffoundation | Mar 23, 2016 | Archaeology, George Washington's Ferry Farm, History of Slavery, Lives & Legacies
In this day and age, it is easy to discover the particulars of someone’s life simply with the click of a button. Phone number, age, home address, professional resume and more can easily be obtained by searching through public records on the Internet or at the...
by gwffoundation | Jan 6, 2016 | Archaeology, George Washington, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
As an archaeologist, I am often asked “What is the coolest thing you’ve ever found?” The answer is complicated. Although I’ve unearthed 10,000 year old Paleoindian hearths, elaborate porcelains, coins, long lost jewelry, and ancient stone tools, I say that the...
by gwffoundation | Oct 7, 2015 | Archaeology, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
Archaeologists are always trying to link artifacts with the actual people who lived at the sites we study. As such, we get very excited when we find artifacts with people’s names on them. It makes our job easy, right? So, imagine our elation when a small creamware...
by gwffoundation | Aug 26, 2015 | Archaeology, Lives & Legacies
Fruit! It’s good for you, delicious, and often beautiful – but have you ever thought of fruit as a status symbol? In today’s world of relatively quick, inexpensive long-distance transportation, we enjoy fresh fruit from all over the world year-round. We...
by gwffoundation | Jul 29, 2015 | Historic Kenmore, Lives & Legacies
One of the aspects of a historian’s job is dealing with primary sources, the paper trail of history. The archives here at The George Washington Foundation contain primary sources that include letters, wills, land grants, court orders, military orders, bills and...
