by gwffoundation | Oct 13, 2017 | Building George's House, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
In this video, stone and brick mason Ray Cannetti and his crew turn burnt oyster shells from last summer’s lime rick burn into powdered lime to use in mortar in the reconstructed Washington house chimneys. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUaKikqrnG4?rel=0 Learn...
by gwffoundation | Oct 31, 2016 | Archaeology, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Lives & Legacies
The use of folk magic may seem foreign and exotic to many of us in the 21st century. If we look closer, though, it is apparent that some modern Americans still practice it today – even if they don’t realize it. Have you ever hunted for a four-leaf clover? Have you...