by gwffoundation | Jun 3, 2025 | Archaeology, Building George's House, Civil War, Developing America, Ferry Farm, George Washington's Ferry Farm, Legends, Lives & Legacies
A Personal Look At Civil War Soldiers As Told Through Artifacts Ferry Farm is most well-known as the Boyhood home of George Washington. While our primary emphasis of interpretation and research has focused on young George and his family’s life on this farm, Ferry Farm...
by gwffoundation | Feb 5, 2025 | 20th century, Historic Kenmore, Kenmore Assoication, Lives & Legacies
As the United States and historic sites across the country, including the George Washington Foundation, prepare to commemorate the nation’s 250th anniversary next year, it might be easy for the eightieth anniversary of the end of World War II to become an...
by gwffoundation | Sep 14, 2022 | Archaeology, Lives & Legacies
What is a jaw harp, and what does it tell us? This little instrument likely looks familiar, but you may not know that much about it. That certainly proved the case for me when I decided to research the four we have in our collection. To start, a jaw harp is an...
