by gwffoundation | Sep 11, 2019 | Lives & Legacies, Natural History
The black darkness of night — before electric lights – is hard for us to imagine today. We assume life simply stopped as our ancestors awaited day’s return, though historical research suggests it did not. People cleaned, cooked, plowed, prayed, and even visited...
by gwffoundation | Jan 25, 2017 | Daily Life in the 1700s, Lives & Legacies
Recently I was contemplating Augustine and Mary Washington’s family bible. Like many families at the time, the Washingtons recorded the births of their children on their bible’s end pages. As I casually perused the handwritten notes that I had read so many times, I...
by gwffoundation | Nov 16, 2015 | Historic Kenmore, Lives & Legacies, Natural History
This past Friday, November 13, visitors enjoyed “Night in Washington’s Day,” a special evening event at Historic Kenmore that explored the history of nighttime in the 18th century. Night was an active time 200 years ago. People cleaned, cooked,...
by gwffoundation | Nov 11, 2015 | Lives & Legacies, Natural History
The black darkness of night — before electric lights – is hard for us to imagine today. We assume life simply stopped as our ancestors awaited day’s return, though historical research suggests it did not. People cleaned, cooked, plowed, prayed, and even visited...
