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Archaeologist David Muraca to survey the Washington family at Ferry Farm
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Molly Hill and Maria Mercer (right) share a laugh while playing a game of ‘Farkle’ during a George Washington birthday party held at Ferry Farm, the first president’s boyhood home in Stafford. (SUZANNE CARR ROSSI / THE FREE LANCE-STAR)
Join Dave Muraca, director of archaeology at Ferry Farm–George Washington’s boyhood home in Stafford County, as he presents a talk about the Washington family and its life on the Rappahannock River across from Fredericksburg.
Muraca’s talk, “The Effect of the Death of Augustine Washington Upon His Family and Slaves,” is scheduled from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, Sept. 17, at the Headquarters Theater, Central Rappahannock Regional Library, 1201 Caroline St.
Please sign up by calling the library’s Adult Reference Desk at 540/372-1144, ext. 232.
