Today's on-line New York Times has an article in the Science section about
the announcement of the discovery of the remains of George Washington's
boyhood home at Ferry Farm on the Rappahannock.  The following link should
take you right to the article:
http://tinyurl.com/5qk8sb.  Note that the article has a dateline of July
3rd--tomorrow--so it should appear in print on Thursday.

Although this may be old news to some on the list, in that archaeologists
and scholars thought that this truly might be the right place, it is
gratifying that a firm decision as to its location is confirmed.  As with
many archaeological discoveries, what's being found at the site opens up the
prospect of knowing a lot more about Washington's early life and about his
family's economic circumstances.

Martha Katz-Hyman

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