History Lessons
You don’t always have to learn about history from a text book. Immerse yourself into early-American history, centuries-old gardens, and historic preservation by digging deeper into what we’re learning at Dumbarton House.
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History of the Home
Chronology
1703 The Maryland Assembly grants Scottish immigrant Ninian Beall a tract of 795 acres for his services “[against] all incursions and disturbances of neighboring Indians.” ...
History of the Home
Samuel Jackson Goes to Washington
While Dumbarton House bases much of its interpretation around its understanding of the Nourse family, there is a another entity who holds outsized influence on ...
History of the Home
Architectural Q and A
Questions and Answers previously compiled by staff, volunteers, and interns. Was there a barn out back? A horse and buggy (carriage)? A stable? Although we ...
History of the Home
A Brief History of Ice Cream
Observations on Ice Creams “It is the practice with some indolent cooks, to set the freezer containing the cream, in a tub with ice and ...