portrayed by Gregory M. Fisher
Gregory M. Fisher has been portraying George Washington, the young Virginia Colonel, Planter, and Burgess, as well as the Commander-in-Chief of the Army for over 14 years. He has been doing first-person historical interpretations for much longer. Greg has portrayed Washington in a variety of venues for the Living History Foundation, Inc., the Little Maids of History, Inc., Maryland State Archives, Maryland Historical Society, and on numerous occasions appears courtesy of the George Washington Foundation in Fredericksburg, VA.Greg has made many appearances as George Wasington at historical events, special programs, and speaking engagements to include Washington's Headquarters Museum, Winchester, VA; Kenmore Manasion and Ferry Farm (Washington's Boyhood home), and the Mary Washington House, Fredericksburg, VA; the Lyceum Museum and Gadsby's Tavern in Alexandria, VA; and, numerous re-enactments, historical societies, schools, and organizations throughout the country.
Greg has shared the stage as General Washington on numerous occasions with the likes of Colonial Williamsburg's Bill Barker (Thomas Jefferson) and Mark Schneider (Marquis de Lafayette).
Greg served as a senior non-commissioned officer in the United States Army before retiring after 21 years of active duty service, and continues to serve his country as a Federal employee.
portrayed by Kimberly K. Walters
Kimberly Walters started as the Washington's Headquarters housekeeper modeled after Mary Smith and Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson.
She also portrays the Head Cook in various interpretations outside of the HQ. When cooking, she uses authentic receipts (recipes) and open hearth as well as camp fire methods to cook for the HQ, officers, and dragoons. Kim also portrays the middling sort and Gentry class at historical homes and other venues. She was recently trained as a Gunstonian.
Her last engagements can be followed at the "Adventures of the Housekeeper" page. She has participated at several reenactments, historic houses, demonstrations, etc. Kim has participated in living history events at Historic London Town and Gardens in Edgewater, MD, Mt. Harmon Plantation in MD, at Gunston Hall, "Under the Redcoat" in Williamsburg, VA; the Prince William Resolves for Historic Dumfries, Inc., Dumfries, VA; the Carlyle House in Alexandria, VA; the Hugh Mercer Apothecary, Fredericksburg, VA; the "Battle of the Hook," Yorktown, VA; The Leedstown Resolves in Tappahannock, VA, Battle of Monmouth in NJ, and "The Market at Washingtonburg," for the Army Heritage Education Center, Carlisle Barracks, PA.
She has taken several hearth cooking classes at Gunston Hall and with Heart to Hearth Cookery at Bolton Mansion, PA, and Historic London Town. She has displayed her cooking skills at the Carlyle House, for the HQ, at Under the Redcoat on behalf of the 64th Regiment of Foot representing the Grenadier Company, for the 17th Light Dragoons, and previously for the von Heer Provost, and at Historic London Town. She is a member of the Continental Line and British Brigade, the Historic Foodways Society of the Delaware Valley (HFSDV).
Kim is also a member of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution and is currently a member of the Fincastle Chapter of Louisville, Kentucky. She serves her country as a Federal employee.
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The HQ also has a wonderful Tennessee Walking horse named Belle. She has been in reenacting since at least 2003 and has been in several Civil War and Revolutionary War movies, demonstrations, and living history engagements. She is proud to represent and honor those horses who were integral to winning our war of Independency by portraying them. They gave their lives for us - the same as the soldiers who were wounded and died as well. We are proud to care for her. She enjoys being top Mare in the field and loves carrots, apples, and Fig Newtons!
