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Our Success Depends On You

Opportunities for Membership

Members are the heart of our foundation- your support provides crucial operating funds that allow us to engage the public and provide opportunities for students and volunteers to research, excavate and preserve historic sites in Virginia’s Middle Peninsula and surrounding areas. Annual giving levels are listed below.  All members receive our triannual newsletter highlighting the various activities of the foundation along with updates of recent finds and upcoming events, discounts on merchandise and more.  Please send your check or money order to P.O. Box 157, White Marsh VA 23183, or pay through Paypal by clicking the ‘Donate’ button below.

Planned bequests, in-kind contributions, and gifts of property or securities are also welcome.  Please call (804) 815-4467 or email Fairfield@fairfieldfoundation.org to discuss these opportunities.

  • Basic Membership – $25 (or 25+ volunteer hours)
  • Family Membership – $35
  • Friends of Fairfield – $50 to $99
  • Carter Creek Society – $100 to $499
  • Landmark Society – $500 to $999
  • 1694 Society – $1000 to $2499
  • Lewis Burwell Society – $2500 to $4999
  • Cornerstone Society – $5000 and over



Help us with Tools & Supplies –
We need everything from post-it notes to power tools to get the job done on a day-to-day basis. Check out our Wish List on Amazon for current needs. We also have larger needs, from infrastructure improvements at Fairfield and the CAPE, gently used lawn care equipment, and funding for our archaeological research and outreach initiatives, to building our endowment to help sustain our operation into the future. For more information on how you can help make a larger impact please contact us.

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Upcoming Events

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9:00 am Adventures in Preservation Works... @ Timberneck Farm
Adventures in Preservation Works... @ Timberneck Farm
Sep 4 @ 9:00 am – Sep 10 @ 5:00 pm
Adventures in Preservation (AiP) workshop at Timberneck Farm – September 4-9, 2022 You can be among the first to help conserve the c. 1793 Timberneck farmhouse, where exhibits will feature the history of the property[...]
Sep
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10:00 am Open House and Public Archaeolog... @ Walter Reed Birthplace
Open House and Public Archaeolog... @ Walter Reed Birthplace
Sep 10 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
The Fairfield Foundation will host an Open House and activities at Dr. Walter Reed’s Birthplace, 4021 Hickory Fork Road in Gloucester County, on Saturday, September 10, from 10am-4pm. Dr. Reed was born in the small[...]
10:00 am Timberneck House Tours @ Machicomoco State Park
Timberneck House Tours @ Machicomoco State Park
Sep 10 @ 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Timberneck House in Machicomoco State Park will be open for tours from 10-2 every second Saturday of the month through October 2022. Visit the park and stop by to see the restoration progress at the[...]
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From the blog

  • Help Us Enrich the African American Story at Fairfield Archaeology Park June 17, 2022
  • Restoring the Timberneck House May 4, 2022
  • Lives from the Catlett Family Cemetery at Timberneck: Frances King Burwell Catlett (November 14, 1814-April 3, 1903) February 18, 2022
  • Archaeology at Timberneck House December 1, 2021
  • Successful Event at Cappahosic October 19, 2021

Center for Archaeology, Preservation and Education (CAPE)

Opening Hours:

Grounds are open to the public to view our building exterior and signage. The CAPE is open for tours on Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. or at other times by appointment.
6783 Main Street
Gloucester, VA 23061

News From the Blog

  • Help Us Enrich the African American Story at Fairfield Archaeology Park June 17, 2022
  • Restoring the Timberneck House May 4, 2022
  • Lives from the Catlett Family Cemetery at Timberneck: Frances King Burwell Catlett (November 14, 1814-April 3, 1903) February 18, 2022

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For more information about Fairfield and other historic resources on the Middle Peninsula, please contact us. We can arrange tours of the Fairfield site and deliver presentations on a variety of topics related to local history and archaeology.

The Fairfield Foundation
P.O. Box 157 White Marsh VA 23183
Phone:
(804) 815-4467
Email:
fairfield@fairfieldfoundation.org
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