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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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10:00 am CAPE Artifact Wash Day @ CAPE
CAPE Artifact Wash Day @ CAPE
Feb 1 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
CAPE artifact wash days are returning and open to the public! In an extension of our popular volunteer lab nights, we will now host a variety of artifact wash days at the CAPE. Any volunteers[...]
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10:30 am Artifact Wash Day at Gloucester ...
Artifact Wash Day at Gloucester ...
Feb 4 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am
Join us at the library for an artifact washing event! Call the Gloucester County Public Library for more information and to register! 804-693-2998
Feb
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Tue
6:00 pm Volunteer Lab Night @ CAPE
Volunteer Lab Night @ CAPE
Feb 7 @ 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Volunteer Lab Nights have returned to the CAPE! Join us from 6-9 pm on the first and third Tuesdays of each month to help wash artifacts, learn about archaeology, and more! Free and open to[...]
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From the blog

  • King William Courthouse and Quarles Tavern Archaeology January 25, 2023
  • Mary Willis Burwell’s Portrait Returns to Gloucester October 26, 2022
  • Looking Towards the Future: A Peek Inside the Development of Fairfield’s New Online Museum October 18, 2022
  • Summer Archaeology Camps 2022 October 5, 2022
  • Help Us Enrich the African American Story at Fairfield Archaeology Park June 17, 2022

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. Lab nights at the CAPE are on 1st and 3rd Tuesdays from 6-9pm.
6783 Main Street
Gloucester, VA 23061

News From the Blog

  • King William Courthouse and Quarles Tavern Archaeology January 25, 2023
  • Mary Willis Burwell’s Portrait Returns to Gloucester October 26, 2022
  • Looking Towards the Future: A Peek Inside the Development of Fairfield’s New Online Museum October 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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