By Sara Lewis, Fairfield Foundation Grants Manager and Researcher A few weeks before Ken Burns’ American Revolution series premiered on PBS, I listened to an interview with co-director Sarah Botstein […]
Volunteer Spotlight: Jennifer Anderson
Jennifer received Fairfield’s “Lisa Award” in 2025 for years of dedication as a volunteer – sharing her time and talents with us on a wide variety of sites and projects. […]
Fairfield Celebrates 25 Years of Archaeology, Preservation and Education
In 2025 the Fairfield Foundation is celebrating 25 years of hands-on archaeology and educational programs in Gloucester County and throughout eastern Virginia. Some days it’s hard to believe it’s been […]
Remembering George Wesley Catlett
By Sara E. Lewis, Development Officer About 1930 at the age of 81, Mary Armistead Burwell Catlett Jones wrote an essay about her family history and memories of Timberneck. “When […]
Wood’s Mill: an Overlooked Chapter of Gloucester Hall’s History
Gloucester County is home to many remarkable sites in Virginia’s history. One of these is Gloucester Hall, the 17th-century seat of the Pate family. It was here that Nathaniel Bacon […]
The Revolutionary World of Lewis Burwell
Written by Sara Lewis, Development Officer As we celebrate with fireworks and watermelon and reflect on nearly 250 years of American independence, we are reminded of the Burwell family of […]
Lives from the Catlett Family Cemetery at Timberneck: Robert, Mary, and John Thruston
Sara E. Lewis, Development Officer, Fairfield Foundation The headstone of John Thruston (1831-1839), who died at the age of eight, is the oldest surviving memorial in the Catlett family cemetery […]
“The best church I have seen in the country” Excavations in search of the 17th-century Abingdon Church
It has been 20 years since we first excavated at Abingdon Church following Hurricane Isabel. That storm, which swept through our area in September 2003, cut power and downed trees […]
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