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May 6, 2014 By Fairfield Foundation

The Main Street Oral History Project

We recently launched a special page on our website dedicated to local oral history.  Our first contribution to this initiative is The Main Street Oral History Project: preserving and presenting the […]

Filed Under: Education, Preservation Tagged With: CAPE, Edge Hill Service Station, gloucester, Interviews, Main Street, Oral History

April 28, 2014 By Fairfield Foundation

The Public Digs Archaeology at New Quarter Park

Recently we returned to New Quarter Park in York County to conduct another two-day public archaeology project on a significant 18th-century site.  There are direct connections between this site, a […]

Filed Under: Archaeology, Education, Preservation Tagged With: ASV, Burwell family, Hands-On, New Quarter Park, public archaeology, TVHS, Volunteers, York County

April 14, 2014 By Fairfield Foundation

Genevieve’s Adventures in the Courthouse Archives

The following is a guest blog written by Fairfield Foundation intern and volunteer Genevieve Brei, detailing her adventures exploring some of Gloucester’s written records. As soon as I touched the […]

Filed Under: Archaeology, Preservation Tagged With: archives, Clerk's Office, Fairfield Plantation, Gloucester County, Gloucester Courthouse, intern, Minute Book, Research, written records

March 23, 2014 By Fairfield Foundation

The Coolest Artifacts (Part 1): Wine Bottle Seals

We are frequently asked “what is the coolest artifact you’ve ever found?” One of our favorites, and easily in our Top 10, are wine bottle seals. Resting on the shoulders […]

Filed Under: Archaeology, Education, Preservation Tagged With: Artifacts, colonial planters, Fairfield Plantation, Gloucester Courthouse, Gloucester Town, wine bottle seals

March 6, 2014 By Fairfield Foundation

Digging Gloucester Courthouse at the Daffodil Festival

Springtime in Gloucester means daffodils! Though they have taken a little longer to appear this year than normal, those bright yellow harbingers of sunnier days are beginning to perk up all over the […]

Filed Under: Archaeology, Education, Events, Preservation

February 26, 2014 By Fairfield Foundation

Virginia Archaeologists converge on the Middle Peninsula

Last Friday, the Fairfield Foundation and the Gloucester Main Street Preservation Trust (GMSPT) co-hosted the winter meeting of the Council of Virginia Archaeologists (COVA).  COVA is Virginia’s professional archaeology organization, and is dedicated […]

Filed Under: Archaeology, Education, Events, Preservation Tagged With: archaeology, ASV, CAPE, COVA, Edge Hill Service Station, Engagement, fairfield foundation, Fort Nonsense, Gloucester Courthouse, Main Street, Mathews County, Middle Peninsula, Preservation, public archaeology, Restoration

February 17, 2014 By Fairfield Foundation

Finding African-American Cemeteries and What to do Once You’ve Found Them

Antioch Church in Gloucester was built by African-Americans who had been slaves at Fairfield and other local farms.  While there are many marked burials here, mostly from the 20th century, […]

Filed Under: Education, Preservation Tagged With: archaeology, education, Engagement, Fairfield Plantation, Oral History, Preservation

February 9, 2014 By Fairfield Foundation

Fairfield Internships: The who, what, when, where, why, and how!

Are you wondering how you (or your high school students) are going to spend some of those countless weeks of summer? Are you looking for a unique, exciting, hands-on experience […]

Filed Under: Archaeology, Education, Preservation Tagged With: archaeology, Community, education, Engagement, excavation, Fairfield Plantation, interns, public archaeology

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Grounds are always open to the public to view the building exterior and signage. The CAPE is open for tours on Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and at other times by appointment. Lab nights at the CAPE are on 1st and 3rd Tuesdays from 6-9pm.
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The Fairfield Foundation's mission is to promote and involve the public in hands-on archaeology, preservation and education activities within Virginia’s Middle Peninsula and surrounding areas. We are a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization offering public programs, research opportunities and outreach activities since 2000. We operate five properties in Gloucester County: Fairfield Archaeology Park, Timberneck House at Machicomoco, Edge Hill Texaco (the C.A.P.E.), Rosewell Ruins and Visitor Center, and Walter Reed birthplace. For more information about us and other historic resources on the Middle Peninsula or to arrange presentations on a variety of topics related to local history and archaeology, please contact us. Check out the calendar for upcoming activities.
The Fairfield Foundation
P.O. Box 157 White Marsh VA 23183
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