Guest blog written by Colleen Betti, current doctoral candidate at UNC-Chapel Hill and long-time Fairfield Foundation friend. In 2019, I wrote a guest blog post talking about the research I […]
Happy 20th Anniversary Fairfield Foundation
In November 2000, we dug our first shovel tests at Fairfield, beginning 20 years of public archaeology on the Middle Peninsula. To dig at Fairfield had been a dream held […]
Fairfield Virtual History Marathon is underway!
Yesterday marked the start of our October adventure, a virtual history marathon! Participants pay $25 to register for the race, and have 30 days to log 26.2 miles, from anywhere. […]
Witness to Change: The Rise and Fall of Monument Avenue’s Confederate Statues
Disclaimer: Some images contain mature content. Every spring over 20,000 runners gather at the east end of Monument Avenue in Richmond, Virginia to participate in the Ukrop’s Monument Avenue 10k. […]
Excavations continue at Fairfield to prepare for the protective structure!
While the rest of the world slowed down this spring, our team has been keeping busy excavating test units around the manor house at Fairfield! Our current focus is on […]
Places Worth Saving: The Booker Family’s Three Landmark Buildings on Gloucester’s Main Street
There are three prominent structures located on the north side of Main Street in Gloucester that are often called the Booker buildings. Each has its own history, and they have […]
A Golden Lion’s Paw
Yep. You read that title correctly. A golden lion’s paw. While this certainly ranks highly on any list of “coolest things ever found,” it is also the inspiration for an […]
Preservation vs. Growth
Updates from a summer researcher: Ruth Blair Moyers, Masters of Architecture candidate at MIT Preservation is not only a question of history but it is also a topic that deserves […]
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