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December 29, 2020 By Fairfield Foundation

17th-century Settlement on the York River: Fairfield Foundation Receives Grant to Research Early Archaeological Sites at Timberneck and Shelly

We are proud to announce that The Fairfield Foundation was one of 11 research, education and historical institutions and specialists to receive funding from The Conservation Fund as part of […]

Filed Under: Archaeology, Education, Preservation

December 9, 2020 By Fairfield Foundation

Gloucester’s Public School Past: Archaeology and Artifact Update!

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 […]

Filed Under: Archaeology, Education Tagged With: black schools, Early 20th century schools, Gloucester County, historic schools, segregation

November 25, 2020 By Fairfield Foundation

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 […]

Filed Under: Archaeology, Education, Preservation

December 23, 2019 By Fairfield Foundation

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 […]

Filed Under: Archaeology, Education, Preservation Tagged With: 3D printing, 3D technology, Archaeological collections, archaeology, Artifacts, collaboration, Collections

September 3, 2019 By Fairfield Foundation

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 […]

Filed Under: 3D model, Archaeology, drone, Preservation Tagged With: 3D model, 3D technology, Civil War, history, Monument Avenue, Richmond

July 17, 2019 By Fairfield Foundation

Three Weeks as a Fairfield Intern: Rachel Shin, 2019

Guest blog by summer intern Rachel Shin, a high-school student from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Week 1:On the first day of my internship, I got to dive into field work right off […]

Filed Under: Archaeology, Education Tagged With: 18th Century, 19th century, African American history, archaeology intern, Fairfield Plantation, intern, Research, slave quarter

March 7, 2019 By Fairfield Foundation

History’s Mysteries: Toddsbury’s Lost Plantation Landscape Revealed One Building at a Time

This blog was prepared by intrepid and passionate avocational archaeologists Jim Gloor and Carol Reynolds. WHAT MEASURES 13.4 FEET X 13.2 FEET, CONTAINS OVER 1000 LBS OF HINGED OYSTER SHELLS, […]

Filed Under: Archaeology, Preservation

January 11, 2019 By Fairfield Foundation

Conservation Update: Fairfield Cast Iron Stove Under the X-ray!

Thanks to Kate Ridgway at the Department of Historic Resources, we have an update on the conservation of our cast iron stove excavated at Fairfield!  For background information on this […]

Filed Under: Archaeology, Preservation Tagged With: 19th century, Artifacts, Conservation, Department of Historic Resources, Fairfield manor house, Fairfield Plantation, iron conservation

December 21, 2018 By Fairfield Foundation

Students across the Middle Peninsula: Fairfield’s Educational Outreach in 2018

Since our founding in 2000, the Fairfield Foundation has been dedicated to involving the community in our efforts to discover and preserve local history through hands-on learning experiences. These include […]

Filed Under: Archaeology, Education Tagged With: archaeology, Educational Outreach, Gloucester County

August 9, 2018 By Fairfield Foundation

What’s Under the Rust? Preserving and Conserving Fairfield’s Cast Iron Stove

We love doing archaeology at a variety of sites across the Middle Peninsula, but Fairfield Plantation will always be our home.  There are thousands of fascinating artifacts that have been […]

Filed Under: Archaeology, Education, Preservation Tagged With: 19th century, Artifacts, Conservation, education, Excelsior, Fairfield Plantation, iron conservation, manor house

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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.
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