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August 12, 2014 By Fairfield Foundation 2 Comments

Another Fairfield Adventure In Preservation!

When people first think about the Fairfield Foundation, they typically think about our archaeology programs, our public outreach, or perhaps our future home: the Center for Archaeology, Preservation and Education (CAPE).  But there is something else you should know about us.  We love architectural history, too!  We love old gas stations (obviously), old houses, and […]

Filed Under: Archaeology, Education, Events, Preservation Tagged With: Adventures in Preservation, archaeology, Architectural Conservation, Artifacts, CAPE, Colonial Williamsburg, education, Engagement, excavation, Fairfield, Fairfield Plantation, Gloucester County, Historic Preservation, Masonry, Preservation, Preservation Workshop, public archaeology, Restoration

July 29, 2014 By Fairfield Foundation 1 Comment

Buried Stories of St. Paul’s Church

St. Paul’s Church stands amidst a serene, tree-shrouded cemetery in downtown Norfolk.  It’s tall brick walls, erected in 1739, are monuments to Norfolk’s colonial importance, and its tumultuous history.  But even this ancient edifice hides a deeper history: an earlier church, built in 1699, is somewhere beneath the ground surface, and its story has not […]

Filed Under: Archaeology, Education, Preservation Tagged With: archaeology, Artifacts, Engagement, excavation, fairfield foundation, public archaeology

June 17, 2014 By Fairfield Foundation 3 Comments

The Architecture of Mathews County: An Undiscovered Country

Few people who don’t live along the creeks or beneath the shaded canopy of Mathews County know its historic architecture. Like many who reside in this wonderfully out-of-the-way community, the building afficionados of this region relish its architectural gems, and appreciate the sometimes eclectic combination of agricultural and maritime landscapes, along with the occasional urban influences that arrived […]

Filed Under: Archaeology, Preservation Tagged With: Architecture, Historic Houses, Inventory, Mathews County, Preservation, survey

May 29, 2014 By Fairfield Foundation 1 Comment

Archaeology Nerds Unite for Research Consortium at Monticello

For the past 10 days,  archaeologists from the Fairfield Foundation joined representatives from several regional archaeological institutions for a consortium promoting a collaborative project unlike any other. Based on the principals established by the Digital Archaeological Archive of Comparative Slavery (DAACS) which foster comparative archaeological research (spanning sites from Boston to the Caribbean), the DAACS […]

Filed Under: Archaeology, Education Tagged With: Artifacts, cataloging, collaboration, DAACS, DRC, enslaved societies, material culture, midden, Monticello, slave quarter, web database

May 19, 2014 By Fairfield Foundation 2 Comments

Come Help us Rebuild Fairfield, One Brick at a Time

One of the most frequent questions we hear about our research at Fairfield Plantation is “Are you going to rebuild the house?” This is an excellent question, and one that has us dreaming of the day that this magnificent brick manor house might stand yet again as a testament to both the Burwell family and […]

Filed Under: Archaeology, Education, Events, Preservation Tagged With: Adventures in Preservation, AiP, archaeology, Architectural Conservation, Artifacts, brick mason, education, excavation, Fairfield manor house, Fairfield Plantation, Gloucester County, Preservation Workshop, Restoration, workshop

May 9, 2014 By Fairfield Foundation Leave a Comment

Back by Popular Demand: Abingdon Glebe Dig History! Archaeology Day Camp

Coming up next month, we will be continuing our popular kids archaeology camp at Abingdon Glebe. Thanks to continued interest from families in the community. as well as continued support from our co-host Fr. Kevin Sweeney at St. James Anglican Church, the Dig History! Archaeology Camp is ON again for June 23, 24, and 25! […]

Filed Under: Archaeology, Education, Events Tagged With: Abingdon Glebe, archaeology, Dig! History, education, excavation, kids camp, St. James Anglican Church, Volunteers

April 28, 2014 By Fairfield Foundation 1 Comment

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 Burwell family property for much of the 18th century, and the family’s ancestral home at Fairfield, where we’ve been digging for the last 14 years. […]

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 2 Comments

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 Gloucester County Courthouse Minute Books, I knew that I was hooked.  Fellow bibliophiles will confirm that there is nothing quite like handling old manuscripts, feeling […]

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 3 Comments

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 of the dark green wine bottles of the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, they range from simple two-letter stamped impressions to intricate heraldic symbols. The […]

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 1 Comment

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 county, letting us know that spring is on its merry way. And that means the Daffodil Festival will soon be here. An annual Gloucester tradition, […]

Filed Under: Archaeology, Education, Events, Preservation

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  • “In death – no! even in the grave all is not lost.”: 19th-Century Coffin Hardware in Urbanna, VA February 16, 2021
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  • 17th-century Settlement on the York River: Fairfield Foundation Receives Grant to Research Early Archaeological Sites at Timberneck and Shelly December 29, 2020

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