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March 27, 2013 By Fairfield Foundation

A Savannah Sojourn: extending the conversation on early American landscapes

  Savannah.  A city full of great history, great architecture, and great art.  What a fascinating place to visit and to spend a few days appreciating breakfasts of shrimp and grits, walking the eighteenth-century city streets, and enjoying the Spanish Moss hanging from the trees. Spanish moss  and live oaks lining the streets of Savannah   […]

Filed Under: Archaeology, Events Tagged With: Conference, Fairfield Plantation, Plantation Landscape, Presentation, Society of Early Americanists, Travel

December 20, 2012 By Fairfield Foundation

Volunteer Appreciation and Winter Greetings

There’s just something about the month of December – something in the air, something intangible but noticeable – that seems to put everyone in an infectious good mood. We haven’t been able to escape the spirit ourselves lately, embracing the festive mood by taking this opportunity to express our immeasurable appreciation for all of the […]

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: Volunteers

September 28, 2012 By Fairfield Foundation

Celebrate Gloucester’s Past: The 3rd Annual Gloucester Fall History Crawl!

It’s that time of year again! How would you like to spend a fall day exploring four of Gloucester’s premier historic sites and sampling delicious food from some of Gloucester’s finest eateries? Join the Fairfield Foundation, the Rosewell Foundation and the Joseph Bryan Branch of Preservation Virginia on October 27th from 11:30 a.m. to 5 […]

Filed Under: Archaeology, Education, Events, Preservation Tagged With: Abingdon Glebe, Fairfield, Gloucester History, Historical Tour, Roswell, Walter Reed Birthplace

September 25, 2012 By Fairfield Foundation

Amazing Raise Success!

For 36 hours last week, the Community Foundation of Richmond hosted The Amazing Raise giving challenge, during which the community responded with fervor, donating over 15,000 gifts for an astounding total of over $1.2 million dollars!  And for 36 hours, many of our own donors responded with generosity and positive vibes to our calls to participate […]

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: Amazing Raise, Fundraising, GiveRichmond

September 17, 2012 By Fairfield Foundation

Don’t Forget! Amazing Raise September 19th and 20th!

UPDATE 9/19/12: Here is a direct link to the Fairfield Foundation donation page for the Amazing Raise Event. Happy Giving! https://giverichmond.s3.amazonaws.com/npo1043211.html   Get your mouse-clicking fingers primed and ready – the Amazing Raise challenge starts Wednesday! If you’re unfamiliar with the Amazing Raise event, here’s some quick background information: The Community Foundation of Greater Richmond […]

Filed Under: Events Tagged With: Amazing Raise, Fundraising, GiveRichmonnd

September 6, 2012 By Fairfield Foundation

Adventures in Plastering!

Thanks to a flurry of activity at the Edge Hill Service Station last week, the on-going restoration efforts for the 1930s Texaco station are building momentum! The Fairfield Foundation, in partnership with Adventures in Preservation (http://adventuresinpreservation.org/), held an extremely successful plaster workshop from August 27-August 31, with the goal of repairing some of the interior […]

Filed Under: Education, Events, Preservation Tagged With: Adventures in Preservation, Edge Hill Service Station, Preservation, Preservation Workshop

July 9, 2012 By Fairfield Foundation

Help Us Plaster at the Pumps! August 27 – 31, 2012

The Fairfield Foundation is teaming up once again with Adventures in Preservation to recruit a team of volunteers to do hands-on restoration work at the 1930 Texaco Station in Gloucester, Virginia the week of August 26, 2012. Work this year will focus on plastering of interior walls. This marks 2012’s major preservation task on the station’s interior, bringing […]

Filed Under: Education, Events, Preservation Tagged With: Adventures in Preservation, Edge Hill Service Station, Preservation, Preservation Workshop, Restoration

May 18, 2012 By Fairfield Foundation

DIG HISTORY! At Abingdon Glebe

Science. History. Anthropology. Deductive reasoning. Archaeology demands a lot of its devotees, but the payoffs can be epic, ranging from life-changing discovery to a new appreciation for very old cultures. If your child roams your backyard with a shovel, combs riverbeds for arrowheads, or dreams of being the next Indiana Jones, then our archeology day-camp […]

Filed Under: Archaeology, Education, Events Tagged With: Abingdon Glebe, archaeology, education, For Kids, Summer Camp

March 23, 2012 By Fairfield Foundation

Community Outreach: the Archeological Society of Virginia and its Middle Peninsula Chapter

We’ve all heard the expression “You can’t take a step in Virginia without walking on an historic site!” We live in an amazingly historic area with wonderful resources, from the first permanent English settlement at Jamestown, to the restored and reconstructed town of Williamsburg, the grand plantations along Route 5, and the battlegrounds at Yorktown […]

Filed Under: Archaeology, Education, Events Tagged With: archaeology, Archeological Society of Virginia, ASV, Middle Peninsula Chapter ASV, sites

October 20, 2011 By Fairfield Foundation

Join Us – The 2nd Annual Gloucester Fall History Crawl

Spend the day exploring four of Gloucester’s premier historic sites while enjoying tastings of delicious food from some of Gloucester’s finest eateries.  Join the Fairfield Foundation and the Joseph Bryan Branch of Preservation Virginia on October 29th from 2 to 6 p.m. for the second annual Gloucester Fall History Crawl. Tickets on Sale Now! Email […]

Filed Under: Archaeology, Education, Events, Preservation Tagged With: Abingdon Church, Abingdon Glebe, archaeology, Fairfield, Fairfield Plantation, Historical Tour, Membership, Rosewell

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