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October 7, 2011 By Fairfield Foundation

Progress! Restoration Moves Forward at Edge Hill.

Construction is underway at the Edge Hill Service Station.  The hammering of nails, the whirl of drills and saws, and the beautiful noise of progress can be heard as our dream for this Gloucester landmark moves closer to reality.  In late September Courthouse Construction began the stabilization phase of our restoration project.  Removing just enough plaster […]

Filed Under: Preservation Tagged With: CAPE, Edge Hill Service Station, Preservation, Restoration

September 12, 2011 By Fairfield Foundation

Archaeology and Preservation Internships at the Fairfield Foundation

Minnesota – Yep.  North Carolina – Sure.  California – Yep, twice! Ohio – Definitely.  Interns come to Fairfield from across the United States and throughout Virginia to work with us and learn about archaeology and preservation.  This summer we celebrated our 80th internship.  High School juniors and seniors, undergrads from community colleges and universities, graduate students, and […]

Filed Under: Archaeology, Education, Preservation Tagged With: archaeology, Fairfield, intern, internships, Preservation

August 24, 2011 By Fairfield Foundation

Help Us Restore Windows at the Edge Hill Service Station!

Come see the hard work of our volunteers and restoration advisors on the windows of the Edge Hill Service Station.  We have made steady progress across the building, staying on track to complete the window work this fall.  The arduous task of removing broken panes of glass, 80 years of window putty, grime, and rust is rewarded with a cleansing wipe […]

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

July 13, 2011 By Fairfield Foundation

Picture This! 10 years of Fairfield in pictures.

    It’s hard to believe, but we’ve been around for over a decade now…and we have the photos to prove it. From our first day in November of 2000, we decided to invest exclusively in this new fangled “digital photography.” Today, we have more than 5200 JPEGs, TIFFs, and BMPs documenting everything from Test […]

Filed Under: Archaeology, Education, Preservation

June 11, 2011 By Fairfield Foundation

Honoring our Past: the WASPs of World War II

Preserving the past is about more than just saving buildings…. The scenic wayside near the intersection of Ware Neck road and Route 14 is now noteworthy for more than its beautiful setting, picnic tables, and Brent and Becky’s Bulbs.  On June 8th the Fairfield Foundation helped unveil Virginia’s newest historic highway marker.  Entitled “Women Airforce Service […]

Filed Under: Education, Preservation

June 3, 2011 By Fairfield Foundation

Discover Archaeology at Fairfield!

Summer is nearly here, and the archaeology field season is in full swing.  We are excited by the almost daily chance to make new discoveries and to share these exciting moments with visitors and volunteers.  Volunteers donated over 6,000 hours helping us in the field and lab last year!  We welcome you to join us in the weeks and […]

Filed Under: Archaeology, Education, Preservation

May 24, 2011 By Fairfield Foundation

Witness Hands-On Preservation at the Edge Hill Service Station

Don’t miss out on your chance to see preservation in action!  All this week, May 22 through 27, you can visit and tour the Edge Hill Service Station and witness the restoration of the metal windows.  A dedicated group of Adventures in Preservation workshop participants is reglazing these essential elements of the early twentieth-century landmark, […]

Filed Under: Education, Preservation

May 19, 2011 By Fairfield Foundation

Civil War Stories and Music Come Alive at Historic Glen Roy

This Saturday, May 21st, you can experience Civil War history on the grounds of Glen Roy, one of Gloucester’s most beautiful antebellum homes (see details below).  The scene of a violent skirmish in 1863, you can still see the sole remaining barn spared by Union soldiers who burned ten others on William Patterson Smith’s estate. […]

Filed Under: Archaeology, Education, Preservation

April 27, 2011 By Fairfield Foundation

Join us in May for an Adventure in Preservation!

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            Come try your hand at window restoration and help us save the Edge Hill Service Station.  May is National Preservation Month and organizations around the country are hosting activities ranging from walking tours to awards ceremonies to hands-on volunteer projects- all intended to highlight the many ways communities benefit from […]

Filed Under: Education, Preservation

March 17, 2011 By Fairfield Foundation

The [Dominion Virginia] Power of Volunteers

Volunteers at work, Gloucester. VA

It’s amazing what you can get done with a little help from some friends- in this case, a dedicated group of volunteers from Dominion Virginia Power helping us at the Edge Hill Service Station.  Last Friday (March 11) they joined us on a beautiful late winter day to clean up our property at the corner […]

Filed Under: Events, Preservation Tagged With: CAPE, Edge Hill Service Station, Preservation, Volunteers

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