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May 4, 2022 By Fairfield Foundation

Restoring the Timberneck House

The Fairfield Foundation began the restoration of the Timberneck House in 2020 as part of a long-term lease agreement with the Commonwealth of Virginia to repair and use the house […]

Filed Under: Archaeology, Education, History, Preservation Tagged With: 18th Century, 19th century, Catlett Family, Gloucester History, Historic Preservation, Machicomoco State Park, Restoration, Timberneck

December 1, 2021 By Fairfield Foundation

Archaeology at Timberneck House

If you’ve had a chance to visit the new Machicomoco State Park, then you’ve likely seen the historic Timberneck house near the Interpretive Area. Timberneck was built c. 1793 for […]

Filed Under: Archaeology, Education, History, Preservation Tagged With: 18th Century, archaeology, Artifacts, Catlett, Machicomoco State Park, Page, Preservation, Restoration, Timberneck

October 19, 2021 By Fairfield Foundation

Successful Event at Cappahosic

The Fairfield Foundation held its annual Historic House Party at Cappahosic House in Gloucester County on October 2. This year’s event was one of our most successful, with over 140 […]

Filed Under: Education, Events, History, Preservation, Uncategorized Tagged With: Cappahosic, education, Engagement, Preservation, public archaeology, Volunteers

April 26, 2021 By Fairfield Foundation

Dr. Walter Reed and Yellow Fever: Part 2

In case you missed it: Dr. Walter Reed and Yellow Fever Part 1 When the Civil War broke out, Walter Reed’s older brothers, Tom and James, fought on the side […]

Filed Under: Education, Preservation Tagged With: 19th century, 20th century, Epidemic, Gloucester County, Gloucester History, Modern Medicine, Pandemic, Walter Reed, Walter Reed Birthplace, Yellow Fever

April 15, 2021 By Fairfield Foundation

Dr. Walter Reed and Yellow Fever: Part 1

The Fairfield Foundation announced a collaborative partnership with the Gloucester Preservation Foundation last year. As part of our agreement, we will care for Dr. Walter Reed’s Birthplace and the surrounding […]

Filed Under: Events, Preservation Tagged With: Gloucester County, Pandemic, Walter Reed Birthplace, Yellow Fever

April 7, 2021 By Fairfield Foundation

Archaeology is revealing important clues about Woodville School

Guest blog written by Colleen Betti, doctoral candidate at UNC-Chapel Hill and long-time Fairfield Foundation friend and collaborator. In a December 2020 blog, I gave brief updates on my excavations […]

Filed Under: Archaeology, Preservation Tagged With: 19th century, 20th century, archaeology, Gloucester History, Gloucester's black schools, historic schools, Rosenwald, Woodville School

February 16, 2021 By Fairfield Foundation

“In death – no! even in the grave all is not lost.”: 19th-Century Coffin Hardware in Urbanna, VA

Blog post written by Elizabeth Donison, staff archaeologist, Fairfield Foundation. Most of us can agree that 2020 was a year of reckoning with our notion of death, and the Fairfield […]

Filed Under: History, Preservation Tagged With: 19th century, Coffin Hardware, Middlesex County, Urbanna, Victorian Era

January 10, 2021 By Fairfield Foundation

The Thruston Library: What One Family’s Books Tell Us About Their Past

By Jordan Knepper, Fairfield Intern Jordan Knepper was a digital intern with The Fairfield Foundation in the summer and fall of 2020. He recently completed his undergraduate degree in history […]

Filed Under: Education, History, Preservation Tagged With: 19th century literature, Fairfield Plantation, Gloucester County, Tabb family, Thruston family, White Marsh

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

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

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From the blog

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  • Wood’s Mill: an Overlooked Chapter of Gloucester Hall’s History December 2, 2024
  • The Revolutionary World of Lewis Burwell July 2, 2024
  • Lives from the Catlett Family Cemetery at Timberneck: Robert, Mary, and John Thruston January 31, 2024
  • “The best church I have seen in the country” Excavations in search of the 17th-century Abingdon Church January 12, 2024

Center for Archaeology, Preservation and Education (CAPE)

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Grounds are always open to the public to view the building exterior and signage. The CAPE is open for tours on Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and at other times by appointment. Lab nights at the CAPE are on 1st and 3rd Tuesdays from 6-9pm.
Address: 6783 Main Street Gloucester, VA 23061

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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.
The Fairfield Foundation
P.O. Box 157 White Marsh VA 23183
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fairfield@fairfieldfoundation.org
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