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CAPE Artifact Wash Day

When: February 6, 2019 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Where: CAPE, 6783 Main St, Gloucester VA 23061

New program for 2019! In an extension of our popular volunteer lab nights, we will now host a variety of artifact wash days at the CAPE. Any volunteers are welcome; you may email fairfield@fairfieldfoundation.org to[…]

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What’s Found Underground? Hands-on Archaeology For Kids

When: February 3, 2018 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Where: North Suffolk Library, 2000 Bennetts Creek Park Rd, Suffolk, VA 23435, USA

This class is presented by The Fairfield Foundation and is designed for elementary school aged kids. It is free to attend. American Indian Ceramics: How do artifacts teach us about American Indian culture and history in Virginia?[…]

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What’s Found Underground? Hands-on Archaeology For Kids

When: February 3, 2018 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am
Where: Morgan Memorial Library, 443 W Washington St, Suffolk, VA 23434, USA

This class is presented by The Fairfield Foundation and is designed for elementary school aged kids. It is free to attend. American Indian Ceramics: How do artifacts teach us about American Indian culture and history in Virginia?[…]

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Brooks Cemetery Clean-Up

When: January 27, 2018 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm

We will be leading a community Cemetery Preservation Day at the Brooks Cemetery in New Point (Mathews) on January 27th from 10am-4pm, when we plan to remove brush from the cemetery and search for lost[…]

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Archaeology Lecture at VIMS

When: October 17, 2017 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
Where: Waterman's Hall, VIMS

A lecture in Waterman’s Hall at VIMS on the recent archaeological excavations on the VIMS campus. “A Port Town in Conflict and Peace: Gloucester Town and the Forty-Third Year of Increasingly Complex Archaeology at Gloucester[…]

Center for Archaeology, Preservation and Education (CAPE)

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Tuesdays, 6pm to 9pm
Thursdays, 10am to 4pm
6783 Main Street
Gloucester, VA 23061

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For more information about Fairfield and other historic resources on the Middle Peninsula, please contact us. We can arrange tours of the Fairfield site and deliver presentations on a variety of topics related to local history and archaeology.

The Fairfield Foundation
P.O. Box 157 White Marsh VA 23183
Phone:
(804) 815-4467
Email:
fairfield@fairfieldfoundation.org