The Fairfield Foundation

King William Courthouse Public Archaeology
2025-04-24 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-04-10 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-03-27 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-03-13 10:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Virginia
Join the Fairfield Foundation for public archaeology at King William Courthouse! We are currently working on excavations at the site of a former colonial tavern building, as well as exploring the larger historic landscape within the King William Courthouse complex. Excavations usually occur the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of each month, with some exceptions. Email annie@fairfieldfoundation.org to sign up to help!

Rosewell Visitor Center and Ruin
2025-04-19 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-04-18 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-04-13 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-04-12 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-04-11 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-04-06 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-04-05 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-04-04 10:00 - 16:00 | Virginia
The Rosewell Visitor Center and Ruin will be open to the public beginning Friday, April 4 2025. Open hours are Friday and Saturday (10 am – 4 pm) and Sunday (12 – 4 pm). Admission is $8/person, please visit http://rosewell.org for more info.

Timberneck Open House - Earth Day
2025-04-19 10:00 - 14:00 | Virginia
Timberneck House in Machicomoco State Park will be open for tours on Earth Day. Stop by and see the c.1793 house, check on the restoration progress, and enjoy the scenery in the state park.

Fairfield Friday
2025-04-18 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-04-04 10:00 - 16:00 | Virginia
Fairfield Archaeology Park will be open for site tours on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of each month, from April through October. Visit the site to learn about the families that lived and worked here, the 20+ years of archaeology that has occurred at the site, and walk the nature trail.

Volunteer Lab Night at the CAPE
2025-04-15 18:00 - 21:00 | Virginia

Walter Reed Birthplace Open House
2025-04-12 10:00 - 14:00 | Virginia
Walter Reed Birthplace will be open to the public for tours on the 2nd Saturday of each month from April through September. Visit to learn more about the life of Walter Reed, 19th-century medicine, and the 19th-century community at Belroi.

Timberneck Open House
2025-04-12 10:00 - 14:00 | Virginia
Timberneck House in Machicomoco State Park will be open for tours every 2nd and 4th Saturday between April and October. Stop by and see the c.1793 house, check on the restoration progress, and enjoy the scenery in the state park.

Daffodil Festival Public Archaeology
2025-04-06 12:00 - 16:00, 2025-04-05 10:00 - 16:00 | Virginia
Come visit us during one of our favorite events of the year, Gloucester’s Daffodil Festival! We will be excavating in front of the Gloucester Museum of History on Gloucester’s Main Street, and we welcome visitors to stop by and chat with us about what we’re finding or help screen for artifacts.

Timberneck Open House - Daffodil Festival
2025-04-05 10:00 - 14:00 | Virginia
Timberneck House in Machicomoco State Park will be open for tours during the Daffodil Festival. Stop by and see the c.1793 house, check on the restoration progress, and enjoy the scenery in the state park.

Artifact Wash Day at the CAPE
2025-04-02 11:00 - 14:00, 2025-03-05 11:00 - 14:00 | CAPE, 6783 Main Street, Gloucester, VA, 23061, United States
Join us at the CAPE on the first Wednesday of the month for an artifact wash day! Help clean and sort artifacts from recent excavations across the Middle Peninsula and learn about other Fairfield Foundation projects.

Volunteer Lab Night at the CAPE
2025-04-01 18:00 - 21:00, 2025-03-18 18:00 - 21:00, 2025-03-04 18:00 - 21:00 | Virginia
Open to all! Join us on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month, from 6-9 pm, for volunteer lab night! Help out with washing artifacts from recent local excavations, chat with archaeologists, and more!

Fairfield Friday
2025-03-21 10:00 - 16:00, 2025-03-07 10:00 - 16:00 | Fairfield Archaeology Park, 5777 Fairfield Lane, Hayes, VA, 23072, United States

Lunch & Learn: Rosewell
2025-03-14 12:00 - 13:00 | Virginia
Bring a brown bag lunch to Rosewell on Friday March 14 at noon! Meet in the Rosewell Visitor Center and then head down to the Ruin for a guided tour with Dave & Thane!

Building the Remembrance Structure at Rosewell
2025-03-10 10:00 - 2025-03-12 16:00 | Rosewell, 5113 Old Rosewell Lane, Gloucester, Virginia, 23061, United States
While the Rosewell Ruin still stands, structures the enslaved lived in have been lost. We will construct a remembrance structure to honor the people who built and worked at Rosewell against their will. The contractor, Salvage Wrights LLC, has built similar structures at Menokin, Montpellier, and Ferry Farm. The structure will be partially built at their site, then moved to the Rosewell grounds for completion. Hands on volunteers are welcome! Please email sara@fairfieldfoundation.org for more information.
