The Fairfield Foundation

Fairfield Friday
2026-10-02 10:00 - 16:00, 2026-09-04 10:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | CAPE, 6783 Main Street, Gloucester, VA, 23061, United States
Fairfield Archaeology Park will be open for site tours on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of each month, from March 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.

Rosewell Open
2026-09-27 12:00 - 16:00, 2026-09-20 12:00 - 16:00, 2026-09-13 12:00 - 16:00, 2026-09-06 12:00 - 16:00, 2026-08-30 12:00 - 16:00, 2026-08-23 12:00 - 16:00 | Rosewell, 5113 Old Rosewell Lane, Gloucester, Virginia, 23061, United States
The Rosewell Visitor Center and Ruin will be open to the public beginning Friday, April 3 2026 (Closed April 5 in observance of Easter Sunday). Open hours are Friday and Saturday (10 am – 4 pm) and Sunday (12 – 4 pm). For the 2026 season, in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the United States of America, admission to Rosewell will be free for all visitors! (Please begin your visit at the Visitor Center before proceeding to the Ruin.)

Rosewell Open
2026-09-26 10:00 - 16:00, 2026-09-25 10:00 - 16:00, 2026-09-19 10:00 - 16:00, 2026-09-18 10:00 - 16:00, 2026-09-12 10:00 - 16:00, 2026-09-11 10:00 - 16:00, 2026-09-05 10:00 - 16:00, 2026-09-04 10:00 - 16:00 and 2 more dates | Rosewell, 5113 Old Rosewell Lane, Gloucester, Virginia, 23061, United States
The Rosewell Visitor Center and Ruin will be open to the public beginning Friday, April 3 2026 (Closed on April 5 in observance of Easter Sunday). Open hours are Friday and Saturday (10 am – 4 pm) and Sunday (12 – 4 pm). For the 2026 season, in celebration of the 250th anniversary of the United States of America, admission to Rosewell will be free for all visitors! (Please begin your visit at the Visitor Center before proceeding to the Ruin.)

Timberneck Open House
2026-09-26 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.

King William Courthouse Public Archaeology
2026-09-24 10:00 - 16:00, 2026-09-10 10:00 - 16:00, 2026-08-27 10:00 - 16:00 | 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 outreach@fairfieldfoundation.org to sign up to help!

Fairfield Friday
2026-09-18 10:00 - 16:00 | Virginia

Volunteer Lab Night at the CAPE
2026-09-15 18:00 - 21:00, 2026-09-01 18:00 - 21:00 | CAPE, 6783 Main Street, Gloucester, VA, 23061, United States
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!

Walter Reed Birthday Celebration
2026-09-12 13:00 - 16:00 | Walter Reed Birthplace, 4021 Hickory Fork Rd, Gloucester, Virginia, 23061
Join us as we celebrate the birthday of Dr. Walter Reed, a physician and U.S. Army major whose research proved that mosquitoes, not “bad air,” spread yellow fever, forever changing the course of public health. This milestone discovery paved the way for the construction of the Panama Canal and saved countless lives worldwide.

This special event takes place at Dr. Reed’s birthplace, a 1820 house in Belori, where more than 100 years of preservation work have kept his story and his birthplace alive for future generations. We’ll dig into what it takes to preserve a historic site for over a century, and explore how archaeology, biology, and public health intersect at this one-of-a-kind location.

This event is also part of our celebration of Gloucester’s 375th anniversary, honoring the people and places that have shaped the county’s long history, and Dr. Reed’s contributions are a perfect example of Gloucester’s impact reaching far beyond its borders.

We’re excited to be working with partner organizations to bring this event to life! Stay tuned as we confirm and announce more details soon!

This event is FREE for everyone to attend!

Timberneck Open House
2026-09-12 10:00 - 14:00 | Timberneck, 3601 Timberneck Farm Road, Hayes, VA, 23072, United States

Fairfield Foundation Family Circle
2026-09-08 17:30 - 19:00 | Virginia
The Fairfield Foundation Family Circle, an affiliate chapter of Coming to the Table, meets on the second Tuesday of each month, from September–December and February–May, from 5:30–7:00 pm, in person at The Woodville Rosenwald School, 4310 George Washington Memorial Highway, and via Zoom. Each January we host our MLK Jr. Day community program, and in June we gather for a two-day Homecoming hosted by Historic Antioch Baptist Church to celebrate kinship and connection.

The mission of the Fairfield Foundation Family Circle is to move beyond the legacy of enslavement on Virginia’s Middle Peninsula by gathering around the table, as the descendants of the formerly enslaved and slave owners, to share stories of ancestral roots on plantations and farms like Fairfield, Rosewell, and Timberneck and to shine light on the multifaceted people and communities that endure in these places.

Homeschool Dig Day: Gloucester 375th Celebration
2026-09-08 10:00 - 13:00 | Rosewell, 5113 Old Rosewell Lane, Gloucester, Virginia, 23061, United States
Dive into 375 years of Gloucester history through hands-on learning in archaeology, historic preservation, and museum studies. We’ll have special guests joining us, too!

Fee is for school-aged children only; kids under 5 and parents are free.

Please fill out the registration form at this link before paying the ticket fee: https://forms.gle/sXiABrXyiKEoHYdB6

Artifact Wash Day at the CAPE
2026-09-02 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.
