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March 29, 2015 By Fairfield Foundation

A Look at Colonial Drains

Archaeologists are always finding remarkable features that provide new insight into the colonial world. One type of feature that shows up with some regularity, yet receives very little attention, is the lowly drain. Serving a strictly utilitarian, though very useful, purpose and intentionally buried upon completion, drains are rarely remembered and generally forgotten. On many […]

Filed Under: Archaeology, Preservation Tagged With: 18th Century, archaeology, Colonial Drains, Colonial Williamsburg, Corotoman, excavation, Gloucester County, manor house, Plantation, Research, Rosewell, Tudor Place, Virginia, Westover

September 22, 2014 By Fairfield Foundation

Fairfield’s History Mysteries: the elusive early cellar

Fairfield Plantation has no ghost stories (that we know of…), but we have plenty of mysteries. How was the west wing lost in 1839? Why was there a chicken tied to the front porch in 1897? Who relic hunted the top of the well adjacent the house in the mid-1980s? The most intriguing mystery? Where […]

Filed Under: Archaeology, Education, Preservation Tagged With: archaeology, Artifacts, Burwell, Colonial Williamsburg, education, excavation, fairfield foundation, Fairfield Plantation, Gloucester County, Landscape, Lewis Burwell II, Research

September 9, 2014 By Fairfield Foundation

My First Field Week Experience with Fairfield: Evelyn Ayala

The following is a guest blog written by Fairfield Foundation volunteer and Adventures in Preservation workshop participant Evelyn Ayala, detailing her adventures during her first week of archaeological excavation and preservation work. With the help of Adventures in Preservation, I spent a five-day week excavating and learning with the Fairfield Foundation. I’ll admit I was […]

Filed Under: Archaeology, Education, Events, Preservation Tagged With: 19th century, Adventures in Preservation, Architecture, Colonial Williamsburg, Fairfield Plantation, foundation stabilization, Gloucester County, Guest Post, historic trades, manor house, Restoration, Volunteers

August 12, 2014 By Fairfield Foundation

Another Fairfield Adventure In Preservation!

When people first think about the Fairfield Foundation, they typically think about our archaeology programs, our public outreach, or perhaps our future home: the Center for Archaeology, Preservation and Education (CAPE).  But there is something else you should know about us.  We love architectural history, too!  We love old gas stations (obviously), old houses, and […]

Filed Under: Archaeology, Education, Events, Preservation Tagged With: Adventures in Preservation, archaeology, Architectural Conservation, Artifacts, CAPE, Colonial Williamsburg, education, Engagement, excavation, Fairfield, Fairfield Plantation, Gloucester County, Historic Preservation, Masonry, Preservation, Preservation Workshop, public archaeology, Restoration

November 3, 2013 By Fairfield Foundation

Go Out And Do: studying history beyond the documents

Just Do It: Reflections from Libby Cook.  In this latest guest blog, Libby reflects on the powerful influences archaeology, material culture, and other fields and trades have on her study of history.   Earlier this week, I participated in a reading group with the author of the book in attendance.  That night’s reading selection dealt with […]

Filed Under: Archaeology, Education Tagged With: anthropology, archaeology, Artifacts, CAPE, Colonial Williamsburg, Engagement, Guest Post, hands-on learning, history, material culture, public archaeology

September 3, 2013 By Fairfield Foundation

AiP Workshop Builds a Better Future for Fairfield’s Foundations

Our third year of working with Adventures in Preservation brought about our most successful workshop yet!  The mix of archaeology, architecture, and architectural conservation resulted in new discoveries, new friends, and a new model for our work preserving the Fairfield manor house.  Over five fast days (and a half day behind the scenes tour of Colonial Williamsburg), […]

Filed Under: Archaeology, Education, Events, Preservation Tagged With: Adventures in Preservation, archaeology, Colonial Williamsburg, excavation, Fairfield Plantation, historic masonry, Preservation, Preservation Workshop, Volunteers

August 22, 2013 By Fairfield Foundation

Bricks and Mortar: Using archaeology and preservation to save the past

Chocolate and Peanut Butter.  Peanut Butter and Chocolate.  These are undeniably two great things that go great together.  The same should be true of archaeology and architectural conservation.  Excavations frequently uncover the material remains of long lost buildings and landscape features, while these same architectural elements often inform our understanding of the past through their […]

Filed Under: Archaeology, Education, Events, Preservation Tagged With: Adventures in Preservation, archaeology, Architectural Conservation, Colonial Williamsburg, Fairfield, Fairfield Plantation, Preservation, Preservation Workshop

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From the blog

  • Lives from the Catlett Family Cemetery at Timberneck: Hettie Catlett (November 5, 1852-March 31, 1875) April 28, 2023
  • The Plant-Cutter Riots and Fairfield Plantation March 9, 2023
  • King William Courthouse and Quarles Tavern Archaeology January 25, 2023
  • Mary Willis Burwell’s Portrait Returns to Gloucester October 26, 2022
  • Looking Towards the Future: A Peek Inside the Development of Fairfield’s New Online Museum October 18, 2022

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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.
6783 Main Street
Gloucester, VA 23061

News From the Blog

  • Lives from the Catlett Family Cemetery at Timberneck: Hettie Catlett (November 5, 1852-March 31, 1875) April 28, 2023
  • The Plant-Cutter Riots and Fairfield Plantation March 9, 2023
  • King William Courthouse and Quarles Tavern Archaeology January 25, 2023

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