The CAPE will be open for tours during Gloucester’s Garden Week, on April 20 from 10 am – 2 pm. Come check out the restored Edge Hill Service Station and […]
Daffodil Festival Public Archaeology
Come visit us during one of our favorite events of the year, Gloucester’s Daffodil Festival! We will be excavating within the historic court circle on Gloucester’s Main Street, and we […]
Daffodil Festival Public Archaeology
Come visit us during one of our favorite events of the year, Gloucester’s Daffodil Festival! We will be excavating within the historic court circle on Gloucester’s Main Street, and we […]
Places Worth Saving: The Booker Family’s Three Landmark Buildings on Gloucester’s Main Street
There are three prominent structures located on the north side of Main Street in Gloucester that are often called the Booker buildings. Each has its own history, and they have […]
The CAPE crosses the finish line!
With the recent ribbon cutting at the CAPE we have reached the exciting end of a long journey. In 2010 we purchased the Edge Hill Service Station and embarked […]
Genevieve’s Adventures in the Courthouse Archives
The following is a guest blog written by Fairfield Foundation intern and volunteer Genevieve Brei, detailing her adventures exploring some of Gloucester’s written records. As soon as I touched the […]
The Coolest Artifacts (Part 1): Wine Bottle Seals
We are frequently asked “what is the coolest artifact you’ve ever found?” One of our favorites, and easily in our Top 10, are wine bottle seals. Resting on the shoulders […]
Virginia Archaeologists converge on the Middle Peninsula
Last Friday, the Fairfield Foundation and the Gloucester Main Street Preservation Trust (GMSPT) co-hosted the winter meeting of the Council of Virginia Archaeologists (COVA). COVA is Virginia’s professional archaeology organization, and is dedicated […]
What is the C.A.P.E?
The Center for Archaeology, Preservation and Education (The CAPE!) at the former Edge Hill Service Station in Gloucester is going to be our new home and headquarters. But it will […]
“The cool guys in Gloucester, the cool girls in Mathews”: Oral History Reveals Courtship Strategies of Gloucester Youth in the 1940s and 50s
In August, The Fairfield Foundation wrapped up interviews for an oral history project directed by University of Florida graduate student Jessica Taylor, aimed at recording oral histories about the Edge Hill […]
