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October 24, 2025 By Fairfield Foundation

Fairfield Celebrates 25 Years of Archaeology, Preservation and Education

In 2025 the Fairfield Foundation is celebrating 25 years of hands-on archaeology and educational programs in Gloucester County and throughout eastern Virginia. Some days it’s hard to believe it’s been […]

Filed Under: Archaeology, Education, Preservation Tagged With: archaeology, CAPE, Fairfield, Fairfield 25th anniversary, gloucester, Middle Peninsula, Rosewell, Timberneck, Volunteers, Walter Reed Birthplace

January 13, 2025 By Fairfield Foundation

Rosewell Visitor Center and Ruin

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 […]

Tagged With: gloucester, Preservation, Rosewell

January 13, 2025 By Fairfield Foundation

Rosewell Visitor Center and Ruin

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 […]

Tagged With: gloucester, Preservation, Rosewell

January 13, 2025 By Fairfield Foundation

Rosewell Visitor Center and Ruin

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 […]

Tagged With: gloucester, Preservation, Rosewell Ruin

January 10, 2025 By Fairfield Foundation

Building the Remembrance Structure at Rosewell

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 […]

Tagged With: enslaved, gloucester, Preservation, remembrance, Rosewell, Volunteer

January 8, 2025 By Fairfield Foundation

Walter Reed Birthplace Open House

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 […]

Tagged With: gloucester, Preservation, Walter Reed, Yellow Fever

January 8, 2025 By Fairfield Foundation

Walter Reed Birthplace Open House

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 […]

Tagged With: gloucester, Walter Reed, Walter Reed Birthplace, Yellow Fever

January 8, 2025 By Fairfield Foundation

Walter Reed Birthplace Open House

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 […]

Tagged With: gloucester, Preservation, Walter Reed, Walter Reed Birthplace, Yellow Fever

January 8, 2025 By Fairfield Foundation

Rosewell Visitor Center and Ruin

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 […]

Tagged With: gloucester, Preservation, Rosewell

January 8, 2025 By Fairfield Foundation

Rosewell Visitor Center and Ruin

Tagged With: gloucester, Preservation, Rosewell

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  • The Revolutionary World of Lewis Burwell July 2, 2024
  • Lives from the Catlett Family Cemetery at Timberneck: Robert, Mary, and John Thruston January 31, 2024

Center for Archaeology, Preservation and Education (CAPE)

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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.
Address: 6783 Main Street Gloucester, VA 23061

 

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  • Fairfield Celebrates 25 Years of Archaeology, Preservation and Education October 24, 2025
  • Remembering George Wesley Catlett February 27, 2025
  • Wood’s Mill: an Overlooked Chapter of Gloucester Hall’s History December 2, 2024

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The Fairfield Foundation's mission is to promote and involve the public in hands-on archaeology, preservation and education activities within Virginia’s Middle Peninsula and surrounding areas. We are a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization offering public programs, research opportunities and outreach activities since 2000. We operate five properties in Gloucester County: Fairfield Archaeology Park, Timberneck House at Machicomoco, Edge Hill Texaco (the C.A.P.E.), Rosewell Ruins and Visitor Center, and Walter Reed birthplace. For more information about us and other historic resources on the Middle Peninsula or to arrange presentations on a variety of topics related to local history and archaeology, please contact us. Check out the calendar for upcoming activities.
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P.O. Box 157 White Marsh VA 23183
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