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September 3, 2013 By Fairfield Foundation 3 Comments

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

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