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January 31, 2024 By Fairfield Foundation

Lives from the Catlett Family Cemetery at Timberneck: Robert, Mary, and John Thruston

Sara E. Lewis, Development Officer, Fairfield Foundation The headstone of John Thruston (1831-1839), who died at the age of eight, is the oldest surviving memorial in the Catlett family cemetery […]

Filed Under: Education, History, Preservation Tagged With: Catlett, genealogy, Gloucester County, Landsdown, Thruston, Timberneck

January 9, 2024 By Fairfield Foundation

Timberneck Open House

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 […]

Tagged With: Catlett Family, Gloucester History, Machicomoco State Park, Preservation, Timberneck

January 9, 2024 By Fairfield Foundation

Timberneck Open House

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 […]

Tagged With: Catlett Family, Gloucester History, Machicomoco State Park, Preservation, Timberneck

January 9, 2024 By Fairfield Foundation

Timberneck Open House

Timberneck House in Machicomoco State Park will be open for tours during the Daffodil Festival on Saturday, April 6, from 10 am – 2 pm. Stop by and see the […]

Tagged With: 1793, Catlett Family, Gloucester County, history, Machicomoco State Park, Timberneck, tourism

January 9, 2024 By Fairfield Foundation

Tea at Timberneck *SOLD OUT*

*SOLD OUT* Join us for the second annual Tea at Timberneck event! $50 per couple (or $25 for an individual), at Timberneck in Machicomoco State Park on Saturday, March 16, […]

Tagged With: Machicomoco State Park, Timberneck

November 8, 2023 By Fairfield Foundation

Meet the Artist and Print Unveiling: P. Buckley Moss at Timberneck

We are so honoredto have had P. Buckley Moss paint a beautiful portrait of Timberneck for us! We will be hosting the renowned artist at Timberneck in Machicomoco State Park […]

Tagged With: artist, Catlett Family, Fairfield, P. Buckley Moss, painting, Timberneck, Volunteers

November 8, 2023 By Fairfield Foundation

3rd Annual Timberneck Turkey Trot 5K Run/Walk Fundraiser

Join us for the Third Annual Timberneck Turkey Trot 5k Run/Walk Fundraiser, hosted by the Fairfield Foundation. Run or walk this scenic, flat, paved 3.1-mile loop course at Machicomoco State […]

Tagged With: 5k, 5k run/walk, Catlett, Fundraising, Machicomoco State Park, Timberneck, Timberneck Turkey Trot

September 26, 2023 By Fairfield Foundation

Archaeology Camp Year Two: The Rain Strikes Back

By Rachel Boyd, Outreach Coordinator This year we hosted our second year of archaeology summer camps, and, despite the rain, we had a great time! Some activities from last year […]

Filed Under: Archaeology, Education, Preservation Tagged With: archaeology, Archaeology Summer Camp, education, excavation, Fairfield, Fairfield Archaeology Park, Timberneck

July 5, 2023 By Fairfield Foundation

Apotropaic Symbols at Timberneck

Written by Tom Karow and Lori Black Timberneck Farm is slowly revealing more of its hidden history more than two years after restoration work began on the circa 1793 house […]

Filed Under: History, Preservation Tagged With: 18th Century, apotropaic, Catlett, fairfield foundation, Gloucester County History, Historic Preservation, Timberneck

April 28, 2023 By Fairfield Foundation

Lives from the Catlett Family Cemetery at Timberneck: Hettie Catlett (November 5, 1852-March 31, 1875)

Written by Sara Lewis, Development Officer Born in the fall of 1852, Hettie Catlett was the ninth child of 49-year-old John W. C. Catlett of Timberneck (1803-1883) and the fourth […]

Filed Under: History, Preservation Tagged With: 19th century, Catlett, farm journal, Gloucester County, Gloucester History, John W.C. Catlett, Timberneck, Timberneck Farm

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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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  • From Ruin to Reparative Governance: Rosewell, International Law, and the Declaration of Racialized Slavery as the Gravest Crime Against Humanity May 26, 2026
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  • Brick and Mortar Preservation Update from Rosewell! February 18, 2026

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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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