Quarterly Meeting of the Virginia Board of Historic Resources & State Review Board (June 2023)

Mariner's Museum & Park 100 Museum Drive, Newport News, United States

This joint quarterly public meeting of the Virginia Board of Historic Resources and the State Review Board convened at 9:30 a.m. June 15, 2023 in the Huntington Room at the Mariner's Museum & Park, 100 Museum Drive, Newport News, 23606. See below for directions and remote participation options. Agenda Nominations Presented: See below, by region. […]

Quarterly Meeting of the Virginia Board of Historic Resources & State Review Board (September 2023)

The Institute for Advanced Learning and Research 150 Slayton Avenue, Danville, Virginia

The joint quarterly public meeting of the Virginia Board of Historic Resources and the State Review Board convened at 9:30 a.m. September 21, 2023, in The Institute for Advanced Learning and Research, Conference Room 207 (2nd Floor), 150 Slayton Avenue, Danville, VA 2454.  See below for the final agenda of the meeting and additional details. […]

Lab Nights with Fairfield

The CAPE 6783 Main St., Gloucester, VA

The public is welcome to join us on lab nights at the CAPE. Lab activities cater to all ages, ranging from cleaning the artifacts, processing cleaned artifacts, and occasionally mending pottery! These are at the Center of Archaeology, Preservation, and Education (CAPE) in Gloucester, VA.

Free

Behind-the-Scenes Walking Tours with Historic Germanna Archaeology

Historic Germanna 2062 Germanna Highway, Locust Grove, VA

In celebration of Archaeology Month, Historic Germanna's Archaeology team will host special behind-the-scenes walking tours on each Friday morning in October of Germanna's archaeological dig sites located in Orange County, Virginia.The dig sites feature the ruins of the "Enchanted Castle" - home of Virginia’s Colonial Lt. Governor, Alexander Spotswood - as well as the potential sites of the 1714 […]

$10

Fairfield Fridays

Fairfield 5777 Fairfield Lane, Hayes, VA

Come visit the Fairfield Archaeology Park! We will host tours at the structure where you can learn about a colonial site! Occasionally, we will have excavations during these Fridays, but predominantly guided or self-guided tours around the structure and the natural trail.

Free

Friday Field Days

Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest 1776 Poplar Forest Pkwy, Lynchburg, VA

The 1857 Slave Dwelling Restoration project is a community-engaged effort in collaboration with Poplar Forest's African American Advisory Group to begin restoring a two-story brick building originally inhabited by enslaved and free African American residents of Poplar Forest plantation. Visit during September and October to learn about current archaeological work each Friday at 1 p.m. […]

Archaeology in the West End

Southern Towers Farmer's Market 4901 Seminary Road, Alexandria, VA

Southern Towers is surrounded by history! Visit the Southern Towers Farmer's Market between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. to see artifacts from nearby sites, meet City archaeologists, and try your hand at an archaeology challenge.

Free

Monticello Archaeology Open House

Monticello 931 Thomas Jefferson Pkwy, Charlottesville, VA

Help celebrate Virginia Archaeology Month! Join us as Monticello’s Archaeology Department hosts its annual open house, featuring displays, exhibits on recent discoveries in the field and the lab, engaging activities for all ages to learn, and walking tours of the vanished Monticello Plantation landscape. Archaeology staff members will be on hand to answer questions. Displays […]

The Great Pottery Puzzle

James M. Duncan Branch Library 501 Commonwealth Ave, Alexandria, Virginia

How do archaeologists study the past? Sort artifacts and learn about archaeology tools. Ages 6 – 12. Free, no registration required.

Free

Behind-the-Scenes Walking Tours with Historic Germanna Archaeology

Historic Germanna 2062 Germanna Highway, Locust Grove, VA

In celebration of Archaeology Month, Historic Germanna's Archaeology team will host special behind-the-scenes walking tours on each Friday morning in October of Germanna's archaeological dig sites located in Orange County, Virginia.The dig sites feature the ruins of the "Enchanted Castle" - home of Virginia’s Colonial Lt. Governor, Alexander Spotswood - as well as the potential sites of the 1714 […]

$10

Public Dig at Abingdon Episcopal Church

Abingdon Episcopal Church 4645 George Washington Memorial Highway, Gloucester, VA

The Fairfield Foundation is excited to collaborate with Abingdon Episcopal Church on a new public archaeology experience for the parish's anniversary celebrations in 2023, 2024, and 2025. We aim to unite the congregation and our broader community searching for the 17th-century Abingdon Church. Students and the general public are encouraged to work alongside Fairfield staff. […]

Free