Archaelogy Activity Day At The Museum!
May 14, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
At this FREE, family-friendly event on the LVHS Museum grounds, visitors can meet Co-Director Thane Harpole and other staff and volunteers from the Fairfield Foundation’s Center for Archaeology, Preservation, and Education. Folks of all ages can take part in washing, screening, and sorting artifacts from the museum education collection, as well as bring their own archaeological finds for assistance with identifying and dating them. In the museum, visitors can view artifacts and interpretation from two local sites to learn more about archaeology fieldwork and lab work and how this helps us understand 18th- and 19th-century life in Lancaster County. Hands-on activities include touching and analyzing artifacts, using simple testing methods to date pipe stems, and solving a puzzle of mending broken pieces.
David Brown, Ph.D., and Thane Harpole have served as Co-Directors of the Fairfield Foundation since its founding in 2000. The nonprofit organization began with a focus on archaeological research and public outreach at Fairfield Plantation, the historic seat of the Burwell family in Gloucester County, and has since expanded its mission and reach to include archaeological surveys, excavations, historical documentation, and public educational programs across the region. Together, Brown and Harpole have worked on dozens of sites across the Middle Peninsula and led numerous public archaeology projects. They both also served on the primary research team to investigate the Powhatan Indian village of Werowocomoco.
HOURS OF OPERATION as of May 1, 2022
MUSEUM AND BOOKSHOP:
Open Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays 10:00-4:00 and the second Saturday of each month 10:00-3:00. Early closing 2:00 Thursday May 12.
Current exhibit: “Digging Into Archaeology: Uncovering Pieces of Lancaster’s Past” with artifacts and interpretation from William Ball’s Millenbeck and Thomas Carter’s Barford.
LIBRARY:
Open by advance appointment only.
Organizer
Lancaster Virginia Historical Society
(804) 462-7280
history@LancasterVaHistory.org
Archaelogy Activity Day At The Museum!
May 14, 2022 @ 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
Lancaster Virginia Historical Society , 8346 Mary Ball Rd Lancaster, VA 22503
At this FREE, family-friendly event on the LVHS Museum grounds, visitors can meet Co-Director Thane Harpole and other staff and volunteers from the Fairfield Foundation’s Center for Archaeology, Preservation, and Education. Folks of all ages can take part in washing, screening, and sorting artifacts from the museum education collection, as well as bring their own archaeological finds for assistance with identifying and dating them. In the museum, visitors can view artifacts and interpretation from two local sites to learn more about archaeology fieldwork and lab work and how this helps us understand 18th- and 19th-century life in Lancaster County. Hands-on activities include touching and analyzing artifacts, using simple testing methods to date pipe stems, and solving a puzzle of mending broken pieces.
David Brown, Ph.D., and Thane Harpole have served as Co-Directors of the Fairfield Foundation since its founding in 2000. The nonprofit organization began with a focus on archaeological research and public outreach at Fairfield Plantation, the historic seat of the Burwell family in Gloucester County, and has since expanded its mission and reach to include archaeological surveys, excavations, historical documentation, and public educational programs across the region. Together, Brown and Harpole have worked on dozens of sites across the Middle Peninsula and led numerous public archaeology projects. They both also served on the primary research team to investigate the Powhatan Indian village of Werowocomoco.
HOURS OF OPERATION as of May 1, 2022
MUSEUM AND BOOKSHOP:
Open Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays 10:00-4:00 and the second Saturday of each month 10:00-3:00. Early closing 2:00 Thursday May 12.
Current exhibit: “Digging Into Archaeology: Uncovering Pieces of Lancaster’s Past” with artifacts and interpretation from William Ball’s Millenbeck and Thomas Carter’s Barford.
LIBRARY:
Open by advance appointment only.
Organizer
