Old Fashioned Fourth of July (All ages) 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
The Loudoun Archaeological Foundation will conduct exhibition at the annual Fourth of July celebration at Claude Moore Park Historic Area. It will be a fun exciting educational event for all ages. This program will introduce ancient technology of Native Americans and how archaeologists discover secrets about ancient people. There will be artifacts that archaeologists have found at Prehistoric and Civil War sites. There will be several hands on activities for children and adults. Please check The Loudoun Archaeological Foundation website and The Loudoun Archaeological Foundation Facebook page for future activities for children this summer. Thank you.
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June 3rd, 2009 by katycat
Dr. Clark’s class visited the Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Studies on Tuesday, June 2, 2009. Visit our photo gallery to see how the center’s cultural resources have changed over just the last two years.
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May 26th, 2009 by katycat
LAF is proud to present a new research paper: The Carolina Road by Tom Hyland (PDF, 256 kb). The paper presents an in-depth look at the history of roads in Colonial America, followed by a comprehensively researched exploration of the Carolina Road (now Route 15) through Virginia over three centuries.
(Also download appendices A&B (maps, .jpg) in a 2.3 MB .zip file.)
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On Saturday May 26 the Loudoun Archaeological Foundation was present for the Purcellville Preservation Associations Heritage Day 2009 celebration. It was an exciting and educational event for all ages. The adults and children saw artifacts that archaeologists have found at Prehistoric and Civil War sites. There were several hands on activities for children. The children and adults had a lot of fun. Please check The Loudoun Archaeological Foundations website and The Loudoun Archaeological Foundations Facebook page for future activities for children this summer. Thank you.
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May 16th, 2009 by katycat
SATURDAY MAY 16, 2009
11:00am to 4:00pm (RAIN OR SHINE)
The Loudoun Archaeological Foundation will be at the Purcellville Preservation Associations Heritage Day ‘09 fair today, from 11:00 to 4:00 today. Most activities will take place in and around the Purcellville skate rink (250 s. nursery avenue, Purcellville) and on the grounds of historic fireman’s field. Bring the kids!
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May 13th, 2009 by David Clark
Well, here’s your chance! Celebrate Leesburg/Loudoun County’s 250th founding anniversary by taking “Field Techniques in Archaeology” with Dr. David T. Clark, Northern Virginia Community College, Loudoun Campus (Sterling). Explore how professional archaeologists discover Loudoun’s rich archaeological heritage. Participate in walking surveys and test excavations at numerous sites across the county. Learn some of the exciting stories archaeology tells about your local past.
“RETURN WITH US NOW, TO THOSE THRILLING DAYS OF YESTERYEAR”.
Class number: History 188, Tues/Thurs, 5:30-9:00PM; Starting May 18th. Apply on-line at http://www.nvcc.edu (Click on: Apply Now).
Room: LR 0103
Thank you,
David Clark, PhD.
NVCC and Loudoun Archaeological Foundation
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FORGOTTEN: A Preliminary Report on the Sycolin Road Pottery: Loudoun County’s Historical Mystery of a Pottery, Pots, and Potters by Amy Bertsch, Amanda Ackman, Tom Hyland, et al (PDF, 291 KB). This paper describes how members of the LAF, in cooperation with Northern Virginia Community College, uncovered the probable identity of potters working in the nineteenth century along Sycolin Road.
( Also download Appendix A (images, .jpg) in a 6 MB .zip file.)
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April 23rd, 2009 by David Clark
LAF will conduct a field school program for young students at Claude Moore Park the last week in July, 2009. This program will introduce students to ancient technology of native americans and how archaeologist discover secrets about ancient people.
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April 20th, 2009 by katycat
The Loudoun Archaeological Foundation is currently in the process of developing an extensive public archaeological investigation and education program of events for 2009:
Among these events will be the following annual program of activities:
Date TBD: Presentation of a “A Civil War Soldier’s Life” (as seen through artifacts and reenactor exhibitions) at Claude Moore Park in Sterling
June 2009: An archaeological summer camp for children
July 2009: Exhibition at the annual Fourth of July celebration at Claude Moore Park
August 2009: Exhibition at the Lucketts’ Fair
September 2009: Exhibition at the Waterford Fair
We will be posting more information about these events as the dates approach.
Continue to follow and participate in the Loudoun Archaeological Foundation’s schedule of public program activities for 2009 by frequently logging on to this website and/or consulting you local newspapers for up to date information.
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