Northern Virginia Community College, Loudoun Campus Fall 2011 / History 180 WHAT DO THESE EXCITING HEADLINES HAVE IN COMMON? WRITTEN IN BONE: Buried Lives of Jamestown& Colonial Maryland. The Civil War 150th: Archaeology and History! Korean War Remains returned to USA. America’s First Composter: George Washington’s Mount Vernon Dung House. [...]
Well, here is your chance! Celebrate Leesburg and Loudoun Countys 150th Anniversary of the American Civil War by taking Field Techniques in Archaeology with Dr. David T. Clark, at Northern Virginia Community College, Loudoun Campus (Sterling). Explore how professional archaeologists discover Loudouns rich archaeological heritage. Participate in walking surveys and test excavations at numerous sites [...]
The Loudoun Archaeological Foundation will be at the Waterford Homes Tour & Crafts Exhibit on October 1-3, 2010, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Loudoun Archaeological Foundation will be at the archaeology exhibit, please stop by and find out what we are doing. Please join us; we look forward to seeing you there. In addition [...]
Old Fashioned Fourth of July (All ages) 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM The Loudoun Archaeological Foundation will conduct an 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 [...]
On Saturday May 15, 2010 the Loudoun Archaeological Foundation was present for the Purcellville Preservation Associations Heritage Day 2010 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. We saw [...]
Representatives of the Loudoun Archaeological Foundation (LAF) and students at the Loudoun Campus of the Northern Virginia Community College (NVCC) were featured presenters at the 40th Annual Meeting of the Middle Atlantic Archaeological Conference at Ocean City, Maryland on March 18 – 21, 2010. The group participated in a panel on “Teaching Historic Archaeology: [...]
David T. Clark, PhD Kathryn A. Miller Joy E. Stanton Thomas R. Hyland Executive Director/ Board of Directors Mgr. Communications Secretary/Treasurer Principal Investigator Webpage/Admin Board of Directors Chair, Board of Directors Board of Directors The E-Newsletter of the Loudoun Archaeological Foundation, Vol. III, December 31, 2009 This periodic newsletter is designed to [...]
The Loudoun Archaeological Foundation, Inc. is a 501 (c) (3) tax-exempt, non-profit group. We therefore must rely on a combination of gifts, grants, and donations of money, goods, and services to fund our programs of archaeological research, preservation/conservation, and public education. We welcome donations of any amount! Please click the button below to donate via [...]
As a federally (IRS) recognized non-profit, charitable organizational, LAF has virtually no administration or other overhead expenses, 100% per of all our donated income (except for mandatory local, state, and federal fees and taxes) goes towards supporting our community public education and outreach programs. This year the Verizon Corporation has offered us a partnership arrangement [...]
The Loudoun Archaeological Foundation, Inc. (LAF) exhibited at the 66th Annual Waterford Homes Tour and Crafts Fair on October 3 to 5, 2009. Over 2700 individuals (Friday 740, Saturday 820, and Sunday 1160) visited our tables to view and interact with exhibits, and to discuss historic preservation and archaeological subjects. More than half of our [...]