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Verizon Corporation Partnerships With LAF

Posted by on December 30, 2009 at 3:01 pm

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 [...]

Waterford Fair

Posted by on October 7, 2009 at 3:02 pm

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 [...]

Waterford Homes Tour & Crafts Exhibit Returns For Its 66th Year

Posted by on October 1, 2009 at 10:13 am

The Loudoun Archaeological Foundation, Inc. will be at the Waterford Homes Tour & Crafts Exhibit on October 2-4, 2009, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., please join us. The LAF will be at the archaeology exhibit, so please stop by and find out what we are doing. We look forward to seeing you there. The Waterford [...]

Lucketts Community Center First Friday Lecture Series

Posted by on August 30, 2009 at 6:03 pm

Learn about local history and other engaging topics at the Lucketts Community Center First Friday Lecture Series. The Loudoun Archaeological Foundation, Inc. and Dr. David T. Clark will be participating in the in the Lucketts Community Centers, First Friday Lecture Series, on Friday the fourth of September at 7:30pm. Dr. David T. Clark will be [...]

A LAF Success Story

Posted by on August 30, 2009 at 4:29 pm

When I founded the Loudoun Archaeological Foundation, Inc. (LAF) in January of 2007, I had a number of specific goals in mind, among which were:   1.      Conducting year round archaeological research/investigations as a means of educating the public regarding local cultural resources. 2.      Expanding the current list/inventory of . . . archaeological sites in [...]

LAF Presents Archaeological Exhibits at the 37th Annual Lucketts Fair

Posted by on August 28, 2009 at 5:57 pm

The Loudoun Archaeological Foundation, Inc. (LAF) had the pleasure of participating in the 37th Annual Lucketts Fair in Lucketts, Virginia on August 22 -23, 2009 (Saturday and Sunday). Although Saturday was marred by mud and humidity left from Friday rainfalls and another rainfall on Saturday afternoon, 1,102 individuals visited our exhibit booth and participated in [...]

The Loudoun Archaeological Foundationat will be at the annual Lucketts Fair celebration on August 22-23

Posted by on August 19, 2009 at 4:41 pm

The Loudoun Archaeological Foundation will conduct a public archaeology program at the annual Lucketts Fair celebration on August 22-23. It will be a fun, exciting, and 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 [...]

Loudoun Archaeological Foundation and Dominion Foundation 2009 Graduate Study Stipend

Posted by on August 19, 2009 at 4:25 pm

David T. Clark, PhD          Kathryn A. Miller                          Joy E. Stanton              Thomas R. Hyland Executive Director/                   Board of Directors        Communications Mgr    Secretary/Treasurer                  Principal Investigator                                                            Webpage/Admin            Board of Directors    Chair, Board of Directors                                                        Board of Directors       News Release July 6, 2009 Ashburn’s Katy Catlin Receives Loudoun Archaeological Foundation/Dominion Foundation 2009 Graduate Study Stipend Dr. David [...]

INTRODUCTION TO HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY

Posted by on August 17, 2009 at 10:37 am

Northern Virginia Community College, Loudoun Campus Fall 2009 / History 180. WHAT DO THESE EXCITING HEADLINES HAVE IN COMMON? WRITTEN IN BONE: Buried Lives of Jamestown & Colonial Maryland. The Civil War 150th Just Around the Corner: Archaeology and History! Korean War Remains returned to USA. Americas First Composter: George Washingtons Mount Vernon Dung House. [...]

The Loudoun Archaeological Foundation Archaeology Field Camp Program: JULY 2009

Posted by on August 6, 2009 at 11:00 am

The Loudoun Archaeological Foundation and the Claude Moore Historic Park joined forces to present The Archaeology Field Camp Program, July 27-31. The program was all hands-on with artifacts and walks around the park to look at how people used the land in the past. The children worked with historic and prehistoric archaeology in a fun [...]