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The Museum has several on-going archaeological weekend projects. Some recent ones have been archaeological scouting to find Revolutionary battle sites for National Park Service surveys, the identification of a section of the Great Philadelphia Wagon Road that had been forgotten by time in dense forest cover, the discovery of an eighteenth century riverboat canal, and the locating and documenting of old graveyards.
Other ongoing projects are the moving and reconstruction of an eighteenth century log barn in the museum’s backyard, the reenactment of a local Revolutionary battle, the involvement of school children in learning about history, and an expansive oral history project. In the museum, volunteers are needed to help with exhibit receptions, office work, collections, and research. An active Fairfield County Historical Association is always looking for new members.
The Fairfield County Genealogical Research Room, the collection having been established by volunteers associated with the Daughters of the American Revolution in the 1960s and 1970s, has recently been returned from an offsite location to the museum premises. Volunteers are often available to assist family researchers with the collected paper files, published volumes, microfilm records, etc.
