The Waterford Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, endeavors to preserve the historic buildings and the open spaces of the National Historic Landmark District of Waterford, Virginia; and through education, to increase the public's knowledge of life and work in an early American rural community.
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Waterford Homes
Tour & Crafts Exhibit
October 1, 2 and 3, 2010
Visit the Waterford Fair, and become part of a 67-year-old
tradition. We welcome you as our honored guests! This year’s Fair
marks the 40th anniversary of the Waterford Historic Landmark
and helps carry out our mission of preservation through education.
Waterford is a landmark not because of a single important
event that occurred here, but rather because the village
and its surrounding rural landscapes have been preserved
as an example of everyday life in an agricultural village
in the 18th and 19th centuries. At the fair we bring parts
of that history back to life.
Purchase advance Fair tickets and save! You may purchase tickets by telephone,
online, or by mail through September 21. Or you may visit one of many ticket
outlets and purchase advance tickets through September 30. More
Tour houses now listed online. If a highlight of the Fair for you is touring
the private historic homes open only at this special time, here is a list of
the homes that are on tour at the 2010 Fair. More
Fair
Art and Photography competition information now online.
The prospectus for the Photography Exhibit and for the
Art Mart/Red Barn Exhibits at the 2010 Waterford Fair
was mailed to prior exhibitors in July, and you must
get one to enter! Want to enter for the first time? More |
Of Special Note…
 Bring
your family and a picnic on Sunday, September 5 (5 to 8 p.m.)
to enjoy the Phillips Farm. Monarch butterfly release, honey bee presentation,
6 p.m. guided tour of the history and natural features of the farm. More
Waterford
Foundation Live. Learn
about Waterford and about the Foundation that has been, since 1943,
the steward of this National Historic Landmark, preserving the
village and open spaces of this unique part of American history. Watch
the video
Students Rejuvenate Union Cemetery.The Waterford
Foundation would like to express its sincere appreciation to
students in the Advanced Placement U.S. history classes at
Loudoun Valley High School and their teacher Susan Stevens,
who on May 15 dedicated their time to maintenance and renewal
of the Waterford Union of Churches Cemetery, on Fairfax Street
in the village. More
Buy
the Old School Bond. Launched at the Fair last
year, $100 Waterford Old School Construction Bonds offer
another opportunity to "invest" in the new auditorium,
and make fine charitable gifts year round. More
Foundation Favorites…
 African
American History interactive module is here. Thanks
to grant support from the National Park Service and the Estate of
Paul Mellon, we are pleased to offer an interactive website
module relaying key aspects of Waterford’s unique African
American history. Focusing on where they worked (Waterford’s
Mill), where they worshipped (John Wesley Community Church) and
where they went to school (Second Street School), village residents
recount childhood memories and living histories of growing up in
Waterford. Sincere thanks to our consultants, Glenshaw Interactive
and Boru TV, for their amazing talent in bringing alive this facet
of Waterford’s history. Enormous gratitude also goes to the
Foundation’s Education Committee, especially John and Bronwen
Souders, for lending their time and great expertise to this effort. “Visit” Waterford’s
African American Experience. Simply choose a location on the
map you wish to visit, click on the “rectangle,” and
then step back in time.
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Phillips Farm trailhead |
Phillips
Farm Interpretive Trail open. Come walk the trails
of the 144-acre Phillips Farm. Thanks to a generous grant from the
Piedmont Community Foundation’s Peter M. Howard Memorial Fund
and to our Phillips Farm Committee, chaired by Mimi Westervelt,
new interpretive trail markers and brochures now detail the natural
and cultural history on the property. Numbered posts, constructed
by Committee member Rob Hale and his son Andrew, now highlight specific
points of interest to add to enjoyment of your visit. More
Visit the Second Street School Interactive!
Using video and virtual reality technology, visit the school as one of the students! Explore the classroom to see how a student would learn, play, read, write, and even be punished in 1880. More
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