The Fairfield Foundation invites the community to watch history in action at the Fairfield Archaeology Park as a traditional brick kiln is fired after being assembled with several thousand bricks made by Fairfield staff, interns, summer campers and visitors over the summer. The kiln will burn nonstop from Nov. 11 until the fire goes out on Nov. 14 as part of the Fairfield Foundation’s VA250 Dig Day Series. The location is 5777 Fairfield Lane, Hayes. Brick mason Kenneth Tappan will fire the bricks that were made using traditional brick-making techniques, including treading the clay, shaping the bricks in wooden molds, and air-drying them until ready to fire, said a press release. These methods provide hands-on experiences in traditional craftsmanship that help children and adults better understand the past. “The bricks that will be fired this November were all made by hand, replicating the work and expertise of the enslaved not only at Fairfield Plantation but across our country in the ...