HomeMy Public PortalAboutTOL NR 2023-02-22 Thomas Balch Library to Host Class on Artifact Documentation
Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release
February 22, 2023
Media Contact:
Leah Kosin, Assistant Public Information Officer
pio@leesburgva.gov 703-771-2781
Thomas Balch Library to Host Class on Artifact Documentation
Leesburg, VA (February 22, 2023) – Archeologist Kelly Arford-
Horne will be at the Thomas Balch Library on Saturday, March 4
where she’ll discuss documenting artifacts from archaeological
excavations.
In July 2021, Thomas Balch Library received a collection of
between 350 to 500 ceramic fragments collected at the Sycolin
Pottery site located just outside of Leesburg. Discovered in 2004,
the site once hosted two kilns used in the production of redware
and stoneware ceramic vessels by potters from the Garner and
Duncan families of Loudoun County. Currently, Thomas Balch
Library is working through a Loudoun County Library Foundation
grant awarded to support cataloging the collection.
Participants will have the opportunity to catalog a unique piece of Loudoun County’s history
during the event, which begins at 11 a.m. Pre-registration is required. Please call 703-737-7395,
email balchlib@leesburgva.gov, or register online.
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