My Passion for and Career in Archaeology

Archaeology is the career choice, which I am pretty positive I will choose because it is an area in which I am highly passionate. During my high school career, I volunteered at Ferry Farm, George Washington’s childhood home, and Montpelier, James Madison’s home. I volunteered in the archaeology lab at Ferry Farm during two summers and was thrilled each time I went there to volunteer. My volunteer experience at Montpelier includes being there for a week during the summer of 2009, two weeks during the summer of 2011, and two weeks during the summer of 2012.  All of these experiences at Ferry Farm and Montpelier have continued to make me passionate about archaeology.

A picture of me excavating a unit when I was at Montpelier in 2011. 

A picture of the opening of a unit that I worked on at Montpelier during the summer of 2012.

The paperwork and artifacts open bag for a unit that I worked on at Montpelier during the summer of 2012.

Now that I am at the beginning my college career and I am already exploring my passion for archaeology by taking Introduction to Archaeology and having a job in the Archaeology Lab. My Introduction to Archaeology class is very interesting and is helping me learn some of the fundamental basics of archaeology that I did not already know. I also obtained an amazing job in the archaeology lab where I am working with artifacts from Tusculum. Based on my active interest in my class and job, I am certain that I am going to major in and have a career in archaeology.