Each year, millions of people from around the world visit Mount Vernon, Virginia to explore the history and home of first U.S. president, George Washington. Yet few visitors have the opportunity to experience Washington’s historic plantation the way a handful of students have now for three summers: exploring the grounds in a very literal way as part of an archeological and preservation project, unearthing parts of the estate that haven’t been touched since the 1700s. The project is the Mount Vernon / University of Maryland Field School in Historic Preservation, a unique, collaborative summer experience that trades the classroom for an active archeological site, teaching crucial methods of archeology, architecture and historic preservation. University of Maryland writer Karen Shih joined students this past summer, profiling the unique program in the Fall edition of TERP Magazine. Read the article, here (p. 12-13).