What's Buried in Your Dirt?

Have you unearthed something in your garden or your lawn or somewhere else in Arlington and wonder what it is? Bring it to the Ball-Sellers House on July 26 from 2-4 PM and Tim Landis will tell you what it is. Landis began as a metal detector-ist as a kid and now he boasts an extensive collection of the thousands of things he’s found in and around Arlington and Northern Virginia. He’ll identify anything anyone brings to him that they found buried somewhere in Arlington. He’ll apply his decades of experience and knowledge to identify bits of metal, ceramics, pottery, glassware of any type, even plastics, because he’s found it all first as a kid growing up in Arlington, and now with permission from some builders. Each unearthed artifact helps everyone understand more about Arlington’s history.

So bring your “find” and your curiosity to learn more about what it is, what it is not, and its role in Arlington history. Then stay for a free guided tour of this c.1750 farmhouse.