The ASV is a member of the Society for American Archaeology, the Virginia Association of Museums, the Eastern States Archaeological Federation, and the Preservation Alliance of Virginia. Through the generosity of life member Bill Cropper, ASV was given Kittiewan Plantation in Charles City County. The plantation has some of the finest interior wood paneling in the region. It was the home of the first surgeon general of the United States. Kittiewan today is a working farm with a new museum built by Mr. Cropper. It is our headquarters and base of perations. Volunteers from the ASV have been the backbone of research and salvage in the Commonwealth for more than fifty years. Members of the society have participated in or initiated research on hundreds of excavations during the past half century.Members of the ASV comes from all walks of life. Many of our members had little or no formal training in the science and art of archeology before they got involved with a local chapter of the society.