Virginia Sutton Harrington died on June 16th in Richmond, Virginia.  She
was 89. Virginia and her husband J.C. (Pinky) Harrington were pioneers in
the development of historical archaeology in North America starting from
their early work at Jamestown in 1937.  She was recognized with and Award
of Merit at the 1999 Salt Lake City meetings of the Society for Historical
Archaeology.  Virginia's interest in archaeology was began in high school,
and she studied classics and history at Swarthmore College.  One of her
neighbors when she was growing up in Washington, D.C. was Mr. Demaray who
was connected with the National Park Service.  He helped her secure a
summer job at Mesa Verde in 1935 and 1936, where she was involved in
laboratory work and pottery restoration.  When in Washington she worked as
a volunteer at the Smithsonian on Panamanian ceramics excavated by Dr. Dale
Stewart.  It was Mr. Demaray who suggested that Virginia apply for a park
ranger position at Jamestown, where she was hired in 1937 as one of the
first female park rangers employed by the National Park Service.  It is
there that she met and married Pinky Harrington and became involved in the
historical research, laboratory work, and interpretation of the site to
visitors.  Virginia took time out to raise two children (Bob and Jeanette)
but remained active in Pinky's research.  After their family was raised and
Pinky retired, they spent four summers excavating for Nauvoo Restoration
Incorporated in Nauvoo, Illinois.  Virginia directed the excavation of
three sites in Nauvoo and published a report on the excavation of the
Nauvoo Temple.

      Burial services are tentatively scheduled for 3:00 p.m. June 23rd at
Christ Church in Christ Church, Virginia.