VILLAGE OF FAYETTEVILLE -- They're digging deep down and hoping to uncover evidence of life from decades ago. There's already been remarkable progress and incredible discoveries here at the Matilda Joslyn Gage home. "We find things that would have been used in the kitchen like this. This is a ceramic lid like to a large crockery or storage jar," said researcher Kim Christensen. The UC-Berkley student is conducting the archaeological dig and has also unearthed children's toys, pieces of china and old salt dishes. "For the vast majority of history, we don't have written records, so the archaeology is a different angle on what happened in the past," Christensen said. It's a place rich in history, tucked away in the quaint village of Fayetteville along East Genesee Street. And there's big reason to dig. There's so much history here. This was the home of Matilda Joslyn Gage, a womens' rights advocate who lived here in the 1800's. She was part of the suffrage movement and held meetings here with Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. This was also a stop on the underground railroad. "It's so much fun. Every morning, there's a new discovery," said Sally Roesch Wagner, the executive director of the Matilda Joslyn Gage Center. "We're finding I think the history, not only of the house, but of the people who lived here," she said. This is also the only home in the country open to the public where L. Frank Baum, the author of the Wizard of Oz, spent considerable time. Baum married Gage's daughter Maud here in 1882 and Gage is the one who actually encouraged Baum to publish his stories. The home is expected to be restored soon. The artifacts found will eventually be housed here in what will become a museum. The Matilda Joslyn Gage Foundation already has $650,000 in local, state and federal grants to put toward the restoration project. They will soon launch a capital campaign to raise another $1 million. They'll be scooping and sifting here in search of artifacts for the next few weeks and you can take part in this too. The dig will run through at least the end of August. For more information, email Kim Christensen at kchristensen@berkeley.edu or contact the Gage Foundation at foundation@matildajoslyngage.org or call (315) 637-9511.