Pennsylvania Archaeology Month
October 2007

Calendar of Events

       Archaeology Month is sponsored by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, the Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology, Inc., and the Pennsylvania Archaeological Council. Its purpose is to increase awareness of the important historic and prehistoric archaeological sites in the Commonwealth. These sites are part of the heritage of all Pennsylvanians. Everyday, archaeological sites are destroyed. We hope that through the Archaeology Month events, more Pennsylvanians become aware of this part of our history and work to protect our endangered resources.

Unless otherwise noted, all events are free and open to the public.

Note: the following event listings are organized by region.
 

• Northeast
• Southeast
• Central
• West
• Northwest
• Sponsors

Northeast

Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology – Frances Dorrance Chapter 11

Event: Annual Open House and Picnic
Date & Time: October 14, 2007 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Location: Conrail site 36Lu169
Contact: Inquiries may be addressed by contacting these members: Edythe Gozdiskowski at elgozdiskowski@yahoo.com or Ted Baird at tedbaird@verizon.net.

Event: Public Meeting with Guest Speaker
Date & Time: Tuesday, October 30 at 7:00 p.m.
Location: Duryea Municipal Building, 315 Main Street, Duryea, Pa.
Contact: Inquiries may be addressed by contacting these members: Edythe Gozdiskowski at elgozdiskowski@yahoo.com or Ted Baird at tedbaird@verizon.net.
Description: Monthly chapter meeting of the Frances Dorrance Chapter 11

Event: Excavations at the Conrail site 36Lu169
Date & Time: Sundays in October from 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Location: Conrail site
Contact: Inquiries may be addressed by contacting these members: Edythe Gozdiskowski at elgozdiskowski@yahoo.com or Ted Baird at tedbaird@verizon.net.
Description: Ongoing chapter excavations of the Conrail site.

Southeast

Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology – John Shrader Chatper 21

Event: Hay Creek Valley Historical Association’s (HCVHA) Apple Festival
Location: Joanna Furnace, off Route 10 near Morgantown, Berks County, PA
Date & Time: Saturday October 13, 2007 from 7:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Contact: Cathy Spohn, President, Chapter 21, Phone # 610-678-1274 (home); 610-205-6711 (work), Email:  cspohn@state.pa.us, Charles Jacob at Phone 610-469-9530 or Gene Delaplane, Vice President, Chapter 21, Phone # 610-873-2128 Email:  planedg@comcast.net
Description: John Shrader Chapter 21 will have an information stand at HCVHA’s annual Apple Festival at Joanna Furnace in Berks County on Saturday, October 13.  Chapter members and other volunteers will be excavating at the Wheelwright Shop.  We will also have an exhibit on the archaeological research and field schools that have been going on at Joanna for over 25 years.  Admission is free and parking is on site.  Rain date is Sunday October 14.

Event: Excavation and Information Stand at the Wheelwright Shop during the Hay Creek Festival
Location: Joanna Furnace, off Route 10 near Morgantown, Berks County, PA
Date & Time: Friday, September 7 through Sunday, September 9, 2007
Contact: Cathy Spohn, President, Chapter 21, Phone # 610-678-1274 (home); 610-205-6711 (work), Email:  cspohn@state.pa.us, Charles Jacob at Phone 610-469-9530 or Gene Delaplane, Vice President, Chapter 21, Phone # 610-873-2128 Email:  planedg@comcast.net
Description: Admission is $8 per person over age 12; children aged 12 and under get in free.  The official time is 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., but you can come earlier (7:00 a.m.) for Hay Creek’s wonderful all you can eat pancake and sausage breakfast on Saturday and Sunday.  Besides the archaeological and historical exhibits, there are also children’s activities, antique cars and steam engines, a Civil War encampment, nineteenth century crafts, a home craft marketplace, traditional music and food, plus other attractions.

National Park Service and Philadelphia Archaeological Forum

Event: Archaeology Month at the Visitor’s Center, Independence Hall
Location: Independence Hall National Historical Park, Philadelphia, PA
Date & Time: Saturday, October 6, 2007 and Saturday, October 20, 2007 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Contact: Cathy Spohn (see above), Dee and Gene Delaplane (see above) or Jed Levin, NPS Archaeologist at Phone: 215-597-1782 or Email:  Jed_Levin@nps.gov
Description: This has become a yearly event sponsored by the National Park Service (NPS) and the Philadelphia Archaeological Forum (PAF).  SPA Chapter 21 will man an information table on October 6 and October 20.  NPS and PAF have a one-day program on Archaeology in Philadelphia on October 20 at the Living History Center at Independence Hall.

Central

Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology – Cumberland Valley Chapter #27

Event: Presentation by Daniel P. Barr, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of History, Robert Morris University, Moon Township, PA titled “A Road for Warriors: Native People in the 7-Year War in Pennsylvania
Location: Visitor’s Center, Renfrew Museum & Park, 1010 E. Main Street, Waynesboro, PA.
Date & Time: Tuesday, October 9, 2007 at 7:00 p.m.
Contact: Pandy Yeakle at yeakle5411@comcast.net.
Description: Lecture sponsored by a grant from the PA Humanities Council Commonwealth Speakers Program.

Event: Presentation by Doug Stine on the “Ebbert Spring Site Archaeology”
Location: Globe Club of Hanover, PA meeting location
Date & Time: Friday, October 12, 2007 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Contact: Pandy Yeakle at yeakle5411@comcast.net.
Description: Archaeology presentation.

Event: Artifact Display
Location: Tayamentasachta, A Center for Environmental Studies in Greencastle, PA during their Apple Festival
Date & Time: Friday, October 13, 2007 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Contact: Pandy Yeakle at yeakle5411@comcast.net.
Description: Artifacts are from the recent test pits and excavations done near the spring on the property.

Event: Ebbert Spring site artifact display.
Location: Old Jail in Chambersburg, PA during their AppleFest
Date & Time: Saturday, October 20, 2007 from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Contact: Pandy Yeakle at yeakle5411@comcast.net.
Description: Archaeology display sponsored by the Franklin County Historical Society.

Event: Artifact Display
Location: Lilian S. Besore Memorial Library in Greencastle, PA.
Date & Time: The month of October during library hours.
Contact: Pandy Yeakle at yeakle5411@comcast.net .
Description: Display of a variety of artifacts.

Event: Talk by Dr. Dean Snow
Location: Bald Eagle Archaeological Society meeting, Room 250 in Materials Research Lab, Hastings Road, Penn State campus, State College. 
Date & Time: Wednesday, October 10, 7:30 pm. 
Contact: Mary Alice Graetzer, 814-238-5239.
Description: "Climate Change Deja Vu: The Lessons of southwest Archaeology",

Southwest

Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology – Westmoreland Archaeological Society Chapter 23

Event: Indian Artifact Show and Tell
Location: Unity Township Building, 1400 Beatty Road, approximately six miles east of Greensburg.
Date & Time: Saturday, October 6, 2007, from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m.
Contact: Bob Oshnock at oshnock@wpa.net or Mary Jane Shaw at emmjay10@gmail.com.
Description: Bring your arrowheads that have been collected from plowed fields, and members of the Westmoreland County Archaeological Society will assist you in properly identifying them, as well as advise you of the time period that they represent.  Pre-historic artifacts from various sites and collections will be on display. A brief program on lithics will be presented.  If you wish to display your artifacts, please contact us. No admission fee.  The public is invited.

Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology – Somerset Chapter 20

Event: Presentation on Somerset County Archaeology and Monongahela People
Location: Meyersdale Area High School
Date & Time:   
Contact: Dennis Stahl at dpstahl@pennswoods.net
Description: Archaeological presentation to the Meyersdale Area High School elective history class.

Event: Presentation on Somerset County Archaeology and Monongahela People
Location: Bruderhof School, Fayette County
Date & Time: October 3, 2007
Contact: Dennis Stahl at dpstahl@pennswoods.net
Description: Archaeological presentation to the students at Bruderhof School in Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

Event: Presentation on Somerset County Archaeology and Monongahela People
Location: Rockwood High School
Date & Time: October 15, 2007
Contact: Dennis Stahl at dpstahl@pennswoods.net
Description: Archaeological presentation to teachers attending the Teacher Inservice at the Rockwood High School in Somerset County, Pennsylvania.

Northwest

Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology – North Fork Chapter 29 and Jefferson County Historical Society

Event: Native American Lifeways in Western Pennsylvania
Location: Jefferson County History Center, 172-176 Main Street, Brookville, PA 15825
Date & Time: Ongoing exhibit through April 2008.  History Center hours are Tuesday – Saturday 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. and Sundays from 2:00 p.m.– 5:00 p.m.
Contact: JCHC@alltel.net or 814-849-0077 or www.orgsites.com/pa/jeffersoncohistsoc
Description: An archaeological-based exhibit featureing artifacts from this region’s prehistoric and early historic cultures, ranging in time from 10,000 B.C. to 1750 A.D.

Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology – Ohio Valley Chapter 22

Event: Early Man in Butler County Exhibit in Display Case
Location: Butler Area Public Library, 218 N. McKean Street, Butler, PA 16001
Date & Time: Ongoing exhibit through October 2008.  Library hours are Monday – Thursday 9:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m. and Friday - Saturday from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Contact: Jerry Lang at jerrylang1@hotmail.com
Description: An archaeological-based exhibit featuring information on Butler County’s prehistoric inhabitants.

Beaver County Historic Research and Landmarks Foundation

Event: Applebutter Fest/Archaeological Excavations/Historic Glass Display
Location: William Vicary Mansion, 1235 Third Avenue, Freedom, PA 15042
Date & Time: October 20, 2007 from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Contact: Brenda Applegate at bchrlf@verizon.net or visit their website at http://www.bchrlf.org
Description: Annual Applebutter Fest at the William Vicary Mansion.  Archaeological investigations have been ongoing since 1999.  Work is currently progressing underneath the front porch.  Artifacts from the excavations are on display in the basement of the mansion.  This year there will also be a display of glass from the early 19th century, the time period when William Vicary occupied the mansion.

Archaeology Month Sponsors

Many organizations and businesses have made financial contributions to the Archaeology Month Fund. Their assistance is gratefully acknowledged.

There are numerous websites where you can find further information about archaeology in Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Archaeological Council            
Bureau for Historic Preservation
Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission  / PennsylvaniaArchaeology.com
PennArchaeologyMonth.org

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