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Coffinberry Chapter Meetings: Third Friday of every month from September - May 7:00 PM at the Anthropology Lab at Grand Valley State University, 249 Lake Michigan Hall Visitors are welcome. Officers: Ken Price, President George Davis, Vice President George Geib, Secretary Kristina Vanlet, Treasurer Janet Brashler, Cindy Dorman, Greg Baldus, Executive Board Don Spohn, Bulletin Editor Ken Koopmans, Asst Editor Meeting Topics: October 17 Show and Tell at the Grand Rapids Public Museum for Archaeology Month November 18 Charlton Park Excavations by Dale Borders December 19 Christmas Banquet January 16 Making Stone Tools Demonstration by Greg Baldus February 20 Excavations at Spoonville and its Environs by Jan Brashler March 20 Mortuary Archaeology in Siberia by Ann Kroll-Lerner April 17 Great Lakes Shipwrecks by Wayne Lusardi May 15 Davis Swamp Site by Kristina Vanlet Contact: Ken Price, 231-578-8293, muskegonriverresearch@yahoo.com, www.muskegonmuseum.org. Archaeology Presentations, Artifact Displays & Identification MICHIGAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY WRIGHT L. COFFINBERRY CHAPTER Mayfest 5/16/09 Presentations, at Muskegon Community College The Michigan Archaeological Society, Wright L. Coffinberry Chapter, will have Avocational Archaeologists present to answer questions and help identify/date Native American “arrowheads” and other artifacts that you may bring in. Bring in that old “arrowhead” collection and find out more about them. Numerous artifacts will be on display, from Lumber Era to about 5000+ year old artifacts. There will be several Powerpoint and video presentations, including information about ongoing excavations along the Muskegon River, which recovered 2100 year old pottery, “arrowheads” and stone tools. 10:00 am Displays open 10:30 am Video: “What is Archaeology?” 11:30 am Presentation: “Davis Swamp Site Excavation” This is an ongoing excavation along the Muskegon River; with pottery fragments found that are estimated to be about 2100 years old. 1:30 pm Presentation: “West Michigan Archaeology” This will be a summary of what kinds of archaeological sites are found in West Michigan. 2:30 pm Presentation: “Davis Swamp Site Excavation” This is an ongoing excavation along the Muskegon River; with pottery fragments found that are estimated to be about 2100 years old. 3:30 pm Presentation (to be determined) 4:00 pm Displays closed Contact Info: Ken Price muskegonriverresearch@yahoo.com or www.miarch.org