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Saginaw Valley Chapter Officers: President: Tim Bennett tk_bennett@yahoo.com Vice President: Kerry Bennett tk_bennett@yahoo.com Secretary: Theresa Breza Treasurer: Jim Gatza
Meetings: First Thursday of the month at 7:30 PM at the Castle Museum of Saginaw County History,
500 Federal Ave, Saginaw, MI. Visitors are welcome. Meeting Topics:
February 2, 2012: Dr. Dale Borders, Affiliate Professor at Grand Valley State University, will present on the Charlton Park site. March 8, 2012: Dr. Lynn Evans, Curator of Archaeology for Mackinac State Historic Parks, will present on research at Colonial Michilimackinac. Please note that the meeting date has changed from the first Thursday to the second Thursday of the month. April 12, 2012: Dr. Dean Anderson, State Archaeologist, will be our guest speaker, program to be determined. Please note that the meeting date has changed from the first Thursday to the second Thursday of the month. May 3, 2012: Dr. Ken Mohney, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Monroe Community College, will present the results of several field schools. Activities:
Several chapter members are conducting lab sessions throughout the winter: Warner Site: The Warner sesquicentennial farm was originally purchased by pioneer Timothy Warner in 1841 and descendants continue to make their home in the circa 1855 Greek Revival frame house. The site is located in Brighton, MI and archaeological research is in its fifth season. Thousands of historic artifacts dating from the 1830’s on have been recovered and research this year will focus on discovering the location of the log cabin and excavation of other functionally known use areas. Contact Tim Bennett at tk_Bennett@yahoo.com for volunteer opportunities. Waterous Site: Located in Grand Blanc, MI, this predominantly historic site dates to the 1830’s and also has a Middle Woodland prehistoric component. Contact Don Simons at donbsimons@yahoo.com for more information. Please check the Fieldwork page for more information on these dig opportunities as well as others around the state. Presentation DVDs: Fellow Chapter Member Robert Hoppe had the forethought to record several programs from the late 1980’s to early 1990’s. He has made them available for viewing on DVD by MAS members upon checkout at the Castle Museum. Click here for a list of programs available.
Saginaw Chapter Members, June 2010, photo courtesy of Tim Bennett |
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