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Saginaw Valley Chapter Officers: President: Mike Mauer mikmauer@rocketmail.com Vice President: Ken Kosidlo 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:
September 5, 2013: Show
and Tell. Bring in your latest
finds to share with the chapter. Activities:
Volunteer field opportunities at digs conducted by chapter members:
1886 Hill House & Late Prehistoric/Protohistoric Clunie Site: The Castle Museum of Saginaw County History will be conducting fieldwork at two archaeological sites this summer. Still standing as a reminder of the wealth created by Saginaw’s 19th century lumber industry, the Hill House was built in 1886 for Clarence and Susie Hill. Working at the Hill house, we hope to find archaeological material related to the Hill family and to earlier historic and prehistoric occupants of the site. The Castle crew will also return for a tenth season of fieldwork at the Clunie Site (20SA722), a Late Prehistoric/Protohistoric site located in the Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge. Previous fieldwork at the Clunie site has produced artifacts, food remains, and multiple hearth and pit features. Contact Jeff Sommer at jsommer@castlemuseum.org for more information. Warner Site: The Warner sesquicentennial farm was originally purchased by pioneer Timothy Warner in 1841 and at its peak encompassed nearly 600 acres. Six generations occupied the farm for over 170 years. Excavation is centered around the largely unmodified 1855 Greek Revival frame house, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in September 2011. The site is located near Brighton, MI and archaeological research is in its seventh season. Thousands of historic artifacts dating from the 1830s on have been recovered and nearly two dozen features documented. 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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