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Calendar of Events

Virginia Archaeology Month October 2010

Co-sponsored by:

Council of Virginia Archaeologists Archeological Society of Virginia

Sponsored by:

Virginia Department of Historic Resources

Virginia Archaeology Month October 2010

CALENDAR OF EVENTS NORTHERN REGION

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1- TRIANGLE

Site Tour Cemetery Hike: Hike into history with Ranger Stephanie! Join us on a journey through the history of two families buried in Prince William Forest Park. Bring a flashlight, closed toed shoes and your imagination!

Speaker(s): Stephanie Pooler

Location: Prince William Forest Park Visitor Center 18100 Park Headquarters Road Triangle, VA 22407

Time: 7:00 PM

Contact: (703) 221-7181

Web: www.nps.gov/prwi

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2- ALEXANDRIA

Open-House, Kid's Program & Hands-On Archaeology

Archaeology Scavenger Hunt: The hints to the hunt are found in the museum exhibits of excavated artifacts which include a very interesting pet dog burial.

Sponsor: Alexandria Archaeology Museum

Location: Alexandria Archaeology Museum Alexandria, VA 22314

Time: 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm

Contact: Ruth Reeder (703) 746-4399 [email protected]

Web: www.AlexandriaArchaeology.org

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 3- FREDERICKSBURG

Site Tour Tour for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community: Tours of the archaeology lab, dig site, museum gallery exhibits and 18th century demonstration garden will be conducted for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing communities using American Sign Language. Refreshments will be provided. No reservations are necessary. Regular admission fees apply. See our website for more information.

Sponsor: The George Washington Foundation

Speaker(s): Melanie Marquis, Archaeology Lab Supervisor, will be leading the tour of Ferry Farm. Dr. Pia Taavila, CODA (Child of Deaf Adults) will lead tours in ASL (American Sign language) together with Dr.Pia Taavila, CODA (Child of Deaf Adults).

Location: George Washington's Boyhood Home at Ferry Farm 268 King's Highway Fredericksburg, VA 22405

Time: 2:00 PM

Contact: Paula Raudenbush (540) 373-381 Ext.54 [email protected]

Web: www.ferryfarm.org


Open-House, Kid's Program, & Hands-On Archaeology

15th Annual Alexandria Arts Safari: The Potter's Art The Potter's Art activity presented in the Alexandria Archaeology Museum is designed for kids of all ages! Learn to identify Alexandria's 19th century potters from the designs applied to salt-glazed stoneware pottery and create your own take-home drawing.


Location: Alexandria Archaeology Museum 105 N. Union Street, #327 Alexandria, VA 22314

Time: 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm



SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9 - STANARDSVILLE

Lecture and Workshop

Preserving Your Family Papers & Photographs: Overview for the layman on preserving important documents, the process and material sources. Attendees should bring one item for evaluation. Information on cemetery research plus 3-vol. county records for sale. Franklin A. Robinson, Jr. and Eugene and Roger Powell will be speaking.

Sponsors: Greene County Historical Society and Greene County Library

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Location: Greene County Library 222 Main St., Stanardsville 22973 (434) 985-5227

Time: 3:00 PM

Contact: [email protected]

Web: http://www.jmrl.org/br-greene.htm; http://www.greenehistory.org


Lecture The Mother of the Father of Our Country: Mary Washington's Fashion-Conscious Household: The first lecture in a series about archaeology at Ferry Farm, George Washington's Boyhood Home.


Speaker(s): Laura Galke, Artifact Analyst for The George Washington Foundation


Time: 2:00pm

Contact: Paula Raudenbush (540)-373-3381 Ext. 54 [email protected]



Kid's Program & Hands-On Archaeology

Family Dig Day: Help City archaeologists screen and bag artifacts from excavated soil from a real dig! Reservations required. $5.00 per person. Children younger than 16 years of age must be accompanied by a participating adult.


Location: Shuter's Hill Excavation Site 101 Callahan Drive Alexandria, VA 22301

Time: 1:30pm to 3:00pm



OCTOBER 16 AND 17-ALEXANDRIA

Site Tour Archaeological Excavation of the Magistrate's Office: This archaeological excavation around the Magistrate's Office has uncovered much needed information on the building's past. The event is open to the public and includes the opportunity to explore the archaeological site as well as self-guided tours

of the interior of the building. Anyone interested in the history of Falmouth or archaeology in general is encouraged to attend.

Sponsor: Moncure Conway Foundation

Location: Magistrate's Office/Falmouth Historic District 123 Cambridge Street Falmouth, VA 22405

Time: Saturday & Sunday 8:00am to 4:30pm

Contact: Anita Dodd or Kerri Barile [email protected]

Web: www.moncureconway.org


Lecture Lincoln's War at Washington's Boyhood Home: The second lecture in a series about archaeology at Ferry Farm.


Speaker(s): Paul Nasca, Staff Archaeologist


Time: 2:00pm



OCTOBER 21-24-ALEXANDRIA

Hands-On Archaeology & Institute

Alexandria Archaeology Institute: Gain hands-on experience in site-excavation methods and record keeping. Learn how to use a transit; process and catalog artifacts in the laboratory; and interpret the information. Accessible by Metro. $475.00 per person. Applicants must be at least 16 years old. The field hours (approx. 15 hours) and laboratory (approx. 5 hours) may be counted toward the Virginia Archaeological Technician Certification Program requirements. Registration fee includes morning coffee each day, and opening reception on Thursday evening, three box lunches, and a closing reception Sunday evening.


Location Shuter's Hill excavation site and Alexandria Archaeology Museum 101 Callahan Drive & 105 N. Union St. #327 Alexandria, VA 22301 & 22314

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Time: 9:00am to 4:00pm daily



OCTOBER 23 & 24- HERNDON

Free Seminar

Fairfax County Cemetery Preservation & Restoration Seminar, featuring Robert Mosko, Mosko Cemetery Monument Services, specializing in preserving, conserving, restoring and rehabilitating historical cemeteries and monuments & Aimee Wells, Fairfax County Park Authority, Archaeologist.

Sponsor: The Fairfax County Cemetery Preservation Association, Frying Pan Farm Park & the Friends of Frying Pan Farm Park

Location: Frying Pan Farm Park 2709 West Ox Road Herndon, VA 20171

Time: Saturday: 8:30am to 4:00pm Sunday: 12:30pm to 4:00pm

Schedule: Saturday: Presentations, networking, survey, assessment and field work. (Morning hospitality and lunch included) Sunday: Field work & demonstrations First come-First served

Contact: Register at (703) 437-9101

Web: www.honorfairfaxcemeteries.org

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 24 -FREDERICKSBURG

Lecture The Search for George Washington- Boy Adventurer: The third and final lecture in the series about archaeology at Ferry Farm, George Washington's Boyhood Home.


Speaker(s): David Muraca, Director of Archaeology

Location George Washington's Boyhood Home at Ferry Farm 268 King's Highway Fredericksburg, VA 22405

Time: 2:00pm



WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 27 -ALEXANDRIA

Lecture Excavations at the Contrabands and Freedmen's Cemetery and the Concept of the Proper Coffin in the Mid-Nineteenth Century: A series of four archaeological excavations were conducted here to prepare for developing the property by the City into a Memorial Park. Excavation and documentary research results indicate that there was an idea of what a "proper" coffin was like in mid-nineteenth century America. The history of the cemetery, some results of the excavations and the idea of a "proper" coffin will be presented in a PowerPoint lecture by one of the project researchers, Dr. Steven J. Shephard, an archaeologist with Alexandria Archaeology.

Sponsor: Alexandria Historical Society

Speaker(s): Dr. Steven J. Shephard, Presenter and Francine W. Bromberg

Location: Lyceum Alexandria's History Museum 201 South Washington Street Alexandria, VA 22314

Time: 7:30pm

Contact: Bob Schurk (703) 746-4994 [email protected]

Web: www.alexandriahistorical.org

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30 -ALEXANDRIA

Exhibit & Open-House Reception

Ofrenda - Art for the Dead is an exhibition of local artists' shrines, altars, paintings, photography, music dancing, magic, and spoken word based on the Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) tradition. Artist-made Dia de los Muertos altars and ofrendas will draw the beloved dead to visit their loved ones, feast on their favorite food, and drink and listen to their favorite music. The event will include multiple performances, special activities, parade, masked ball, and reception. No Cover, Cash Bar.

Sponsor: Torpedo Factory Art Center

Location: Torpedo Factory Art Center 105 North Union Street Alexandria, VA 22314

Time: 4:00pm to 10:00pm Parade 7:00pm to 7:45pm


Web: www.torpedofactory.org

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30 -ALEXANDRIA Web: www.AlexandriaArchaeology.org

Forgotten Cemeteries Heritage Trail Bike Ride: A 14-mile guided loop of Alexandria's forgotten burial sites. Ride includes hills and street cycling at a leisurely pace with frequent interpretive stops. Children under 16 years of age must be accompanied by a participating adult. Helmets and signed waiver required. Bring drinks and snacks. Please arrive by bike, if possible, as parking is limited.

Guided Bike Ride

Sponsor: Alexandria Archaeology

Location: 101 Callahan Drive Alexandria, VA 22301

Time: 10:00am - 2:00am

Contact:


NORTHERN REGION ONGOING EVENTS

ONGOING IN ALEXANDRIA Time Travelers Passport Guide to Virginia Museums & Historic Sites: Learn about people, places, and events that have our world today. Visit six museums and become an official Virginia Time Traveler - more than six and you become a Master Traveler! Passports are available for $6.00.

Kid's Program & Hands-On Archaeology


Location: Alexandria Archaeology Museum 105 N. Union Street #327 Alexandria, VA 22314

Time: Ongoing


Web: www.TimeTravelers.org &, www.AlexandriaArchaeology.org

ONGOING IN ALEXANDRIA A Community Digs Its Past: The Lee Street Site: An exhibit exploring the archaeology and history unearthed during the excavation of a city block in Old Town Alexandria.

Exhibit


Location: Alexandria Archaeology Museum 105 N. Union Street #327 Alexandria, VA 22314

Time: Ongoing

Contact: [email protected]

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TIDEWATER REGION WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13 - FORT EUSTIS

The Archaeology Program at Fort Eustis will share what they do and how they manage, protect and preserve the 230 archaeological sites on an active US Army installation. Speakers: Christopher L. McDaid, Cultural Resources Manager; Patrick Barry, Field Director; Courtney Birkett, Field Archaeologist.

Lecture SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2- PORTSMOUTH

Adventures in Archaeology: Join us for our October First Weekend. Come celebrate Virginia Archaeology Month with us by enjoying hands-on archaeological activities. Learn about artifacts, play the seriation game, and experience a simulated archaeological dig. Then make your way over to the Lightship Portsmouth, and step on board to delve into the exciting field of marine archaeology! As with all our First Saturday programs, admission will be FREE to both the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum and Lightship Portsmouth!

Fee-free Day and Kid's Program

Sponsor: Fort Eustis Archaeology Program

Location: Community Center 126 Madison Ave. Fort Eustis, VA 23604

Time: 6:00 to 7:00 pm

Contact: (757) 878-4123 x295 Sponsor: The Virginia Department of Historic Resources

Location:

Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum OCTOBER 16 & 17 - STRATFORD 2 High Street & London Slip (Foot of London

Street) Learn about Archaeology at the Oval Site at Stratford Hall Plantation, a mid-18th-century farm quartering complex. Tour by Prof. Douglas Sanford, Univ. of Mary Washington, includes many show-and-tell artifacts.

Site Tour Portsmouth, VA 23704

Time: 10:00am to 5:00pm

Contact: Katie Barnes (757) 393-8591 Sponsor: Robert E. Lee Memorial Assn, Stratford Hall Plantation

Location: Stratford Hall Plantation 483 Great House Road

[email protected]

Web: www.portsnavalmuseums.com

Stratford 22558 Westmoreland Co. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2- JAMESTOWN

Time: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Historic Jamestowne Archaeology Day Public archaeology at the original 1607 James Fort site by Preservation Virginia archaeologists. Archaeology walking tours conducted by staff archaeologists who tell the story of the rediscovery of the James Fort site. Simulated archaeology for kids in our Dig Box program. Artifact Quest keeps kids busy in the Archaearium archaeology museum as they locate and identify specific artifacts.

Site Tour, Exhibit, Kid's Program & Hands-On Archaeology

Contact: (804) 493-8038

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22 - FORT EUSTIS

The Fort Eustis Archaeology Program will share what they do and how they manage, protect and preserve over 200 archaeological sites on an active US Army installation. Speakers: Christopher L. McDaid, Cultural Resources Manager; Patrick Barry, Field Director; Courtney Birkett, Field Archaeologist.

Open House

Sponsor: Preservation Virginia and the National Park Service

Location: Historic Jamestowne Sponsor: Fort Eustis CRM Program

Location:

1368 Colonial Parkway Jamestown, VA 23081 Mathew Jones House

Fort Eustis, VA 23604 Time: 9:00am to 5:00pm

Contact: Time: 12 noon to 4:00 pm Tom Patton (757) 229-0412 [email protected] Contact: Time: (757) 878-4123 x295

Web: www.historicjamestowne.org

OCTOBER 28-31 - WILLIAMSBURG

Eastern States Archeological Federation and Archeological Society of Virginia: presentations, Jamestown and Chippokes S.P.

Joint Annual Meeting

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tours, business meetings, banquet (keynote speaker Dr. Doug Owsley, NMNH, Smithsonian Institution)

Time: Thursday afternoon through Sunday morning

Location: Clarion Hotel Historic District 351 York St., Williamsburg 23185 757-229-4100

Sponsor: Archeological Society of Virginia

Web: www.asv-archeology.org , http://www,esaf-archeology.org

TIDEWATER REGION ONGOING EVENTS

ONGOING IN WILLIAMSBURG

Exhibit Jamestown Settlement Galleries Chronicle the nation's 17th-century beginnings in Virginia in the context of its Powhatan Indian, English and African cultures. On exhibit is archaeological material from Paleo- to Woodland-period Virginia Indian sites, including an early 17th-century Paspahegh town in close proximity to the English settlement at Jamestown, and from 17th-century colonial sites, including possibly the earliest slave quarter found in Virginia.

Sponsor: Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation

Location: Jamestown Settlement Route 31 South & Colonial Parkway (GPS: 2110 Jamestown Road) Williamsburg, VA 23185

Time: 9:00am to 5:00pm daily

Contact: (888) 593-4682 toll-free (757) 253-4838

Web: www.historyisfun.org

ONGOING IN YORKTOWN

Exhibit Yorktown's Sunken Fleet features the Betsy, a ship sunk during the 1781 Siege of Yorktown. The Betsy, a British troop transport, was the subject of an underwater archaeological excavation in the 1980s. Among objects exhibited courtesy of the Virginia Department of Historic Resources are regimental buttons that led to the identity of the ship. Items ranging from barrel parts to dining utensils provide insight into daily life and work on board a ship during the Revolution.


Location: Yorktown Victory Center Route 1020 & Colonial Parkway (GPS: 200 Water Street) Yorktown, VA 23690 9:00am to 5:00pm daily

Contact:

(888) 593-4682 toll-free (757) 253-4838


ONGOING IN WILLIAMSBURG

Werowocomoco: Seat of Power: Artifacts spanning 10,000 years from Werowocomoco, site of the capital of the Powhatan Indian chiefdom at the time English colonists arrived in Virginia in 1607, are on exhibit for the first time in a museum setting. A selection of archaeological objects from the collections of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources complements the Werowocomoco material. The importance of this location, which has been the subject of archaeological research since 2001, in Virginia Indian history and its role in early contact between Powhatan and English cultures is explored in the exhibition.

Exhibit


Location: Jamestown Settlement Route 31 South & Colonial Parkway (GPS: 2110 Jamestown Road) Williamsburg, VA 23185


Contact: (888) 593-4682 (757) 253-4838


Time:

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WESTERN REGION

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13- ROANOKE

Lecture Community Action, Archaeology and Oral History: Collective Efforts to Document the Slave Cemetery at Kentland Plantation.

Sponsor: The Roanoke Chapter of the Archaeological Society of Virginia

Speaker: Tom Klatka, Archaeologist with the Virginia Department of Historic Resources

Location: Hollins Branch Library 6624 Peter's Creek Rd. Roanoke, VA 24019

Time: 7:00pm

Contact: Joey Moldenhauer (540) 397-5639

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28- ROANOKE

Lecture Archives, Graves and Bulldozers: Tips for Finding, Documenting and Protecting Cemeteries: Audiences will learn about a regional survey of cemeteries, as well as tips for documenting and protecting cemeteries. We will also explore the value of cemetery records for tracing family histories and learn about Dead on the Web, an online research tool available to anyone. This is a free event with light refreshments.

Sponsor: History Museum of Western Virginia

Speaker(s): Tom Klatka, Archaeologist with the Virginia Department of Historic Resources

Location: One Market Square SE, 3rd Floor Center in the Square Roanoke, VA 24011

Time: 7:00pm

Contact: Manager Carolyn Payne (540) 342-5770 & Jeanne Bollendorf (540) 342-5570 (Museum) (540) 224-1229 (Jeanne) [email protected]

Web: www.history-museum.org

OCTOBER 9 - POPLAR FOREST

Tours: Tours of the archaeological site and lab will be led by Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest archaeologists Jack Gary, Eric Proebsting and Lori Lee. They will share their latest discoveries.

Location: Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest 1542 Bateman Bridge Rd.

Forest, VA 24551

Time: Tours begin at 11:15, 12:15, 1:15 and 2:15

Contacts: [email protected] ; [email protected] 434-525-1806; 434-534-8105

Web: www.poplarforest.org

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CAPITAL REGION

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2- RIDGEWAY

Hands-On Archaeology & Kid's Program

Gravely Graves: Kids and adults can join a VMNH educator at the Gravely Nature Preserve. Participants will hike on the Jone's Cliff trail through the preserve to the Burgess Family Cemetery located on the property. The group will do a cemetery "scavenger hunt" using the information on the headstones. Participants should meet at the picnic shelter at 3:00pm. There will be a fee of $5.00 each.

Sponsor: Virginia Museum of Natural History (Partnering with the Dan River Basin Association)

Speaker(s): Robin Jensen, Youth Education Coordinator at the Virginia Museum of Natural History

Location: Gravely Nature Preserve Eggleston Falls Road Ridgeway, VA 24148

Time: 3:00pm to 4:30pm

Contact: Educator (276) 634-4188 Tena Bullins (276) 634-4185 [email protected] (No phone on location)

Web www.vmnh.net &, www.danriver.org/Recreation/Parks-GNP.htm

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2- PALMYRA

Exhibit Old Farm Day is a condensed annual county fair. FCHS will have a tent/display; archaeology will be highlighted with a display concentrating on cemeteries this year. Rain date is October 3rd.

Sponsor: FCHS (Fluvanna County Historical Society)

Location: Pleasant Grove Farm Route 53 Palmyra, VA 22963

Contact: (434) 589-9405


OCTOBER 22 & 23- PALMYRA

Monticello Archaeology Lab Open House and Plantation Landscape Walking Tour: The lab will feature displays of recently excavated artifacts with interpretations of our current work. Interpretive walking tours of Monticello's vanished plantation landscape will last about an hour and a half and cover some rough terrain. Monticello archaeologists will

guide visitors to sites where we have worked during several past summers, including a slave cemetery, and will discuss our archaeological understanding of the dynamics of Jefferson's Monticello plantation

Sponsor: Monticello

Speaker(s): Walking Tours: Fraser Neiman, Director of Archaeology; Sara Bon-Harper, Archaeological Research Manager; Derek Wheeler, Research Archaeologist; Don Gaylord, Archaeological Analyst Lab Open House: Karen Smith, Curator of Archaeological Collections and Beth Cities & Archaeological Analyst

Location: Monticello's Archaeology Lab Route 53/Thomas Jefferson Parkway Charlottesville, VA 22902

Time: Walking Tours: 11:00am, 1:00pm, 3:00pm Lab Open House: 10:00am to 4:00pm

Contact: Karen Smith (434) 984-9871, [email protected]

Web: www.Monticello.org

CAPITAL REGION ONGOING EVENTS

ONGOING IN RICHMOND Exhibit Story of Virginia: Come and see Virginia's

History at the Virginia Historical Society Exhibit. Free guided tours are available. Please book inn advance for guided tours.

Sponsor: Virginia Historical Society

Location: Virginia Historical Society 428 North Boulevard Richmond, VA 23220

Contact: (804) 358-4901

Web: http://www.vahistorical.org/storyofvirgiinia.htm

ONGOING IN RICHMOND

Hands-On Archaeology

History Box Programs The "History of Boxes" contain reproductions of artifacts, diaries, letters, documents, and photographs found in The Story of Virginia: An American Experience exhibit.

Sponsor: Virginia Historical Society

Contact:

Open-House & Walking Tour

Caroline Legros, school programs coordinator (804) 342- 9652 [email protected]

Web: http://www.vahistorical.org/education/education_handson.htm

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