This month we will welcome Lori Stahlgren (Kentucky Archaeological Survey) and Teresa Lee (Riverside Site Supervisor) who will present on their work with the Slave Dwelling Project. The pair will discuss how artifacts found in places where enslaved people live provide clues that help us understand how people held in bondage fostered resilience, created a …
Jay Stottman has asked us back to the Farnsley-Moreman Landing this year for their annual Riverside Archaeology Day. The event will be Sunday, October 23 at 1pm. Volunteers are always needed and welcome at this public education event. We will have a small booth and will assist Dr. Stottman with the ongoing public excavation near …
Volunteers are needed to work on the Hale Brothers collection. Help is needed to identify, clean (some are glued to display cases), measure, and enter the artifacts into our database. This is a large collection and will take a lot of work hours to complete. The collection belongs to the Clark County History Museum. FOAS …
We are currently in need of volunteers for the Stemle Collection to sort, label and reorganize artifacts. Bob DeMent will be at the Clark County Historical Museum every Tuesday and Thursday, 1pm-4pm for this purpose. He can be reached at bob.dement@gmail. Thank you!
Come to the next FOAS meeting, Saturday November 9 2-4 to hear Dr. Michael Strezewski of University of Southern Indiana discuss the Mann Site. Located in Posey County, this Middle Woodland Site has mounds and earthworks. See how it is related to regional Native American cultures. The meeting will be held at the Jeffersonville Indiana …
