Friday, September 19

5th and 6th Grade Tour of "Furnace Grove"

Presenter: Vic Rolando, Avocational Industrial Archeologist
Sponsor: Council for Vermont Archeology
Location: Furnace Grove, Bennington
Contact: Vic Rolando (802) 442-0105

Saturday, September 20

Northeastern Open Atlatl Championships
Bring the whole family and help us kick off Vermont Archaeology Week at the second annual regional atlatl (spear throwing) contest! Demonstrations of stone tool making as well as other early Native American life skills and crafts.

Sponsors: Chimney Point State Historic Site, Dept. of Fish & Wildlife, Dept. of Forests, Parks & Recreation, Vermont Archaeological Society (VAS), and the University of Maine Farmington Archaeological Research Center (UMF ARC)
Location: Chimney Point State Historic Site, Addison, next to Champlain Bridge.
Time: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Contact: Audrey Porsche, Regional Historic Site Administrator (802) 759-2412
Note: Preregistration for contest participants is encouraged.

Sunday, September 21

"Shipwrecks!"
Join underwater archaeologist Scott McLaughlin for a guided tour of the Nautical Archaeology Center at the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum. Watch lake artifacts being treated in the new Maritime Conservation Center. Among this season's projects: a Native American pot ca. 1,000 A.D.

Presenters: Scott McLaughlin and Anne Lessman, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum (LCMM)
Sponsor: LCMM
Location LCMM
Location: LCMM (route 7 to Route 22a Vergennes, then follow the signs to Basin Harbor)
Time: 1-3 p.m.
Contact: Scott McLaughlin, LCMM (802) 475-2022

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Guided tours of the Middletown Springs Historical Society Museum and Mineral Springs Park featuring the Montvert Hotel Archaeology Project

Presenter: Pamela Lewis, Montvert Porject Director, Sheila Charles, historical Arhcaeologist, and David Wright, V.P. Middletown Springs Historical Society
Sponsor: Middletown Springs Historical Society
Location: Middletown Springs Historical Society Museum on the village green
Time: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Contact: Pamela Lewis (802) 265-3736

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Guided tour of Forestdale Ironworks State Historic Site

Presenter: Vic Rolando, Avocational Industrial Archeologist (AIA)
Sponsor: Department for Historic Preservation (VDHP)
Location: Meet at State Highway Dept. sheds on north side of route 73, 1/2 mile east of Route 73/53 junction (3 miles east of Brandon village). Bring bug spray and wear comfortable hiking shoes. No bathroom facilities. Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult over 21.
Time: 2-4 p.m.
Contact:Vic Rolando (802) 442-0105

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"Forrest Frunk, What's Under That Great Big Stump?"
Slide presentation, reading from a 'work in progress', followed by questions and comments. The presentation will encompass writing books for kids and families using archaeological fieldwork/hypotheses as a starting point. Reading will be from "Forrest Frunk, What's Under That Great Big Stump?", a work in progress that addresses how people, plants, and animals have survived winters in Vermont for thousands of years - from deer hides to solar panels.

Presenter: Julie Maurer, artist, anthropologist, entrepeneur
Sponsor: Julie Maurer and the Audubon Nature Center
Location:Audobon Nature Center, Huntington, VT
Time: 3 - 5 p.m.
Contact: Julie Maurer (802) 434-5303

Tuesday, September 23

"Great Discoveries in Vermont Archaeology"
Slide presentation by State Archeologist Giovanna Peebles

Sponsors: VDHP and VHP
Location: Vermont Historical Society (VHS) Victorian Lobby, Pavillion Building, Montpelier
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Contact: Giovanna Peebles (802) 828-3050

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Addison County and Natural Resources Field Day
Archaeological workshop will be attended by approximately 350 Addison County sixth graders. There will be concurrent workshops on soils, wetlands, forestry, wildlife, and agriculture.

Presenters: David Skinas, National Resource Conservation Service (NRCS); Dave Lacy, GMNF; Audrey Porsche, VDHP; Sheila Charles, historic archaeologist; Kathy Callum and Bob Sloma, GEOARCH Inc.; Carol Nepton, ARM
Sponsors: Pat Bergevin, Otter Creek Conservation District
Location: Addison County Fair Grounds, Rt. 17, New Haven
Time: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Contact: (802) 388-6746
Rain Date: Friday, September 26
Note: Open only to Addison County 6th graders

Wednesday, September 24

Aldrichville Archaeology Project
Slide presentation, and art exhibit, and artifact display.

Presenters: Sheila Charles, historical arhcaeologist, and Lowell Klock, photographer.
Sponsors: Hayes Foundation
Location: Wallingford Elementary School
Time: 9 - 9:45 a.m.
Contact: Debra Gardner (802)259-2459

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Prehistoric Quarrying and Tool Manufacture
Presentation and discussion of a video on prehistoric quarrying and stone tool manufacture. Samples of material and tools from a local quartzite quarry will be on display.

Presenter: Dave Lacy, Green Mountain National Forest (GMNF) Archaeologist
Sponsor: GMNF
Location: GMNF Conference Rooms, 231 No. Main Street, Rutland
Time: 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.
Contact: Dave Lacy (802) 747-6719

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Bomoseen/West Castleton Historical Walk
Explore ruins and quarries and learn about a local 19th century slate industry.

Presenters: Staff, Vt. Dept. of Forests and Parks
Sponsor: Vt. Dept. of Forests and Parks
Location: Bomoseen State Park
Time: 2 p.m.
Contact: Bruce Brown (802) 483-2314

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"Ancient Italy - Rome, Pomeii, Herculaneum, Tuscany"
Slide presentation

Presenter: Robert Van Arsdell, Barre Books
Sponsors: Barre Books, Aldrich Public Library
Location: Aldrich Public Library, Washington Street, Barre
Time: 7 p.m.
Contact: Robert Van Arsdell (802) 476-3114

Thursday, September 25

"Archaeology at the Bennington Bypass"
Slide presentation and talk concerning archaeology done for the Bennington Bypass project, focussing on the Cloverleaf and Silk Road sites.

Presenters: James Peterson, UVM and Corbett Torrance, University of Main at Farmington Archaeological Research Center (UMF ARC)
Sponsors: UMF ARC
Location: Bennington Museum, Bennington
Time: 4 p.m.
Contact: Corbett Torrance, UMF ARC (802) 447-7363

Saturday, September 27

Fall Meeting of the Northern New England Chapter of the Industrial Archaeological Society
Brief meeting and a slide presentation on the granite industry in Barre, VT, followed by a tour of some granite sheds and quarries.

Sponsors: Duncan Wilkie, VT AOT, and Kate Donahue, President of the Northern New England Chapter of the Industrial Archaeological Society.
Location: Aldrich Public Library, 6 Washington Street, Barre
Time: 8 a.m. - afternoon
Contact: Duncan Wilkie, VT AOT (802) 828-3965
Fee: Small registration fee
Size limit: 30 people

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"A Walk Through Time: Explore Historical Archaeology at the Ethan Allen Firing Range in West Bolton"
Archaeologists will lead guided tours of farms, homes, a church, and mill sites abandoned when the Ethan Allen Firing Range was established.

Presenter: UVM Consulting Archaeology Program (CAP)
Sponsor: Vermont Army National Guard
Location: West Bolton, VT. Meet at @. Bolton Cemetery. (From Jericho, take Nashville Road east to W. Bolton. In W. Bolton, turn north on to Cemetery Road. Cross over a single land bridge and follow Cemetery Road about 1/4 mile to parking area. There will be signs. W. Bolton can also be reached from Route 2 in Bolton by following Stage Road north.)
Time: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Contact: Prudence Doherty, UVM CAP (802) 655 -5480

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Document Your Collection!
Archaeologist Scott Dillon will examine privately owned artifacts, answer questions about use and antiquity for owners, and gather information for the archaeological record.

Presenter: Scott Dillon, VDHP
Sponsor: VDHP, Lake Champlain Basin Science Center (LCBSC)
Location: LCBSC, at the base of College Street on Burlington Waterfront
Time: 12:30 - 4:30 p.m.
Contact: Christopher Roy, ARM (802) 868-3427
Fee: $2 for adults, $1 for children age 2-12 (price of admission to LCBSC)

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Tour of Stone Chamber "Calendar 2" Site in South Woodstock
Guided tour of massive stone structures oriented to the winter solstice sunrise. It is believed by some researchers that these structures are related to bronze-age mariners.

Presenter: John Dunlap, VT New England Antiquities Research Association (NEARA) Assistant Coordinator
Sponsor: VT NEARA
Location:Morgan Hill Rd., South Woodstock (Take Rt. 106 south out of Woodstock to South Woodstock. Take a left at the fire station onto Morgan Hill Rd. Go to the crest of the hill, parking on the left.)
Time: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. at the top of every hour
Fee: Donations accepted
Rain Date: Sunday, September 28
Contact: John Dunlap, VT NEARA (802) 247-3616

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Sheffield Historic Cemeteries and Miller's Run School Display
Tour of Sheffield historic cemeteries with a talk on the lives of some past residents. Also a display of artifacts from an excavation by the Miller's Run School's 6th grade class.

Presenters: Steve Amos, president of the Sheffield Historical Society; and Becky Currier, 6th grade teacher at Miller's Run School
Sponsors: Sheffield Historical Society and miller's Run School
Location: Miller's Run School, Rt. 122, Sheffield
Time: 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Contact: Dolores Ham (802) 626-5735

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"Reading the Landscape"
A guided hike and tour of old/abandoned/modern roads, house and schoolhouse cellar holes, mill sites, and charcoal kilns along the Long Trail in Winhall. An easy 2 mile stroll minimal bushwacking.

Presenter: Vic Roland, avocational industrial archaeologist.
Sponsor: Green Mountain National Forest (GMNF)
Location: Meet at Long Trail parking lot on north side of Route 11/30, about 5 miles east of Manchester Depot (Route 7, Exit 4). Bring bug spray, walking sticks and wear comfortable hiking shoes. No bathroom facilities.
Time: 2 - 4 p.m.
Contact: Vic Roland (802) 442-0105

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"Sunny Gables: Brushing Aside the Cobwebs"
Explore the heritage of Sunny Galbes, home of the Chaffee Center for Visual Arts. Join budding historical archaeologists and their families for guided tours, presentations of the history of the building and results of teh summer junior archaeology project, and hands-on Victorian arts and crafts.

Presenter: Sheila Charles, Historical Archaeologist, Pam Monder, Education Director
Sponsor: Chaffee Center for Visual Arts
Location: Chaffee Center for Visual Arts, 16 South Main Street, Rutland
Time: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Contact: Sheila Charles (802) 747-4533 or (802) 775-0356

Saturday, November 1

Chaffee Family Day for "Ruins, Relics & Reflections of the Past: Exploring Vermont's Archeological Heritage"
Exhibition, tours, hands-on "archeological discovery work stations" where individuals can conduct sand-box excavations, draw excavation unit floor plans and stratigraphic profiles, or use computers to view archaeological software. Victorian crafts, games, and music! Budding historical archeologists and families learn about Vermont's rich archeological resources and the importance of archeological research.
Time: 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Contact: Click Here

Information reprinted and adapted to the web by
David Quiroz (GEOARCH, Inc. intern) from the Vermont Archaeology Week Calendar of Events brochure.

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