Thursday, September 17

150 Years of Railroads in Vermont: Past and Future
Switch onto this year's journey theme at Vermont archaeology Week's premier event! Join railroad experts and celebrate 150 years of fascinating rail history, architecture, and engines of social change with an interactive discussion featuring Vermont's rail-related historic and archaeological sites. What have these sites contributed to our past and what significance do they hold for Vermont's future? Panel discussants and audience will highlight adaptive reuse of historic properties, interdisciplinary research, and heritage tourism.

Presenters: Robert C. Jones, author of Railroads of Vermont and numerous other books, with over forty years of railroad experience; Robert Sloma, Archaeologist and Project Manager for railroad-associated compliance studies, GEOARCH; Gerald B. Fox, Railroad Historian and Archivist, Fox Associates; and others.
Sponsors: Burlington Mayor's Office, Burlington Department of Parks & Recreation, VAS, GEOARCH, and Fox Associates.
Location: Contois Auditorium, City Hall, Burlington
Time: 7-9 p.m.
Contact: Robert Sloma (802) 247-8127, geoarch@sover.net

Friday, September 18

Leading the Way: Essential Skills for the Outdoor Classroom
A Teacher's Workshop. Explore the white Rocks and Ice Bed Trails and learn new and exciting ways to teach on the trail. Come and meet other Vermont teachers who are eager to hike with their students.

Presenters: Larry Becker and/or John Kim, ANR VT Geological Survey; Kathleen Callum, M.S., Principal Investigator, GEOARCH; Karen Sharpwolf, Green Mountain Club.
Sponsor: Green Mountain Club
Location: Wallingford Grange, Wallingford
Time: 8:30a.m. -4:00p.m.
Contact: Karen Sharpwolf, Education Coordinator, Green Mountain Club (802)244-7037 x23, gmckaren@sover.net
Fee: Register by September 12 (limit 15), $25 members / $30 nonmembers

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Atlatl-Making Workshop
Learn how to make your own atlatl (spear-thrower) and three darts.

Presenter: Robert Berg, Thunderbird Atlatl
Sponsor: Chimney Point State Historic Site
Location: Chimney Point State Historic Site
Time: 6-9 p.m on Fri. and 8-11 a.m. on Sat.
Contact: Kim McKay or Audrey Porsche (802) 759-2412, aporsche@gate.dca.state.vt.us
Fee: Preregister, $45 includes all materials

Saturday, September 19

Atlatl-Making Workshop Continued

Presenter: Robert Berg, Thunderbird Atlatl
Sponsor: Chimney Point State Historic Site
Location: Chimney Point State Historic Site
Time: 6-9 p.m on Fri. and 8-11 a.m. on Sat.
Contact: Kim McKay or Audrey Porsche (802) 759-2412, aporsche@gate.dca.state.vt.us
Fee: Preregister, $45 includes all materials

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23rd Annual Festival of Traditional Arts
Over 40 demonstrators of early American household and farm skills, hay rides, refreshments, and more. Voted a "1996 Editors Pick" by Yankee Magazine and one of "Vermont's Top Ten Events" by the VT State Chamber of Commerce.

Sponsor: Fairbanks Museum and Planetarium
Location: Main and Prospect Streets, St. Johnsbury
Time: 10 a.m. -4 p.m.
Contact: Lauren Moye, Development Officer (802)748-2372 Lmoye@connriver.net
Fee: $1

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Northeastern Open Atlatl Championship
3rd annual adult and youth atlatl (spear-throwing) contests for accuracy, distance, and weapon style. Demonstrations throughout the day of early Native American skills and craft. Kids' Archaeology Corner and workshops for all ages.

Sponsor: VDHP, Chimney Point State Historic Site, VT ANR FW, VT ANR FPR
Location: Chimney Point Sstate Historic Site, Junction of routes 17 and 125, by the Champlain Bridge, Addison
Time: 10:30 a.m. -4 p.m. (Museum 9:30 a.m. -5:30 p.m.
Contact: Audrey Porsche (802) 759-2412, aporsche@gate.dca.state.vt.us
Fee: $2 adults, kids free

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What Did They Eat for Dinner?
Workshop demonstration - come help archaeologists identify animal bones from prehistoric sites and learn what Native Americans ate for dinner.

Presenters: UVM CAP
Sponsor: LCBSC
Location: LCBSC, 1 College Street, Burlington
Time: 1-3 p.m.
Contact: Alice Drislane, LCBSC (802)964-1848 or UVM CAP (802)656-4310
Fee: $2 adults; $1 age 2-12 (Center admission)

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Slate Gorget-Making Workshop
Learn how to make your own slate gorget, a two-holed pendant used by Native Americans.

Presenter: Carleton Beil
Sponsor: Chimney Point State Historic Site
Location: Chimney Point State Historic Site
Time: 2 p.m. (may be delayed due to Northeastern Open Atlatl Championship)
Contact: Kim McKay or Audrey Porsche (802)759-2412, aporsche@gate.dca.state.vt.us
Fee: None, but preregister in morning

Sunday, September 20

Archaeological Conservation at the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum
Guided tour of the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum's conservation facility, with presentations on current projects.

Presenters: Jane Vincent, Adminstrative Assistant; Anne Lessmann, Conservator; Rob Wilczynski, Assistant Conservator
Sponsor: LCMM
Location: LCMM, Basin Harbor Road, Ferrisburgh, 7 miles west of Vergennes
Time: 11 a.m.-noon
Contact: Jane Vincent, LCMM (802)475-2022; lcmm@sover.net
Fee: free with general admission ($7 adults; $6 seniors; $3 age 6-15). Call to reserve space

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Ann Story Historic Tour
Visit the Story cabin, farm, and Farmingdale cemetery. Learn how this feisty frontier woman and her small children survived Indian raids and abuse from Loyalists during the war of Independence.

Presenter: Diane Benware, Salisbury teacher and historian
Sponsor: Salisbury Historical Society
Location: Meet at Salisbury Church, Salisbury village, 0.5 miles east of Route 7 on West Salisbury Road
Time: 1 p.m.
Contact: Shelley Smith (802)352-6672

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Hike through History
Join the Crown Point Road Association and explore the Ticonderoga Branch of the Crown Point Road

Presenters: Al Ransom and Jim Rowe, Jr., Crown Point Road Association
Sponsor: Crown Point Road Association
Location: Whiting School, Route 30
Time: 1:30 p.m
Contact: Elaine Purdy, Vice President (802)773-6819 or Jim Rowe (802)948-2168

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Logs on the Rails
Guided hike featuring the Bayonne Lumber and Manufacturing Company railroad and sawmill. Explore the fascinating history of lumber industry along the White River as narrated by a descendent of Fred W. Barrows, owner of Bayonne Lumber Company holdings.

Presenter: John Barrows, Forest Technician, ANR FPR
Sponsors: GMNF and VT ANR FPR
Location: UFS Peavine Travelway Site Recreation Area parking lot, River Road, West from Route 100 Stockbridge
Time: 1:30 p.m.
Contact: John Barrows (802)746-8340

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The Old Ferry Road in Weathersfield Bow
Part of cellar-hole history hike series.

Presenter: Edith F. Hunter, President
Sponsor: Weathersfield Historical Society
Location: Weathersfield Bow, south of Ascutney on Route 5, corner of Ferry Road near District 4 school
Time: 1:30 -4:30 p.m.
Contact: Edith F. Hunter (802_263-5361

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Gristmill Artifacts
Exhibit Opening.

Presenter: Shirley Grainger, Vice-President, Norwich Historical Society
Sponsor: Norwich Historical Society
Location: Hutchinson-Taylor House, Church Street, Norwich (from 191S, Exit 12, left into Norwich, right on Church Street)
Time: 2-5 p.m. (Refreshments)
Contact: Shirley Grainger (802)649-5266 or Norwich Historical Society (802)649-0124

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Montvert Hotel and Mineral Springs Historical and Archaeological Study
Exhibit, potluck supper, and business meeting followed by a slide presentation on the Montvert Hotel and Mineral Springs.

Presenters: Sheila Charles, historic and Archaeological Research Consultant; Pam Lewis, Project Director; and Junior Archaeologists of the Montvert project
Sponsor: Middletown Springs Historical Society
Location: On-the-Green and in the Middletown Springs Historical Society Museum, Middletown Springs
Time: Museum open 2-4 p.m., potluck supper and business meeting 5 p.m., Slide Presentation 7:30 p.m.
Contact: Jackie Mott (802)235-2531, Dave Wright (802)235-2376

Monday, September 21

Frederick Billings and the Railroads
Slide presentation at Vermont's first national park. Surveys Frederick Billing's contributions to the development of local railroads in Woodstock, and nationally with the Northern Pacific

Presenter: Janet Houghton, Curator, Marsh-Billings National Historical Park
Sponsor: Marsh-Billings NHP
Location: Billings Farm and Museum and Marsh-Billings NHP Visitor's Center, River Road, Woodstock
Time: 7 p.m. Regularly scheduled tours of the Billings Farm and Museum daily from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. and NHP tours of the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller mansion, grounds, and forest by reservation during Vermont Archaeology Week
Contact: Kyle Jones, Park Resources Manager (802)457-3368 x16, kyle_jones@nps.gov
Fee: Free Slide presentation, Billings Farm and Museum Tours $7 adults and less for children, Marsh-Billings NHP $5

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Bixby Library's Collections Room Guided tour of the library museum-type collections, emphasizing local Indian art and the Revolutionary War

Presenters: Hank Ransford, Bixby Library Boardmember; Heidi Schondube; Bob Mitchell; Mary Cheney; Langdon Smith, VAS
Sponsor: Bixby Library
Location: Bixby Library, 258 Main Street, Vergennes
Time: 7-9 p.m. (normally open: Mon.-Fri. 12:30-8 p.m., Tues & Thur. 12:30-5 p.m. Wed 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat. 10 a.m.-2 p.m.)
Contact: Hank Ransford, Bixby Library (802)877-2211

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The Winooski Falls Complex: a Mirror of Vermont's Industrial Past
Slide presentation. Research-in-Progress Seminar #130.

Presenters: Andre Senecal, Professor of Romance Languages, Director of Canadian Studies, UVM
Sponsor: UVM Center for Research on Vermont
Location: UVM, Memorial Lounge, Waterman Building (corner of College and South Prospect Streets), Burlington
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Contact: Kristin Peterson-Ishaq, Coordinator, UVM Center for Research on Vermont (802)656-4389, mailto:crv@uvm.edu

Tuesday, September 22

Addison County Natural Resources Field Day
About 350 Addison County sixth graders will attend this archaeological workshop, along with other resource conservation workshops such as soils, wetlands, forestry, wildlife, and agriculture.

Presenters: David Skinas, NRCS; Scott Dillon and Audrey Porsche, VDHP; David Lacy, GMNF: Joshua Toney, Field Director, GEOARCH
Sponsor: Otter Creek Conservation District
Location: Addison County Fair Grounds, Route 17, New Haven
Time: 9 a.m-3 p.m.
Contact: David C. Skinas (802) 388-6746, dskinas@vtberlin.fsc.usda.gov
Rain Date: Tues., September 29
Note: Open only to Addison County 6th graders

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artiFACT or FICTION: Seeing the Past Today
A hands-on, artifact-centered presentation on 19th-century life, geared to young people grades 4,5,6 but open to all.

Presenter: John Peterson, Rutland High School and VAS Boardmember
Sponsor: Brandon Free Public Library
Location: Brandon Free Public Library, Park and Franklin Streets, Brandon
Time: 6:30 p.m.
Contact: Stephanie Choma, Brandon Free Public Library (802)247-8230 or John Peterson (802)247-3280, jpeterson@rutland.hs.k12.vt.us

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Archaeology of Aldrichville
Student-assisted exploration of an abandoned mill village.

Presenters: Sheila Charles, Historic & Archaeological Research Consultant & David Lacy, Archaeologist, Green Mountain National Forest
Sponsors: Friends of the Rutland Free Library
Location: Rutland Free Library, Court Street, Rutland
Time: 7 p.m.
Contact: Sheila Charles (802)747-4533, shearch@vermontel.com or David Lacy (802)747-6719, dlacy/r9_gmfl@fs.fed.us

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The Silk Road and Cloverleaf Sites: Recent Archaeological Investigations
Slide presentation on recent archaeological discoveries in Bennington, Vermont.

Presenters: UMF ARC Staff (TBA)
Sponsors: UMF ARC and VAOT
Location: First Vermont Bank Room, Bennington Public Library
Time: 7 p.m.
Contact: Ellen Cowie (207)778-7012, ECOWIE@Maine.Maine.edu, UMF

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Population Crashes: the Archaeological Record
Archaeological investigations of aboriginal peoples - notably the Easter Islanders - call into question our ability to live sustainably on this planet. Is humankind headed for a population crash? Slide presentation.

Presenter: Gordon Cawood, VAS
Sponsors: Barbara Duncan, Executive Director, Vermont Population Alliance; Ilsley Library
Location: Ilsley Library, Main Street, Middlebury
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Contact: Betty Brent, Reference Librarian, Ilsley Library (802)388-4095; Gordon Cawood (802)352-4310; or Barbara Duncan, VPA (802)649-5168, bdpop@valley.net

Wednesday, September 23

Fall Harvest Day
Annual event for 150-200 school children. One or more of the event demonstrations will allow students to learn rudimentary archaeological skills such as measuring, mapping, artifact analysis, and identification. One study area includes a tavern site on Hinman Road. Presenters: Tracy Martin, Old Stone House Museum, along with supervisors with undergraduate and graduate degrees in archaeology.

Presenter: Old Stone House Museum
Location: Old Stone House Museum, 28 Old Stone House Road, Brownington
Time: 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m.
Contact: Tracy Martin, Old Stone House Museum (802)754-2022, osh@together.net
Fee: $2/child

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Verde Antique Showcase
Guided tour of historic quarry exhibit, followed by a self-guided tour of the active Rochester Quarry.

Presenters: Mary Davis and Rochester Historical Society; Mike Solari, Vermont Verde Antique International
Sponsors: Rochester Historical Society, Vermont Verde Antique International, USFS Green Mountain National Forest
Location: Start at historic quarry exhibit at the USFS Green Mountain National Forest Offices, Rochester, Route 100, north of Rochester village. Self-guided quarry tour: Rochester Verde Antique Quarry
Time: 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
Contact: Mary Davis (802)767-4759, edavis@sover.net

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Pedal Power: the Bicycle in Industry and Society
Guided exhibit tours.

Presenter: Dr. Carrie Brown, Curator
Sponsor: American Precision Museum
Location: 196 Main Street (Route 5), Windsor
Time open: 3 tours: 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m.
Contact: Roberto Rodriguez, Director, American Precision Museum (802)674-5781,
Fee: Museum entrance fee ($5 adults, $3 seniors, $2 students)

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Family Day
Self-guided scavenger hunts, archaeology searches, and building tours; interactive presentation on summer 1998 junior archaeology program; slide show; artifact display from the Sunny Gables site.

Presenters: Sheila Charles, Pamela P. Monder
Sponsor: Chaffee Center for the Visual Arts
Location: 16 South Main, Rutland
Time: 5-7 p.m.
Contact: Pamela P. Monder, Chaffee Center (802)745-0356
Fee: Suggested donation $2 adult, $1 child

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Results of the Lake Survey - 1998 Update
Hear about newly discovered shipwrecks in Lake Champlain. View underwater footage, and learn about the progress of the survey and the status of the zebra mussels.

Presenters: Jane Vincent, Administrative Assistant and the 1998 Lake Survey Crew
Sponsor: LCMM
Location: LCMM, Maritime Conservation Center Classroom, Basin Harbor Road, Ferrisburgh, 7 miles west of Vergennes
Time: 6-7 p.m.
Contact: LCMM (802)475-2022, lcmm@sover.net

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Rutland and Burlington Railroad Engine Roundhouse Archaeology
Slide presentation exploring the archaeology of the 1852 Engine Roundhouse on Burlington's Historic Waterfront.

Presenters: UMF ARC Staff (TBA)
Sponsors: UMF ARC and VAOT
Location: Community Room, Fletcher Free Library, 235 College Street, Burlington
Time: 7 p.m.
Contact: Ellen Cowie (207)778-7012; ECOWIE@Maine.Maine.edu

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Traveling in the Old Days
Four speakers fascinate the audience with tales about old-day travels in Vermont by water, horse, rail, and car.

Presenters: Betty Bell, Patrick Palmer, Amos Roleau, Eldon Sherwin, and Langdon Smith
Sponsor: New Haven Historical Society
Location: Beeman Academy Library, entrance in back of school, North Street, New Haven
Time: 7 p.m.
Contact: Betty Bell (802)453-3947 or Langdon Smith (802)453-3296

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Abenaki History and the Upper Valley
Slide presentation by noted author of the Western Abenakis of Vermont and other books.

Presenter: Colin Calloway, Professor of Native American Studies, Dartmouth College
Sponsor: Montshire Museum of Science
Location: Montshire Museum, Exit 13, I91, Norwich
Time: 7 p.m.
Contact: Kevin Coburn, Publicity Manager, Montshire Museum, (802)649-2200, Kevin.Coburn@VALLEY.NET

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Romans in France, Germany, and Switzerland
Slide presentation.

Presenter: Robert Van Arsdell, Barre Books and VAS
Sponsors: Barre Books and Aldrich Public Library
Location: Aldrich Public Library, on the Park, Barre
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Contact: Robert Van Arsdell, (802)476-3114, vanarsdl@plainfield.bypass.com

Thursday, September 24

The Slate History Trail
Guided tour of early slate industry at Bomoseen State Park.

Presenter: Bruce Brown, Parks Regional Manager
Sponsors: VT ANR FPR
Location: Bomoseen State Park entrance - from Hydeville 4 miles north on West Shore Road, Castleton
Time: 4-6 p.m.
Contact: Bruce Brown, (802)483-2728, bruce.brown@state.vt.us

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Tracing Windham Countyıs Prehistory
Slide presentation featuring the mid-Connecticut River basin's earliest settlers.

Presenter: Joshua Toney, Field Director, GEOARCH
Sponsors: Brattleboro Historical Society and GEOARCH
Location: Brattleboro Savings and Loan, The Community Room, 221 Main Street, Brattleboro
Time: 7 p.m.
Contact: Gerald Gatz, President, Brattleboro Historical Society (802)258-4957 or GEOARCH (802)247-8127, geoarch@sover.net

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Digging into Vermontıs History: Great Discoveries in Archaeology
Slide presentation. Learn about some of the most remarkable archaeological finds in Vermont.

Presenter: Dr. James Petersen, Chair, UVM Anthropology Dept.
Sponsors: Vermont Historical Society and VDHP
Location: Pavilion Auditorium, Vermont Historical Society, 109 State Street, Montpelier
Time: 7 p.m.
Contact: Gainor Davis, Director, Vermont Historical Society, 828-2291, gdavis@vhs9.vhs.state.vt.us or Giovanna Peebles, State Archaeologist (802)828-3050, gpeebles@gate.dca.state.vt.us

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The Archaeology of the Gristmill
Television program. A panel of experts feature Gristmill history, technology, and archaeology.
Sponsors: Norwich Historical Society, American Precision Museum, Hartland Historical Society
Location: Channel 6 CATV
Time: 7 p.m.
Contact: Shirley Grainger (802)649-5266 or Norwich Historical Society (802)649-0124
Note: Video tapes will be available.

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Walking in the Footsteps of Benjamin Bell
Introductory presentation of the series In Search of the History of Grand Isle.

Presenter: Herman C. Brown, VAS Boardmember
Sponsor: VT ANR FW
Location: Conference Room, Ed Weed Fish Culture Station, west on Route 314 from Route 2, Grand Isle
Time: 7:30-9 p.m.
Contact: Herman C. Brown (802)372-8743, chazman@aol.com

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Shipwrecks: What Do We Preserve and For Whom?

Presenter: Todd Hannahs, UVM Historic Preservation graduate student and Underwater Archaeologist
Sponsor: UVM Historic Preservation Program
Location: UVM, Room L100, Lafayette Hall, Burlington
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Contact: Thomas Visser, Director, UVM Historic Preservation Program, (802)656-0577, Thomas.Visser@uvm.edu

Saturday, September 26

Lessons from the Landscape
A guided walk around the grounds and farmstead that will reveal what amazing information about the past is hidden in our everyday surroundings.

Presenter: Jane Williamson, Director, Rokeby Museum
Sponsor: Rokeby Museum
Location: 4334 Route 7, Ferrisburgh
Time: 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Contact: Jane Williamson (802)877-3406
Fee: $2

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Mill Sites Along the Leicester River
Walking tour by noted Salisbury historian and author, inspired by an exhibit on Lake Dunmore showing at the Sheldon Museum.

Presenter: Max Petersen, Salisbury Historical Society
Sponsor: Sheldon Museum
Location: TBA, Must Preregister
Time: 10 a.m.
Contact: Liz Fitzsimmons, Director, Sheldon Museum, Middlebury (802)388-2117, shel-mus@panther.middlebury.edu for information and to register
Fee: $7 per tour; 2 tours (see ³Green Mountain Iron Company at Forestdale²) for $12

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Calendar Site II Stone Chamber Exhibit
Visit South Woodstockıs magnificent stone chamber reportedly aligned with the winter solstice sunrise event and believed by some to be related to old world bronze age cultures.

Presenter: John Dunlap, State Coordinator, NEARA
Sponsor: Vermont Chapter, NEARA
Location: Morgan Hill Road, South Woodstock
Time: 10 a.m-3 p.m.
Contact: John Dunlap (802)247-3616

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Millerıs Run School Archaeology Exhibit and Guided Tour of Sheffield Village

Presenter: Rebecca L. Currier, teacher, Miller's Run School
Sponsor: Sheffield Historical Society
Location: Millerıs Run School, UD#37, Route 122, Sheffield, Vermont
Time: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.
Contact: Rebecca Currier (802)626-9755(w), (802)754-2665 (h), rcurrier@sover.net or Deloris Ham (802)626-5735

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Archaeological Sites - Does our Past Have a Future?
Presentation, discussion, and possible video. Learn about the destruction of archaeological sites and what we can do to preserve them.

Presenter: Chrisoula Roumeliotis, CCV
Sponsor: CCV
Location: CCV, 380 River Street (Route 106), Springfield
Time: 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Contact: Chrisoula Roumeliotis (802)885-4055

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Slate Valley Museum Guided Tour
Celebrate this unique museum's 3rd anniversary with a free guided tour.

Presenter: Susanne Rappaport, Director
Sponsor: Slate Valley Museum
Location: Slate Valley Museum, 17 Water Street, Granville, NY
Time: 11 a.m.-noon
Contact: Susanne Rappaport (518)642-1417, ssr@slatevalleymuseum.org

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The Green Mountain Iron Company at Forestdale
Walking tour of Forestdale State Historic Site by noted industrial archaeologist, author of 200 Years of Soot and Sweat: The History and Archeology of Vermont's Iron, Charcoal, and Lime Industries, and recipient of the 1997 Vermont Excellence in Archaeology award.

Presenter: Victor Rolando, VAS Boardmember
Sponsors: Sheldon Museum and VDHP
Location: Must Preregister. Meet at the old Highway Department sheds on Route 73, 1/2 mile east (uphill) from the 53/73 junction.
Time: 1 p.m.
Contact: Liz Fitzsimmons, Director, Sheldon Museum, Middlebury (802)388-2117, shel-mus@panther.middlebury.edu for information and to register
Fee: $7 per tour; 2 tours (see ³Mill Sites Along the Leicester River²) for $12

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Nouveau Flint-Knapping
Addison County resident Langdon Smith recreates the ancient art of stone tool manufacture through glass. Watch how he keeps an ancient art alive, enables archaeologists to understand prehistoric stone tool technology, and helps to preserve endangered stone quarry sites. Manufacture of reproductions also reduces artifact trafficking from Vermont's unique archaeological sites and recycles modern glass.

Presenter: Langdon Smith, Farmer, Flint and Glass Knapper, VAS member, and recipient of the 1997 Vermont Excellence in Archaeology award
Sponsor: The Vermont State Craft Center/Frog Hollow
Location: The Vermont State Craft Center/Frog Hollow, 1 Mill Street, Middlebury
Time: 1-3 p.m.
Contact: Joan White, Gallery Manager (802)388-3177, info@froghollow.org

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Gristmill Archaeological Site Tours
Explore the Oliver Evans Gristmill in Windsor, VT; Blow-Me-Down Mill of Saint-Gaudens, Cornish, NH; and mill site in Hartland, VT. (If rain, slide presentation at the American Precision Museum.)

Presenters: Sue Richardson, Archaeologist, and American Precision Museum Chairman of the Board
Sponsor: American Precision Museum
Location: American Precision Museum, 196 Main Street (Route 5) Windsor
Time: 1-4 p.m.
Contact: Roberto Rodriquez, Director, American Precision Museum (802)674-5781,
Fee: Museum entrance fee ($5 adults, $3 seniors, $2 students)

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Many Industries have Come and Gone
Guided tour of the Mills of Putney.

Presenter: Thomas R. Jamison, Ph.D. Archeologist, Hartgen Archeological Associates, Inc.; Thomas L. Arcuci, M.A., Historian, UMASS Amherst Archaeological Services
Sponsors: Hartgen Archeological Associates, Inc.and UMASS Amherst Archaeological Services
Location: Meet at Putney Town Hall parking lot, Putney
Time: 2 p.m.
Contact: Thomas Jamison, (802)387-6020
Fee: Suggested $2 donation to Putney Historical Society

Saturday, September 26 and Sunday September 27

Rabble in Arms: the Gunboat Philadelphia Comes Alive!
Explore the history and archaeology of the Revolutionary War in the Champlain Valley during this 3rd annual event. Crews of re-enactors explore the rigors and harsh realities of naval life as they live and work aboard the 1776 replica gunboat, Philadelphia. Exhibits, video, demonstrations, talks, action.

Presenter: Erick Tichonuk, Education Specialist/Rabble in Arms Event Coordinator
Sponsor: LCMM
Location: LCMM, Basin Harbor Road, Ferrisburgh - 7 miles west of Vergennes
Time: 10 a.m.-5 p.m. each day
Contact: Jane Vincent, Adminstrative Assistant, LCMM, (802)475-2022; lcmm@sover.net
Fee: General Admission ($7 adults; $6 seniors; $3 age 6-15)

Sunday, September 27

The Green Mountain National Forest's Silver Lake
Heritage hike and talk.

Presenter: David Lacy, Archaeologist, Green Mountain National Forest
Sponsor: USDA Green Mountain National Forest
Location: Meet at noon at the Route 53 Falls of Lana parking lot for the hike up to Silver Lake, just south and across the road from Branbury State Park in Salisbury.
Time: 12 noon-3 p.m. Includes a 50 minute uphill hike.
Contact: David Lacy (802)747-6719, dlacy/r9_gmfl@fs.fed.us

Monday, September 28

Working on the Railroad in Swanton
Guided walking tour of proposed state historic site (VT-FR-306) documented during a recent archaeological compliance study, followed by slide presentation. Features a ca. 1896 St. Johnsbury & Lake Champlain Railroad engine terminal, remains of the longest covered railroad bridge in Vermont, and adjacent former L.C. Barney residence/railroad inn.

Presenters: Kathleen Callum, Principal Investigator and Robert Sloma, Project Manager, GEOARCH and Ronald Kilburn, President, Swanton Historical Society
Sponsors: Swanton Historical Society, Town of Swanton, GEOARCH, VDHP
Location and Time: Tour at 5:30 p.m. St. Johnsbury & Lake Champlain Railroad park, South River St. Slide Presentation at 7:30 p.m. in the United Memorial Methodist Church Meeting Hall, Grand Avenue (near library), Swanton
Contact: Rob Kilburn (802)863-3892 or (802)527-5414, kilburn@fndis.crt.state.us

Wednesday, September 30, 1998

Archaeology for Engineers
Workshop on the archaeological permitting process for engineers, town planners, and others. Morning indoor session includes slide show, presentations, discussions. Afternoon includes archaeological site visits and field practicum.

Presenter: Giovanna Peebles, State Archeologist, and Scott Dillon, Survey Archeologist, VDHP; and Marty Abair, US Army Corps of Engineers
Sponsors: VDHP, US Army Corps of Engineers, and OıLeary-Burke Civil Associates
Location: Colchester Town Hall, Colchester
Time: 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
Contact: Giovanna Peebles (802)828-3050, gpeebles@gate.dca.state.vt.us
Fee: $10, Pre-registration required

Tuesday, October 6

Archaeology in the Rough: a Slice of Lewis Creek Golf Club History and Prehistory
Slide presentation. Archaeological studies driven by the permit process brought a handful of historic and prehistoric sites to the fore.

Presenters: Kathleen Callum, Principal Investigator, and Robert Sloma, Project Manager, GEOARCH
Sponsors: Lewis Creek Golf Club; Ferrisburgh and Charlotte Historical Societies; GEOARCH; US Army Corps of Engineers, and VDHP
Location: Ferrisburgh Grange, Route 7, Ferrisburgh
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Contact: Kathleen Callum or Robert Sloma (802)247-8127, geoarch@sover.net

Saturday & Sunday, November 7-8

Vermont Archaeological Society, Inc. Fall Meeting
Help us celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the VAS at this weekend extravaganza featuring special guest speakers.

Location and Time: TBA
Contact: Scott McLaughlin, VAS President (802)899-4036, smclaugh@zoo.uvm.edu or VAS Web Page http://www.uvm.edu/~vhnet/hpres/org/vas/vas.htm

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David Quiroz (GEOARCH, Inc. intern) from the Vermont Archaeology Week Calendar of Events brochure.

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