THE ARCHAEOLOGIST, May 2023

 THE ARCHAEOLOGIST – May 2023

President’s Message

As you know, we have been organizing and reorganizing the state conference for the last three years, and as of April 21 - 23, it finally happened. We ended up with 135 registering for the conference, and, according to what everyone told me, it was very successful. Everything went very well, and the hotel did everything they could to accommodate us. We didn’t have a major problem, and, when a minor one occurred, everyone pitched in and solved it within minutes. The reason why it was so successful was the result of the number of outstanding and dedicated volunteers we had collaborating together from our chapter and the Lower Hudson chapter. Members from both chapters who didn’t know one each other before the conference bonded together and functioned as a well oiled machine to get the various jobs done. During the conference it brought our chapters closer together than ever before. For those of you who helped with the conference, I cannot thank you enough. It was a pleasure, privilege and honor to work with all of you. I am sure this will be a conference that attendees, as well as ourselves, will talk about for years. 

This month’s meeting will be in person. Our speaker will be Richard Hull who is a member of our chapter. I hope you can attend.

Recently, we learned that Ray Decker <https://www.recordonline.com/obituaries/pnys0467791> and Larry Hansen <https://www.recordonline.com/obituaries/pnys0376112> have passed away. Both were members of our chapter for decades, as well as, officers, and participated in numerous activities. 

We need someone to help set up the chapter picnic which is scheduled for June. If anyone is interested please, contact me as soon as possible.

David Johnson

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I hope to see you at the meeting.Dr. Richard Hull will be the speaker at our May meeting.

‘Speculations on Sustainability Among the Early Lenape in the Hudson River Valley’

An exploration of the numerous ways in which pre-colonial Lenape people attempted to adapt to the critical environmental, cultural, religious and health challenges they had to face in the 17th and 18th centuries to sustain themselves. 

Speaker: Dr. Richard Hull

    Professor Emeritus of History

    New York University

Former board member: the Nature Conservancy, Orange County Land Trust, Warwick Historical Society, author of a dozen works including ‘People of the Valley: History of Warwick 1700-2005’.