THE ARCHAEOLOGIST – November 2024 has been sent to the membership!
If you are a member and do not receive yours, please contact us for an address correction.
Monday, November 4, 2024
Sunday, May 5, 2024
Member Barry Kass will present: “The Dutchess Quarry Caves Site…"
Barry Kass
will present, in person:
“The Dutchess Quarry Caves Site in Orange County, New York: Archaeological Evidence of the Occupation of the Americas During the Last Ice Age by Ancient Human Groups.”
Join Barry Kass, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology, SUNY Orange, and long-time member of the Orange County Preservation Committee for a presentation and discussion on the historical and archeological significance of the Dutchess Quarry caves and the efforts to preserve them.
Since joining the Orange County Chapter of the New York State Archaeological Association in 1970, Prof. Kass has been involved in excavations at the DQ Caves site, as well as giving presentations to local groups about the prehistory and current status of this important archeological site in our region. He is presently serving on the Orange County Legislature's Committee designated to study the current protection and future educational possibilities of the Caves site.
Registration is required. There are 99 seats available.
https://goshenpubliclibrary.libcal.com/event/12076612
Date: Saturday, June 8, 2024. 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM ET
Location:
Goshen Public Library & Historical Society
Pomares Community Room
366 Main Street
Goshen, NY 10924
Phone: 845-294-6606
Friday, May 3, 2024
THE ARCHAEOLOGIST – May, 2024 has been sent to the membership!
THE ARCHAEOLOGIST – May 2024
has been sent to the membership!
May's program will be on recent petroglyph finds in the lower Hudson Valley and northern Alabama. By Chapter President and Smithsonian Researcher David Johnson.
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
No Chapter meeting this April!
THE ARCHAEOLOGIST – April, 2024
has been sent to the membership!
We will not have a monthly meeting in April since the state archaeological conference will be held this month in Oswego, NY.
Friday, February 16, 2024
February meeting at 7:30 pm at the Mulbury House Senior Center located at 62-70 West Main Street, Middletown, NY 10940.
“Will the last person leaving Newburgh please turn out the lights?” Presented by Johanna Yaun, Orange County Historian
From 1957 to 1975, the City of Newburgh underwent a period of Urban Renewal. In an effort to modernize the old port city along the Hudson River, city leaders accepted Federal funds to
dispense in demolishing over 1,400 buildings. Johanna will discuss the losses suffered by the community, including the displacement of residents and the loss of important historical
structures. The discussion will be accompanied by never-before-seen photos from the collection of Gerard M. Mastropaolo who documented the demolitions from 1970-1975.
Johanna Yaun, the Orange County Historian will present at our February 16th meeting tonight at 7:30 pm at the Mulbury House Senior Center located at 62-70 West Main Street, Middletown, NY 10940.
February 16, 2024 meeting!
In Person & Online! Join Zoom Meeting:
Meeting ID: 876 9456 2155 Passcode: 892431
Friday, October 13, 2023
THE ARCHAEOLOGIST – Oct., 2023 - No OCTOBER MEETING
THE ARCHAEOLOGIST – Oct., 2023
President’s Message
We are not going to have a meeting this October. Last year we decided to cut down on monthly meetings. So our next meeting will be on Friday, November 17th. The presentation for the November meeting will be in the November newsletter. In addition to a presentation, we will have some holiday desserts for the meeting. I look forward to seeing you in November.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Bill Sandy presented at our September meeting:
Black Archaeological Sites – Famous and Obscure
THE ARCHAEOLOGIST – Oct., 2023 has been sent to the membership, so please let us know if you are a member and you didn't receive your copy.
Wednesday, September 6, 2023
September Chapter Meeting & "Black Archaeology Sites in the Middle Atlantic, Famous and Obscure" by Bill sandy
President’s Message
I hope everyone had a wonderful summer. We had a very enjoyable picnic in June with lots of good food and lengthly discussions in regard to the items people brought with them for show and tell.
We will be holding our first meeting of this season on Friday, September 15, 2023 starting at 7:30 pm at the Mulbury House Senior Center, 62-70 West Main Street, Middletown, NY 10940. Bill Sandy will be our presenter. We hope you can attend the in person meeting, however if you cannot, please sign in through Zoom at https://tinyurl.com/5xw2amuc. We hope that more of you can attend our meeting in person since it adds to the fellowship our chapter has been known for. We hope to offer a combination of regular meetings with some field trips this year. If you come across anyone who might be an interesting speaker for our chapter, please let me know, and I will contact them. Also, if you have any questions or suggestions please let me know.
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Black Archaeology Sites in the Middle Atlantic, Famous and Obscure
The Middle Atlantic and Southern New England are filled with an infinite variety of archaeological sites relating to Black history. This paper looks at 10 Black archaeological sites that include five historic cemeteries. The New York City African Burial Ground is now a National Landmark, our Nation’s highest honor. The Catoctin Slave Cemetery near Camp David, Maryland was excavated more than 40 years ago, and is the subject of a recent article in Historical Archaeology. Locally, the Montgomery African American Cemetery, subject to an IOCC-NYSAA mapping project in the 1990s, is the subject of ongoing research and interpretation. A salvage dig at a churchyard in Newark, NJ proved to that Episcopalian cemetery was integrated at an early date. Documentary research relating to Black Revolutionary War soldiers who died in Fishkill, NY from CT and elsewhere will be presented. Other sites to be discussed include Beverwyck, a northern plantation in Morris County, NJ and the Mann House site in Sussex County, NJ. The Mann House famously had a “hiding”, a metal object hidden in the rafters to reflect the “evil eye”. The Gabriel Esselstyne Site in the Catskills of NY had a 19th Century log cabin with a hiding of its own. Dug 30 years ago, only a draft, unpublished report exists. Nearby are huge cement plants. Industrial Archaeology has a Black component; Black men were historically a lower paid part of this industry. Urban archaeology in Providence, RI may have provided evidence of a small Black house pulled down in a race riot. These sites range from world famous to nearly unknown. Together with a myriad of other sites, they are prime for interpretation and reinterpretation, with the ultimate goal of a more accurate and nuanced understanding of Black history as an integral part of American history.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
Posts
