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2008 Archaeology Events & Workshops

*NOTE:  All FIELDWORK is weather contingent:  if there is inclement weather we will work in the lab.

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March

DATE & TIME

LOCATION

ACTIVITY & DESCRIPTION

MORE INFO

4 (Monday)

Meet at Needwood Mansion

SITE VISIT. Lunch: 11:30am - Depart: 12:45pm (for 1:30pm arrival at site) Matilda Johnson House:  late 19th century African American site.  Phase III Excavation (mitigating ICC). Site is located at Route 29 and Briggs Chaney, Silver Spring (Fairland)

If you would like to meet at the site, please call for directions:  Jim Sorensen 301-840-5848 or james.sorensen@mncppc-mc.org

5 (Wednesday)

Needwood Mansion

LABWORK. 9:30am – 2:30pm

6 (Thursday)

Needwood Mansion

LAB NIGHT. 7pm – 9pm

 

Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum - 10515 Mackall Road, St. Leonard, MD

LECTURE. 7pm
Dr. Grace Brush:  “Taking the Long View:  a historical perspective on climate change” (Award-winning paleoecologist and professor, Johns Hopkins University)

410-586-8501 - www.jefpat.org

8 (Saturday)

100 Community Place, Crownsville, MD

17th ANNUAL ASM WORKSHOP  IN ARCHAEOLOGY.
9am – 3:30pm. Van leaves Needwood Mansion at 8am

Fee:  $7.00 General/$5.00 for ASM members. Bring:  bag lunch or order by 11am.  Program:  http://www.marylandhistoricaltrust.net/workshop.html  

Must reserve a space. Contact Heather Bouslog, 301-840-5848 or heather.bouslog@mncppc-mc.org

12 Wednesday)

Needwood Mansion

FIELDWORK. 9:30am - 2:30pm
Blockhouse Point Site Clean-Up

 

Ledo Pizza (301) 869-7900 7213 Muncaster Mill Rd, Derwood, MD Get Directions

LEDO's PIZZA FUNDRAISER - MAGRUDER ARCHAEOLOGY CLUB . ALL DAY – Mention Magruder Archaeology Club. Support your local Archaeology Club by eating at the Redland Ledo's Pizza 

Mention the Magruder Archaeology Club and 10% of the profit for the day will be donated to the club

13 (Thursday)

Gaithersburg Hilton
620 Perry Pkwy., Gaithersburg, MD 20877, (301) 977-8900
Get directions

CIVIL WAR ROUNDTABLE. Dinner 7pm - 8pm Presentation
Speaker:  Tracy Shives presents “Battle of the Monocacy

Dinner:  $21 (Must RSVP by March 10th). Contact Vivian Eicke at 301-681-6497 or vive01@verizon.net

15 (Saturday)

Julius West Middle School
651 Great Falls Rd., Rockville, MD 20850. Get directions

MONTGOMERY COUNTY NATIONAL HISTORY DAY COMPETITION. Morning: 8:30am  - Noon, Afternoon: 12- 2:30pm Judging event for Middle School and High School History Day Competition.

If you would like to be a judge, contact:  Emily Correll at 301-340-2825 or ecorrell@montgomeryhistory.org

18 (Tuesday)

Dinner: 6pm Bombay Bistro, 98 W. Montgomery Ave., Rockville, MD 20850. (301) 762-8798. Get directions
Lecture : 7:30pm Needwood Mansion

ASM MEETING. Dinner & Lecture
Speaker:  Michael Twitty presents “Fighting Old Nep:  The Food Culture of Enslaved Afro-Marylanders

Informational Flyer: Adobe .pdf (123kb)

19 (Wednesday)

Needwood Mansion

LABWORK.  9:30am – 2:30pm
Prepare Indian crafts for “Maple Sugaring Festival”

26 (Wednesday)

Meet at Needwood Mansion

PUBLIC INTERPRETATION. 9am – 3:15pm
SPRINGTIME ON THE FARM Run “Junior Archaeology” Activity

If  you would like to volunteer for this event, call Heather Bouslog at 301-840-5848 or heather.bouslog@mncppc-mc.org

 

Meet at Needwood Mansion

FIELDWORK. 9 :30am  – 2:30pm
Blockhouse Point Site Clean-Up for Total Station Survey

28 (Friday)

Meet at Needwood Mansion

FIELDWORK. Time: TBD
Blockhouse Point Station Survey

If you would like to volunteer call Heather Bouslog at 301-840-5848 or heather.bouslog@mncppc-mc.org

29 (Saturday)

Meet at Needwood Mansion

FIELDWORK. Time: TBD
Blockhouse Point Station Survey

If you would like to volunteer call Heather Bouslog at 301-840-5848 or heather.bouslog@mncppc-mc.org

Last Update: July 24, 2008