Purcellville’s Heritage Day is coming up on May 12. Be sure to stop by and learn more about the town’s history while enjoying the music, art, games and food!
For more information please visit the Purcellville Preservation Association’s website:
http://www.ppa-va.org/highlight_2.asp
Archaeology fun for the entire family!
Please see LAF’s flyer for more info:
2012 Ancient Technology Expo
Northern Virginia Community College, Loudoun Campus
Fall 2011 / History 180
WHAT DO THESE EXCITING HEADLINES HAVE IN COMMON?
WRITTEN IN
BONE: Buried Lives of Jamestown& Colonial Maryland.
The Civil War
150th: Archaeology and History!
Korean War Remains returned to USA.
America’s First Composter: George Washington’s Mount Vernon Dung House.
All these interesting subjects are
related to the field of Historical Archaeology: the scientific study of the recent
human past using historic records/documents. This class investigates all facets
of historical archaeology including research design, fieldwork, artifact
analysis, interpretation, use of historic documents and oral history, public
education, conservation/preservation and contemporary political issues of
archaeological. Students will apply course ideas through interpretive readings,
internet research, several interactive projects andfield visits. Students will use class information to
conduct an archive research project and write pieces of history.
NVCC and the Loudoun Archaeological Foundation
Apply
on-line at www.nvcc.edu (log-on: Admissions)
Classes Start on Aug 22th
Instructor:
David T. Clark, PhD.
Class number: History 180, Room: LW 0116
Time: Thursdays 7:00 -9:45 pm
Well, here is your chance! Celebrate Leesburg and Loudoun Countys 150th Anniversary of the American Civil War by taking Field Techniques in Archaeology with Dr. David T. Clark, at Northern Virginia Community College, Loudoun Campus (Sterling). Explore how professional archaeologists discover Loudouns rich archaeological heritage. Participate in walking surveys and test excavations at numerous sites across the county. Learn some of the exciting stories archaeology tells about your local past.
Starting May 16th
NVCC and the Loudoun Archaeological Foundation
Apply on-line at www.nvcc.edu (log-on: Admissions)
Class number: History 188, Room: L-Reynolds/LR-0103
Tues/Thurs, 5:30-9:10PM
The Loudoun Archaeological Foundation will be at the Waterford Homes Tour & Crafts Exhibit on October 1-3, 2010, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Loudoun Archaeological Foundation will be at the archaeology exhibit, please stop by and find out what we are doing. Please join us; we look forward to seeing you there. In addition to historic homes open for tours, there are juried heritage craftspeople that provide hands-on demonstrations, entertainers provide continuous traditional music and dance, Colonial and Civil War-era militia encamp and demonstrate, and there are children’s activities throughout the weekend.
For more information please check the Waterford website: http://www.waterfordfoundation.org/fair
Old Fashioned Fourth of July (All ages) 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
The Loudoun Archaeological Foundation will conduct an exhibition at the annual Fourth of July celebration at Claude Moore Park Historic Area. It will be a fun exciting educational event for all ages. This program will introduce ancient technology of Native Americans and how archaeologists discover secrets about ancient people. There will be artifacts that archaeologists have found at Prehistoric and Civil War sites. There will be several hands on activities for children and adults. Please check The Loudoun Archaeological Foundation website http://loudounarchaeology.org, and The Loudoun Archaeological Foundation Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/pages/Leesburg-VA/Loudoun-Archaeological-Foundation/65360091574 , for future activities for children this summer. Thank you.
For more information on Claude Moore Park Old Fashioned Fourth of July celebrations please go to their website http://www.loudoun.gov/Default.aspx?tabid=885 .
On Saturday May 15, 2010 the Loudoun Archaeological Foundation was present for the Purcellville Preservation Associations Heritage Day 2010 celebration. It was an exciting and educational event for all ages. The adults and children saw artifacts that archaeologists have found at Prehistoric and Civil War sites. There were several hands on activities for children. We saw old friends and made several new friends; the children and adults had a lot of fun.
Please check The Loudoun Archaeological Foundations website at (http://loudounarchaeology.org) and The Loudoun Archaeological Foundations Facebook page at (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Leesburg-VA/Loudoun-Archaeological-Foundation/65360091574) for future events and activities for children this summer.
Thank you
On Saturday May 15, 2010
10:00am to 4:00pm
(RAIN OR SHINE)
On Saturday May 15, 2010 the Loudoun Archaeological Foundation will be at the Purcellville Preservation Associations Heritage Day 2010 celebration. It will be an exciting and educational event for all ages. There will be artifacts that archaeologists have found at Prehistoric and Civil War sites; there will also be several hands on activities for children. Most activities will take place in and around the Purcellville skate rink and on the grounds of historic Fireman’s Field. Please check their website at (http://www.ppa-va.org/highlight_2.asp) for more information. Bring the kids!
Please check The Loudoun Archaeological Foundations website (http://loudounarchaeology.org) and The Loudoun Archaeological Foundations Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Leesburg-VA/Loudoun-Archaeological-Foundation/65360091574) for future activities for children this summer.
Thank you.
Representatives of the Loudoun Archaeological Foundation (LAF) and students at the Loudoun Campus of the Northern Virginia Community College (NVCC) were featured presenters at the 40th Annual Meeting of the Middle Atlantic Archaeological Conference at Ocean City, Maryland on March 18 – 21, 2010.
The group participated in a panel on “Teaching Historic Archaeology: From Classroom to Community Action” chaired by Dr. David T. Clark, Executive Director of the LAF and a Professor of Archaeology at the Catholic University of America and NVCC. Presentations were based upon historical research and/or historic preservation activities conducted by the students during their NVCC classroom projects or arising from individual interests they developed during those classes.
Wynne Saffer of Leesburg, an independent researcher from Leesburg and mentor to many NVCC students, spoke about the historical resources available for historical and genealogical research at the Thomas Balch Library in Leesburg in a presentation entitled “Partnering with the Balch Library of Leesburg: Linking Archive Research and Historical Archaeology Document Projects.”
Lori Kimball of Leesburg spoke eloquently about her work efforts with historic preservation programs in Loudoun County, where she has been actively involved in leadership roles since earning a historic preservation certificate at NVCC. Her talk was entitled “From Goresville to Loudoun County Preservation.”
Amy Bertsch of Alexandria, who works as a public information officer for the City of Alexandria’s
Archaeological Resource Protection Office spoke about her extensive research efforts on Loudoun County’s Duncan and Gardner families of potters in the 18th and 19th centuries during a presentation entitled “On the Trail of Loudoun County Potters.”
Heidi Siebentritt of Lovettsville, substituting for Nick Chandler of Lucketts, spoke about Nick’s extensive research project on 18th and 19th century Loudoun County gunsmiths during a presentation entitled “Gunsmiths to Blacksmiths: Tracing Technology Trails in Leesburg and Greater Loudoun County.”
Tom Hyland, of Centreville in Fairfax County, made a presentation which was based on independent research as a follow-up to his original class project. The topic title was “The Early ‘Carolina Road’ as a Primary Frontier Settlement and Inter-Colony Migration and Trading Route: A View from Loudoun County.”
Dr. Clark also made a separate presentation during another panel on “Middle Atlantic Archaeology: Past, Present, and Future — Collected Papers” by discussing some of the types of modern children’s micro- component toys which may intrigue future archaeologists when considering the material culture of the early 21st century: His presentation was entitled “In Small Things Remembered.”
All of the presentations were well-received by attendees at the conference and resulted in an invitation to present the papers at other local community forums in Virginia.
Prehistoric Archaeology
Northern Virginia Community College, Loudoun Campus
Spring 2010 / History 193
Ancient Loudoun Archaeology
Celebrate Loudoun County’s 250 Founding Anniversary, and discover Loudoun’s (Northern Virginia’s) prehistoric Native American Past, by taking Dr. David T. Clark, Prehistoric Archaeology class, at the Northern Virginia Community College, Loudoun Campus. Explore how professional archaeologists discover Loudoun’s rich archaeological heritage. Participate in walking surveys and test excavations at numerous sites across the county. Learn some of the exciting stories archaeology tells about “your” local past. Who were the first Americans? How long have they lived in our area? What evidence did they leave behind? How were native people living when Europeans first arrived? These are just a few commonly asked questions about prehistoric people in Northern Virginia. This class will answer these questions and more using the most recent archaeological evidence of local human history form earliest to “European Contact” times. To understand the evidence we will study the most common artifacts left by prehistoric people, look at archaeological reports, and use a variety of visual media. Guest speakers will discuss important archaeological topics related to the class. Concepts and technology will be applied during two site visits; Meadowcroft Rockshelter, the oldest site in the Eastern US, and The Smithsonian’s “Written in Bone” exhibit, and to explore state of the arts of forensic archaeology.
NVCC and the Loudoun Archaeological Foundation
(Apply on-line at www.nvcc.edu (log-on: Admissions)
Instructor: David T. Clark, Ph.D.
Class number: History 193, Room: Signal Hill/LSH-0325
Thursdays: 7:00-9:45PM, Starting: 1/11/2010 – 5/10/2010