"Andersonville and Fort Pulaski: Archaeology at Two American Civil War Prisoner-of-War Sites in Georgia” will be presented Saturday, Jan. 29, 2 p.m., by the Friends of the Office of State Archaeology (FOSA), The Archaeology Society of Connecticut (ASC), and the Connecticut State Museum of Natural History and Connecticut Archaeology Center, part of programs at the University of Connecticut.
National Park Service archaeologist John Jameson is the featured speaker.
The talk will take place at Smith Middle School, 216 Addison Rd., Glastonbury. Admission is $12; $5 for students with ID. Snow date is Sunday, Jan. 30. The annual meeting of the Friends of the Office of State Archaeology (FOSA) begins at 1 p.m. and is open to the public.
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Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Lake Champlain Small Boats Fest
Head for Vermont's Small Watercraft Festival, this weekend Aug. 8 and Aug. 9 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Lake Champlain.The Lake Champlain Maritime Museum (LCMM) is a non-profit museum located in Vergennes, Vermont, with a mission to study, preserve and share the rich history and archaeology of Lake Champlain, which forms a portion of the boundary between New York state and Vermont.
Saturday (only) meet life-sized puppets of Henry Hudson and Samuel de Champlain at 11 a.m. These two life-sized puppets (with Carol Margolis of the Albany Heritage Area and Rebecca Goldberg of Fletcher Free Library) will share stories of their historic travels.
At noon, meet the authors of A Kayakers Guide to Lake Champlain - Cathy Frank and Margy Holden, who paddled the entire perimeter of Lake Champlain.
The "Kids Duct Tape Regatta" will feature launches of cardboard boats at 10 a.m.
Shipwreck tours cost $22 ($18 for children). Seating is limited, so advance registration is recommended; call (802) 475-2022.
A water taxi will shuttle morning and afternoon to link up events in New York with Vermont.
Sunday is the Lake Champlain Challenge Race, Participants bring a non-motorized boat, kayak, or canoe to row or paddle in this three-mile race. For details contact Nick Patch nickp@lcmm.org. Registration at 10 a.m.; race begins at 11 a.m.
Exhibitors include:
Middlepath Boats, Edinburg , PA
Edey and Duff, Mattapoisett, MA
The Little Boat Shop, Lincolnville Center, ME
Vermont Electric Boat Works, Alburgh, VT
Little Creek Stip Canoes & Kayaks, Greensboro Bend, VT
Skywoods Canoe
Classic Boatworks, Lake Placid, NY
Berkshire Boat Buildling School
Bob Dollar, Rigger & Ropework
Umiak Canoe Imports
Ongoing activities include tours of the historic tugboat Urger at the Basin Harbor Club; traditional and innovative watercraft; demonstrations of kayaking skills, and environmental stewardship presentation by Lake Champlain Basin Program. And much more. See http://www.lcmm.org/museum_info/special.htm for more details and event listings.
Friday, January 23, 2009
Where's My Food Come From? New Series
Do hot dogs have lips? Just what is head cheese? Why is it possible to buy summer sausage in the winter, and what makes American bacon so different from Canadian bacon?
These are just a few of the questions that students have asked Dr. Cameron Faustman, associate dean, University of Connecticut (UConn) College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
As part of a new series about food and culture, the UConn State Museum of Natural History and Connecticut Archaeology Center (part of UConn’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences), will offer lively events open to the public during 2009.
Dr. Faustman will present Why is There a Bag in My Turkey? on Sunday, Feb. 22, 3 p.m., as part of a new series, The Natural History of Food. (And yes, he will answer some of the humorous questions listed above.)
Explore the jungle-like plant collections in a special tour, Sugar and Spice and Chocolate!, led by UConn Ecology & Evolutionary (EEB) greenhouse staff on Saturday, Feb. 14, 10 a.m. to noon.
The UConn EEB greenhouses hold one of the most diverse teaching plant collections in the United States, including many connected to the food and medical industries. A special guided greenhouse tour will provide the uncommon opportunity to see the plant sources of many spices, foods, and medicines. (A great family outing, a real treat to see where vanilla and chocolate come from, or how cloves or pepper are grown.)
“This series is an exciting opportunity to bring together many talented experts from the University of Connecticut and beyond,” says Jeremy Teitelbaum, new dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Lectures, programs, and workshops include:
Dr. Margaret Bruchac, from UConn’s Anthropology Department, and coordinator of the Native American Studies Program at the Avery Point campus, will talk about the wide-ranging impact the foods of the Americas have had since European explorers and Native American communities first interacted. Her program, Algonkian Indian Influences on Yankee Foodways, will be offered on Sunday, Feb. 1, 3 p.m.
Dr. Alexia Smith, assistant professor of Anthropology at UConn, specializes in ecological anthropology, climate and land use history, and the development of agriculture in the Near East. She will discuss the beginnings of agriculture in the Middle East in Seeds, Glorious Seeds! Examining Food Use in Antiquity, on Sunday, Feb. 8, 3 p.m.
For more information or directions to specific events (held at different campuses), check the listings at this link, or call (860) 486-4460. The greenhouses are located at the main UConn Storrs campus. Images, courtesy of UConn.
