they overlap and blur, your story is part of your sister's story is part of many other stories,
and there is no telling where any of them may lead."
~Erin Morgenstern, The Night Circus
Message-ID: <BLU174-W1F4AC3361F5EDD51CABE2A1B50@phx.gbl> From: Destinee Udelhoven <destineekae@hotmail.com> Subject: North Carolina Archaeologist to Visit Portage's Indian Agency House Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2014 21:32:35 -0500
North Carolina's Dr. Michael O. Hartley & Discussion of Archaeology
to Serve as Finale of Summer Speaker Series
The final installment of Portage's Historic Indian Agency
House 2014 Summer Speaker Series will take place Tuesday, September 30 at
6:30pm. At this time, Dr. Michael O. Hartley will reflect on the significance
of archaeology as a research tool, and how it contributes to the understanding
of a specific site and its relationship to broader contexts.
Dr. Hartley, a Native of South Carolina, holds both a
Masters and a PhD in Anthropology from the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill. He is the longtime Director
of Archaeology at Old Salem Museums & Gardens, a living history museum and
research center complex centered on an 18th century religious community in
Winston-Salem, North Carolina. For three decades he and his wife Martha, a
Preservation Planner, have worked with the archaeology, history and
preservation of this Moravian community in Winston-Salem and others in Forsyth
County, North Carolina—a research focus that extends from 1753 to the present.
Dr. Hartley's September 30th presentation will discuss
how, over the course of his 43 year career as a historical archaeologist, his
understanding of archaeology has broadened beyond the Carolinas to an awareness
of its applicability to the study of settlement and human occupation throughout
North America.
Although his formal training is in anthropology and
archaeology, he uses a multi-disciplinary approach to understanding history.
This research methodology is the result of substantial thought about
archaeology and its application to research. In particular, he is concerned
about how the research bears on both the past and the present, and what useful
insights it provides for today's world.
The Historic Indian Agency House, situated on the
ancestral homelands of the Ho-Chunk people and later occupied by fur traders,
military personnel, settlers and homesteaders, has significant potential for
rich archaeological research and is honored to host Dr. Hartley. Dr. Hartley is
also eager for his visit, noting that he is "excited about the opportunity
to visit Portage and to experience and discuss the rich history of the town and
the region from the perspective of a historical archaeologist."
The museum and visitor’s center exhibits, always free
to the public, will be open 5pm until the lecture begins at 6:30pm. A guided tour of the 1832 Winnebago Indian
Agency will be available at 5pm. (Minimal fee applies; free for Supporters
members). Complimentary light refreshments will be provided for lecture guests.
This is the fifth annual Summer Speaker Series hosted by
the Historic Indian Agency House, with one lecture a month from June to
September held on the final Tuesday at 6:30pm. The 2014 series, entitled
“Uncovering Wisconsin’s Past: Non-Traditional Research Methods and the Shaping
of Our History,” explores the remarkable variety of investigation and study
that has molded our understanding of the state we call home—including, of
course, archaeology!
In addition, this theme will allow us to highlight the
many types of information that the HIAH can use to interpret the
multifaceted cultural context of our site and the portage. From historic aerial
photographs capturing the changing landscape over time, to Ho-Chunk oral
histories about the immediate area, there is a wealth of knowledge available to
the discerning researcher that very much exceeds the limitations of the written
word.
For the fifth year in a row, this speaker series is
free to the public and made largely possible by generous grants from the The
Great Circle Foundation Inc. of East Northport and the City of Portage Historic
Preservation Commission.
The Historic Indian Agency House hosts a variety of
children’s and adult programming throughout the year, including book-your-own
Scout workshops! Visit www.agencyhouse.org for a full listing of events, or
call 608-742-6362 with any questions.
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The Historic Indian Agency House
has been operated as a public museum since 1932 by
Then National Society of The Colonial Dames of America in the State of Wisconsin.Learn more about these history-saving women at www.wisconsindames.org
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Destinee K. Udelhoven
Executive Director
Historic Indian Agency House at Fort Winnebago
historicindianagencyhouse@gmail.com
www.agencyhouse.org
(608) 742 - 6362
"And there are never really endings, happy or otherwise. Things keep going on,
they overlap and blur, your story is part of your sister's story is part of many other stories,
and there is no telling where any of them may lead."
~Erin Morgenstern, The Night Circus