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Boone, Boone County
Event: The Boone Mound Excavation of 1908
Presenter: Matt Donovan, Iowa Department of Transportation, Iowa State University
DATE: Wednesday, October 12, 7pm
Location: Boone County Historical Museum
Address: 602 Story Street
Host and Sponsor: Boone County Historical Society
Contact: Charles Irwin, (515) 432-1907 or bchs@opencominc.com
Description: Matt Donovan of Iowa State University and the Iowa Department of
Transportation will present a lecture and PowerPoint on the history and archaeology of
the Boone Mound Excavation of 1908.
Cost: donations welcome

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Cedar Falls, Blackhawk County
Event: Iowa Lakeside Lab Archaeological Investigations at the Gillett Grove Site
Presenter: John Doershuk, Office of the State Archaeologist–University of Iowa
DATE: Wednesday, October 5, 7pm
Location: University of Northern Iowa Museum
Address: 3219 Hudson Road
Host and Sponsor: Black Hawk Regional Archaeology Society and University of
Northern Iowa Museum
Contact: Kay Thuesen, (319) 273-2188 or kay.thuesen@uni.edu
Description: Archaeological excavations sponsored by the Iowa Lakeside Lab at the
Gillett Grove Site (13CY2), a large Oneota village in Clay County, Iowa, will be
described in this presentation. Dr. John Doershuk will summarize the history of
collections from this site and discuss some current ideas about potential Ioway
connections. Artifacts from the site will be available for inspection after the talk.

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Cedar Rapids, Linn County
Event: Archaeology Day; Preserving Meskwaki Material Culture: Early Efforts of the State Museum
Presenter: Jerome Thompson, State Historical Society of Iowa
DATE: Saturday, October 1, 1-4pm
Location: Wickiup Hill Outdoor Learning Center
Address: Follow signs from intersection of Blairs Ferry Road and Feather Ridge Road
west of Cedar Rapids. A map to Wickiup Hill Outdoor Learning Center can be found at
www.LinnCountyParks.com.
Host and Sponsor: Linn County Conservation Board
Contact: Gail Barels, (319) 892-6485 or gail.barels@linncounty.org
Description: Celebrate the beginning of Iowa Archaeology Month by discovering the
archaeological history of Wickiup Hill, the history of archaeology in Iowa, and hands-on
Native American skills. Kids will enjoy authentic games, crafts, and spear throwing with
an atlatl. At 2pm Jerome Thompson, State Curator with the State Historical Society of
Iowa, will tell of the work of archaeologist Thompson Van Hyning and Curator Edgar
Harlan, and their efforts to document and preserve the history and material culture of the
Meskwaki in Iowa. He will share the story of how re-examination of burial artifacts
excavated in 1905 by Van Hyning, led to a clear understanding of their association and
later repatriation.
Cost: $2.50/adults, $1.00/children 16 and under, $5.00/family

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Cedar Rapids, Linn County
Event: Archaeology: Tools of the Trade
Presenter: Sarah Horgen, Office of the State Archaeologist–University of Iowa
DATE: Tuesday, October 18, 8:30am-12:30pm
Location: Coe College
Address: 1220 First Avenue NE
Host and Sponsor: Coe College and the American Association of University Women-
Cedar Rapids Branch
Contact: Sarah Horgen, (319) 384-0741 or sarah-horgen@uiowa.edu
Description: This presentation will be offered as part of the Open Minds, Open Doors
Conference, a venue for exposing middle school girls to a variety of careers that require
foundation courses in math, science, and technology and may be typically considered
nontraditional for females. For registered students only.

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Center Junction, Jones County
Event: Fall Colors and Archaeology Float on the Wapsipinicon River
Presenter:Doug Jones, State Historical Society of Iowa
DATE: Saturday, October 8, 10am
Location: Put-in canoes at Landis Bridge Area
Host and Sponsor: Jones County Conservation Board
Contact: Michele Olson, (563) 487-3541 or jccb@netins.net
Description: Enjoy the beautiful fall colors on a leisurely canoe float down the
Wapsipinicon River in Jones County. Archaeologist Doug Jones will point out significant
archaeological sites along the way, including several fishing weirs used by Native
Americans. We will also view and learn about the geology of the area on our trip.
Participants should bring sack lunches for a mid-day lunch on a sand bar. Put-in will be at
the Landis Bridge area at 10 a.m., and take out at the Newport Boat Ramp. Contact
Michele Olson for a map of the area and other event information.

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Coralville, Johnson County
Event: History for Lunch: Archaeology at Plum Grove 1844-1943
Presenter: Thomas H. Charlton, The University of Iowa
DATE: Wednesday, October 19, 12-1pm
Location: Iowa River Power Restaurant
Address: 501 First Avenue
Host and Sponsor: Johnson County Historical Society
Contact: Leigh Ann Jero, (319) 351-5738 or lajjchs@juno.com
Description: Dr. Charlton, Professor of Anthropology at the University of Iowa, will tell
about the discoveries made during the ongoing archaeological excavations at Plum Grove
Historic Home and show some of the artifacts found. Find out how past and recent
findings have helped to shape the understanding of the lives of the families who lived at
Plum Grove from the Governor Lucas family in the 1840s to the Hughes family in the
1940s. Reservations for this program must be made by Monday, October 17 by calling
JCHS at 351-5738.
Cost: $13/person, includes a buffet lunch

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Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County
Event: Fall Meeting of the Iowa Archeological Society
Presentation: Founding Figures in Iowa Archaeology: The Career of Mildred Mott Wedel
Presenter: Hester Davis, Arkansas State Archaeologist Emeritus
DATE: Saturday, October 1, 1pm
Location: Western Historic Trails Center
Address: 3434 Richard Downing Avenue
Host and Sponsor: Western Historic Trails Center
Contact: K.C. Collins-Hummel, (712) 366-4900 or kc.hummel@iowa.gov
Description: Special presentation on Mildred Mott Wedel, an Iowa girl and pioneering
archaeologist, open to the public as part of the fall meeting of the Iowa Archeological
Society. Mildred linked Oneota sites to Chiwere speakers, particularly the Ioway and
Oto, in Iowa via archaeology and ethnohistory.

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Davenport, Scott County
Event: Archaeology Afternoon at the Putnam
Presenter: Robert Salzer, Professor Emeritus, Beloit College, Wisconsin
DATE: Sunday, October 23, 1pm
Location: Palmer Lecture Hall, Putnam Museum
Address: 1717 West 12th Street
Host and Sponsor: Quad Cities Archaeological Society and Putnam Museum
Contact:Ruth Ann Metsa, (563) 324-0059 ext. 205 or metsa@putnam.org
Description: Dr. Salzer will present a program about the Gottschall Rock Shelter in
Wisconsin, which he has been excavating for the past 15 years. This Native American
site may date back to 1500 B.C. and contains some amazing images.

Event: Archaeology Afternoon at the Putnam
Presenter: Lynn M. Alex, Office of the State Archaeologist–University of Iowa
DATE: Sunday, October 23, 3pm
Location: Palmer Lecture Hall, Putnam Museum
Address: 1717 West 12th Street
Host and Sponsor: Office of the State Archaeologist–University of Iowa and Putnam Museum
Contact: Ruth Ann Metsa, (563) 324-0059 ext. 205 or metsa@putnam.org
Description: Children and families can try their hand at rock art similar to that made by early Iowans.

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Decorah, Winneshiek County
Event: Opochtli’s Challenge Atlatl Meet
Presenters: multiple
DATE: Saturday, October 1, 11am–4:30pm
Location: Luther College
Address: 700 College Drive
Host and Sponsor:Luther College Anthropology Program
Contact: Colin Betts, (563) 387-1284 or bettscol@luther.edu
Description: Atlatl (spear thrower) competition and demonstration. Open to all; no
previous experience required.

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Des Moines, Polk County
Exhibit: Mammoth: Witness to Change
DATES: on-going
Location: State Historical Museum
Address: 600 East Locust Street
Host and Sponsor: State Historical Society of Iowa
Contact: Bill Johnson, (515) 282-5627 or bill.johnson@iowa.gov
Description: Visit an exciting new exhibit that has visitors in awe as they see, feel, and
hear life as it was 15,000 to 16,000 years ago. The cornerstone of the exhibit is a
complete skeleton of the Hebior Mammoth discovered near Kenosha, Wisconsin, in 1994.

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Des Moines, Polk County
Exhibit: Curator’s Corner: Seeking the Past–The Musgrove Legacy
DATES: on-going
Location: State Historical Museum
Address: 600 East Locust Street
Host and Sponsor: State Historical Society of Iowa
Contact: Bill Johnson, (515) 282-5627 or bill.johnson@iowa.gov
Description: View a display of materials collected from the estate of Mary Musgrove,
wife of Jack Musgrove, a long time director of the former state Historical Department.
Together they collected modern examples of traditional Indian crafts, Iowa glass,
marbles, beads, fossils and many other items. They carved prize-winning duck decoys
and built the foundation of the State Historical Society’s collections.

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Des Moines, Polk County
Event: Caring for Your Artifact Collections Hands-on Workshop; Artifact Displays and Demonstrations
Presenter: Stephen C. Lensink, Office of the State Archaeologist–University of Iowa
DATE: Saturday, September 24, 1–4pm
Location: Heritage Classroom, State Historical Museum
Address: 600 East Locust Street
Host and Sponsor: Central Iowa Chapter—Iowa Archeological Society (CIC) and the
State Historical Society of Iowa
Contact: Mike Heimbaugh (CIC), (515) 255-4909 or paleomike@msn.com; Sarah
Macht (SHSI), (515) 242-5193 or sarah.macht@iowa.gov
Description: Bring your artifact collections and learn how to identify and catalog them
so that important information they contain about the past may be saved for the future. It’s
what not what you find, but what you find out that matters. The Central Iowa Chapter of
the Iowa Archeological Society will have displays and demonstrations on-site. There will
be hands-on activities for families in the atrium and archaeological scavenger hunts in the
exhibits with prizes for successful “hunters.”

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Des Moines, Polk County
Event: Founding Figures in Iowa Archaeology: The Career of an Iowa Girl
Presenters: Hester Davis, Arkansas State Archaeologist Emeritus; David M. Gradwohl,
Professor Emeritus, Iowa State University
DATE: Sunday, October 2, 1-2:30pm
Location: State Historical Museum
Address: 600 East Locust Street
Host and Sponsor: State Historical Society of Iowa
Contact: Sarah Macht, (515) 242-5193 or sarah.macht@iowa.gov
Description: Join these outstanding scholars in exploring the life and career of Iowa’s
own Mildred Mott Wedel, a founding figure in American archaeology and ethnohistory.
There will be hands-on activities for families in the atrium and archaeological scavenger
hunts in the exhibits with prizes for successful “hunters.”

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Des Moines, Polk County
Event: An Overview of Iowa Archaeology for Teachers
Presenter: Lynn M. Alex, Office of the State Archaeologist–University of Iowa
DATE: Sunday, October 2, 3-4pm
Location: Heritage Classroom, State Historical Museum
Address: 600 East Locust Street
Host and Sponsor: State Historical Society of Iowa
Contact: Sarah Macht, (515) 242-5193 or sarah.macht@iowa.gov
Description: A presentation of various highlights of Iowa’s archaeological past and
resources for the classroom teacher.

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Des Moines, Polk County
Event: Preserving Meskwaki Material Culture: Early Efforts of the State Museum
Presenter: Jerome Thompson, State Historical Society of Iowa
DATE: Tuesday, October 4, 12-1pm
Location: Heritage Classroom, State Historical Museum
Address: 600 East Locust Street
Host and Sponsor: State Historical Society of Iowa
Contact: Sarah Macht, (515) 242-5193 or sarah.macht@iowa.gov
Description: As part of the “Lunch and Learn” series, Jerome Thompson, State Curator
with the State Historical Society of Iowa, will tell of the work of archaeologist Thompson
Van Hyning and Curator Edgar Harlan, and their efforts to document and preserve the
history and material culture of the Meskwaki in Iowa. He will share the story of how reexamination
of burial artifacts excavated in 1905 by Van Hyning led to a clear
understanding of their association and later repatriation.

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Des Moines, Polk County
Event: Iowa Museum Association Conference: Traveling Trunks of the Office of the State Archeologist
Presenter:Lynn M. Alex, Office of the State Archaeologist–University of Iowa
DATE: Monday, October 10, 3:30-5pm
Location: State Historical Museum
Address: 600 East Locust Street
Host and Sponsor: Iowa Museum Association
Contact: Jennie Bailey, (515) 274-1355 or imabailey@mchsi.com
Description: The UI-OSA has designed a set of five traveling trunks entitled “Time
Capsules from the Past,” whose objective is to further an understanding of archaeology
and its role in elucidating the world and lifeways of past Iowans. Their customized
contents can serve as mini exhibits or part of a social studies curriculum illustrating life
in Iowa from Ice Age times to pioneer dairy farmers. Presentation open to registered
conference attendees.

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Des Moines, Polk County
Event: Iowa Museum Association Conference: Identifying Archaeological Artifacts
Presenter: Stephen C. Lensink, Office of the State Archaeologist–University of Iowa
DATE: Monday, October 10, 1:45-3:15pm
Location: State Historical Museum
Address: 600 East Locust Street
Host and Sponsor: Iowa Museum Association
Contact: Jennie Bailey, (515) 274-1355 or imabailey@mchsi.com
Description: This session will be a workshop on how to identify, catalog, and curate
archaeological artifacts. Presentation open to registered conference attendees.

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Des Moines, Polk County
Event: Addressing the History and Nature of Science through Archaeology
Presenters: Office of the State Archaeologist–University of Iowa
DATE: Thursday, October 20, 2:15-3pm
Location: Polk County Convention Center
Address: 501 Grand Avenue
Host and Sponsor: Iowa Science Teachers Section of the Iowa Academy of Science
Contact: Mark Anderson, (319) 384-0998 or mark-l-anderson@uiowa.edu
Description: Staff from the Office of the State Archaeologist–University of Iowa will
make a presentation during the Iowa Science Teachers Conference 2005: “Standing on
the Shoulders of Giants” and have an information table for teachers in the Exhibitors
Hall. Open to registered conference attendees.

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Des Moines, Polk County
Event: Let’s Celebrate Archaeology! A Birthday Party for Mildred Mott Wedel, Iowa Archaeologist
Presenters: Lynn M. Alex, Colleen Eck, Sarah Horgen, and Julianne Loy Hoyer, Office
of the State Archaeologist–University of Iowa
DATES: Thursday and Friday, November 17 and 18, 9:30am-1:30pm
Location: State Historical Museum
Address: 600 East Locust Street
Host and Sponsor: State Historical Society of Iowa
Contact: Maureen Korte, maureen.korte@iowa.gov
Description: Come to the party and have fun in workshops throughout the day!
Workshops include a dramatic reading on the life of Mildred Mott Wedel, reproduction
of artifacts, discovery trunks, petroglyphs and more! Archeologists from the Office of the
State Archeologist will be facilitating workshops.

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Des Moines, Polk County
Event: Let’s Celebrate Archaeology! A Birthday Party for Mildred Mott Wedel, Iowa Archaeologist
Presenters:Lynn M. Alex, Colleen Eck, Sarah Horgen, and Julianne Loy Hoyer, Office
of the State Archaeologist–University of Iowa
DATE: Friday, November 18. Doors open at 5pm for dinner; fun begins at 6pm
Location: State Historical Museum
Address: 600 East Locust Street
Host and Sponsor: State Historical Society of Iowa
Contact: Maureen Korte, maureen.korte@iowa.gov
Description: Come to the party: have dinner, enjoy the workshops, and overnight
experience. Workshops include a dramatic reading on the life of Mildred Mott Wedel,
reproduction of artifacts, discovery trunks, petroglyphs and more! Archeologists from the
Office of the State Archeologist will be facilitating workshops.
Cost: $10.00/guest

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Dubuque, Dubuque County
Event: The Archaeology of the Mines of Spain
Presenter: Shirley Schermer, OSA
DATE: Saturday, October 15
Location: E.B. Lyons Interpretive Center
Address: 8991 Bellevue Heights
Host and Sponsor: Friends of the Mines of Spain
Contact: (563) 556-0620; friends@minesofspain.org
Description: The Friends of the Mines of Spain annual Appreciation Dinner is a 6:00pm
with the presentation to follow. The presentation will provide an overview of archaeological
investigations documenting over 8000 years of human occupation at the Mines of Spain.

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Dubuque, Dubuque County
Event: “Recording Archaeological Sites in Iowa: A how-to guide"
Presenter: Colleen Eck, Office of the State Archaeologist–University of Iowa
DATE: Tuesday, October 18 at 6 p.m.
Location: Hoffman Auditorium in the Science Hall, Loras College or Ballroom of the ACC Center
Address: 1450 Alta Vista Street
Host and Sponsor: Loras College
Contact: Cindy Smith (563) 588-7953; cindy.smith@loras.edu
Description: Find out how to record sites, how to learn more about recorded sites on the internet, and how recording archaeological sites promotes historic preservation in Iowa.

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Dubuque, Dubuque County
Event: I Know What They Ate Last Night
Presenter: Lynn M. Alex, Office of the State Archaeologist–University of Iowa
DATE: Wednesday, October 26 at 7 p.m.
Location: Hoffman Auditorium in the Science Hall, Loras College
Address: 1450 Alta Vista Street
Host and Sponsor: Loras College
Contact: Cindy Smith (563) 588-7953; cindy.smith@loras.edu
Description: What did the people of ancient Iowa eat? How do we know?

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Forest City, Winnebago County
Event: Heritage Park Festival
Presenters: multiple
DATE: Friday through Sunday, September 16-18
Location: Heritage Park
Address: South edge of Forest City, 1/4 mile east of Highway 69 on County Road B14
Host and Sponsor: Winnebago County Historical Society
Contact: Jim Oulman, (641) 585-4332 or jnoulman@wctatel.net
Description: See the past in action at the 22nd annual Steam Threshing and Old Iron
Swap Days at Heritage Park. A variety of activities and demonstrations relating to
agricultural heritage will offered; for more information visit
www.heritageparkofnorthiowa.com.
Cost: Free admission on Friday, $5/person Saturday and Sunday

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Fort Atkinson, Winneshiek County
Event: Rendezvous “School Day”
Presenters: multiple
DATE: Friday, September 23, 10:30am–2pm
Location: military post grounds in Ft. Atkinson several blocks west off Highway 24
Host and Sponsor: Friends of Ft. Atkinson Rendezvous Committee and Iowa
Department of Natural Resources
Contact: Al Becker, (563) 534-7502 or albecker@acegroup.cc
Description: Students will witness demonstrations of pioneer skills and crafts of the
1840s. All demonstrations are repeated on the half-hour. Activities include: flint and steel
fire starting, bullwhip skills, musket-shooting, basket making, use of herbs and
medicines, making pioneer root beer, blacksmithing, hawk throwing, and many others.
Presentations are geared to students in 3rd-9th grades, however all age levels welcome.
All participants dress in time period clothing and have numerous trade blankets, furs,
traps, muskets, and other cultural items of the 1840s on display. Over 1000 students
participate each year.
Cost: free for students, teachers, bus drivers, chaperones; time period food and souvenirs
will be available for purchase.

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Fort Atkinson, Winneshiek County
Event: Ft. Atkinson Rendezvous 2005: Frontier Circuit Rider
Presenters: Multiple
DATES: Saturday, September 24, 9:30am–4:30pm and Sunday, September 25, 9am–4pm
Location: military post grounds in Ft. Atkinson several blocks west off Highway 24
Host and Sponsor: Friends of Ft. Atkinson Rendezvous Committee and Iowa
Department of Natural Resources
Contact: Ron Franzen, (563) 534-7514
Description: Re-creation of 1840s pioneer life—140 tepees/lean-tos with trade blankets;
costumes of the time period; and demonstrations of pioneer crafts and skills such as
leather and beadwork, musket-shooting, blacksmithing, flint & steel, basket making, and
military drills.
Cost: free to visitors both days; time period food, drink, and souvenirs will be available for purchase.

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Fort Atkinson, Winneshiek County
Exhibit: Ft. Atkinson City Museum
DATES: Saturday and Sunday, September 24 and 25, 12–4pm
Location: next to the Community Center
Address: 300 Third Street NW
Host and Sponsor: Ft. Atkinson City Museum
Contact: Al Becker, (563) 534-7502 or albecker@acegroup.cc
Description: View displays of artifacts from archaeological excavations held at the
Turkey River Subagency, Winnebago village/camp sites, 1840s trading post, and from
within the fort stockade walls.
Cost: donations accepted

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Glenwood, Mills County
Event: Lewis and Clark Meet the Otoe and Missouria People
Presenters: Mathew “Sitting Bear” Jones, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
DATE: Saturday, September 10, 7 pm
Location: Senior Center
Address: 20 North Vine Street
Host and Sponsor: Mills County Historical Museum, Humanities Iowa, and the Missouri Humanities Council
Contact: Senior Center, (712) 527-4213
Description: Mathew Jones will present a program examining the first (at Council
Bluffs) and second (south of Sioux City) meetings that Lewis and Clark held with the
Otoe-Missouria nation. Through the Otoe-Missouria nation’s oral history, this program
examines the perceptions they had of these new white people. It also looks at the
historical repercussions that the Otoe-Missouria experienced after this first contact and
what the tribe thinks about this historical meeting today.

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Glenwood, Mills County
Event: Women of Destiny: Generations of Matriarchs
Presenter: Mary Pierpoint, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, South Dakota
DATE: Saturday, September 17, 7pm
Location: Senior Center
Address: 20 North Vine Street
Host and Sponsor: Mills County Historical Museum, Humanities Iowa, and the Missouri Humanities Council
Contact: Senior Center, (712) 527-4213
Description: Mary Pierpoint, a freelance Lakota journalist and photographer, will
discuss how the Lewis and Clark expedition brought her French ancestors and Lakota
ancestors together. By discussing the matriarchs in both families she is able to give a
clear view of how the strength and determination of the women in the extended family
impacted not only the fur trade on the upper Missouri River, but also a very close
connection to Meriwether Lewis, with some surprising insights.

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Glenwood, Mills County
Event: Uniforms and Equipment of the Men of the Lewis and Clark Expedition
Presenter: Robert Dorian, Frontier Army Museum, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
DATE: Saturday, September 24, 7pm
Location: Senior Center
Address: 20 North Vine Street
Host and Sponsor: Mills County Historical Museum, Humanities Iowa, and the Missouri Humanities Council
Contact: Senior Center, (712) 527-4213
Description: Robert Dorian will make a presentation on the uniforms and equipment.
Reproduction of uniforms and equipment will be used to illustrate the talk. Also covered
will be the daily routine of the men of the Expedition.

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Harpers Ferry, Allamakee County
Event: Moonlight Hike
Presenters: Effigy Mounds National Monument Staff
DATE: Sunday, October 1
Location: Effigy Mounds Visitor Center
Address: Effigy Mounds National Monument, 151 Highway 76
Host and Sponsor: Effigy Mounds National Monument
Contact: Moonlight Hike reservations are required and will be taken beginning on the
preceding Monday (September 26th). Call the Visitor Center for times and reservations,
(563) 873-3491.
Description: Guided 2 mile hikes will feature characters from the historic past and a
moonlit view of the Mississippi River. Effigy mound building culture and the impact of
the historic settlement period are discussed during the hikes.
Cost: Free admission to the hike.

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Harpers Ferry, Allamakee County
Events: Impromptu Indian Mound Talks
Presenters: Effigy Mounds National Monument Staff
DATES: Saturdays and Sundays, October 1 through October 23
Location: Effigy Mounds Visitor Center
Address: Effigy Mounds National Monument, 151 Highway 76
Host and Sponsor: Effigy Mounds National Monument
Contact: Visitor Center, (563) 873-3491
Cost: Park admission $3.00/person or $5.00/vehicle

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Harpers Ferry, Allamakee County
Event: Self Guided Hikes
DATES: Daily, sunrise to sunset
Location: Effigy Mounds Visitor Center
Address: Effigy Mounds National Monument, 151 Highway 76
Host and Sponsor: Effigy Mounds National Monument
Contact: Visitor Center, (563) 873-3491
Description: Hike along 14 miles of trails to a wide variety of Indian mound groups.
Cost: Park admission $3.00/person or $5.00/vehicle

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Harpers Ferry, Allamakee County
Exhibit: Museum displays of prehistoric Indian artifacts
DATES: Daily, 8:30am-4:30pm
Location: Effigy Mounds Visitor Center
Address: Effigy Mounds National Monument, 151 Highway 76
Host and Sponsor: Effigy Mounds National Monument
Contact: Visitor Center, (563) 873-3491
Description: The Visitor Center, located at the park entrance, contains museum exhibits
highlighting archaeological and natural specimens, an auditorium, and a book sales
outlet.
Cost: Park admission $3.00/person or $5.00/vehicle

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Harpers Ferry, Allamakee County
Event:Chautauqua: Founding Figures in Iowa Archaeology: Ellison Orr
Presenter: Colin Betts, Luther College
DATE: Saturday, October 15, 7–8pm
Location: Effigy Mounds Visitor Center
Address: Effigy Mounds National Monument, 151 Highway 76
Host and Sponsor: Effigy Mounds National Monument and the Office of the State
Archaeologist-University of Iowa
Contact: Visitor Center, (563) 873-3491 or kenneth_block@nps.gov
Description: Using images of Ellison Orr documents and artifacts, many from the Orr
Collection at Effigy Mounds National Monument, Professor Betts will illustrate Ellison
Orr’s work in archaeology. Orr’s efforts epitomize many of the central characteristics of
Iowa Archaeology. A native of northeast Iowa, Orr turned an avocational interest in
Iowa’s past into a full-time passion dedicated to understanding and preserving that past.
More than a half-century after his death, archaeologists and the general public continue to
reap the rewards of his efforts. Most of the Ellison Orr collection is kept in storage for
preservation purposes. Effigy Mounds will place a selection of original documents and
artifacts from the collection on temporary display for this program.
Cost: Park admission $3.00/person or $5.00/vehicle

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Iowa City, Johnson County
Event: A Walk Through the Archaeology Exhibits at Plum Grove
Presenter:Thomas H. Charlton, The University of Iowa
DATE: Saturday, October 8, 10-11am
Location: Plum Grove Historic Home
Address: 1030 Carroll Street
Host and Sponsor: Johnson County Historical Society
Contact: Leigh Ann Jero, (319) 351-5738 or lajjchs@juno.com
Description: Dr. Charlton, Professor of Anthropology at the University of Iowa, will
lead a walking tour of the archaeology exhibits at Plum Grove Historic Home, the former
home of Iowa Territorial Governor Robert Lucas, and discuss the artifacts in the exhibits
and what they mean to the knowledge of the site and the people who lived at Plum Grove.

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Iowa City, Johnson County
Event: Founding Figures in Iowa Archaeology: Mildred Mott Wedel
Presenter: Hester Davis, Arkansas State Archaeologist Emeritus
DATE: Friday, October 7, 12-1p
Location: Office of the State Archaeologist–University of Iowa
Address: 700 Clinton Street
Host and Sponsor: Office of the State Archaeologist–University of Iowa
Contact: Colleen Eck, (319) 384-0735 or colleen-eck@uiowa.edu
Description: Bring a lunch and come meet Hester Davis, who will discuss the life and
career of Iowa archaeologist and ethnohistorian Mildred Mott Wedel.

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Iowa City, Johnson County
Event: Office of the State Archaeologist Open House
Presenter: John Cordell, Office of the State Archaeologist–University of Iowa
DATE: Saturday, October 8, 1–3pm
Location: Office of the State Archaeologist–University of Iowa
Address:700 Clinton Street Building
Host and Sponsor: Office of the State Archaeologist-University of Iowa
Contact: John Cordell, (319) 384-0741 or john-cordell@uiowa.edu
Description: Come visit the laboratory and repository, home to over 20,000
archaeological site records and more than 12,000 artifact collections. View collections on
display that mark seminal discoveries in the history of Iowa archaeology.

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Iowa City, Johnson County
Event: Eye on Iowa: Tour the “Crown Jewels of Iowa” at OSA
Presenter: John Cordell, Office of the State Archaeologist–University of Iowa
DATE: Monday, October 10, 12-1pm
Location: Office of the State Archaeologist–University of Iowa
Address: 700 Clinton Street Building
Host and Sponsor: University of Iowa Staff Development and Office of the State
Archaeologist-University of Iowa
Contact: John Cordell, (319) 384-0741 or john-cordell@uiowa.edu
Description: Come visit the Office of the State Archaeologist laboratory and repository,
home to over 20,000 archaeological site records and more than 12,000 artifact
collections. View collections on display that mark seminal discoveries in the history of
Iowa archaeology. For University of Iowa staff and faculty only.

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Jefferson, Greene County
Event: The Archaeology of Greene County, Iowa
Presenter: Matt Donovan, Iowa Department of Transportation, Iowa State University
DATE: Sunday, October 2, 2-4pm
Location: Greene County Historical Society
Address: 219 East Lincolnway Street
Host and Sponsor: Greene County Historical Society
Contact: Greene County Historical Society, (515) 386-8544
Description: Matt Donovan of Iowa State University and the Iowa Department of
Transportation will present a lecture and PowerPoint regarding Greene County’s
prehistory and archaeological studies conducted within the county.

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Mason City, Cerro Gordo County
Event: Iowa: The First People
Presenter:Mark Anderson, Office of the State Archaeologist–University of Iowa
DATE: Tuesday, October 18, 10am
Location: Lime Creek Nature Center
Address: 3501 Lime Creek Road
Host and Sponsor: Cerro Gordo County Conservation Board
Contact: Todd Von Ehwegen, (641) 423-5309 or TVONEHW@co.cerro-gordo.ia.us
Description: When did people arrive in North America? This has been a central research
question for many years, and numerous recent finds and on-going research have moved
this question front and center recently. Mark Anderson, Office of the State
Archaeologist–University of Iowa, will review some of these finds, look at the research,
and discuss our current understandings of the peopling of the New World with a focus on
Iowa and the Upper Midwest. A Paleoindian time capsule on display will help you
understand what items you would need to survive if you were a hunter or gatherer living
on an Ice Age landscape.

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Missouri Valley, Monona County
Exhibit: Steamboat Bertrand Excavation and recovered artifacts
DATE: on-going
Location: DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge and Visitor Center
Address: 5 miles west of Interstate 29 on Highway 30 (Missouri Valley exit)
Host and Sponsor: DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge—U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Contact: Refuge Manager, (712) 642-4121 or desoto@fws.gov; Museum Curator, (712)
642-2772 or r3bertrand@fws.gov
Description: The DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge is home to a premier archaeological
collection of 200,000 artifacts excavated from the buried hull of the Steamboat Bertrand.
The Visitor Center provides an introduction to the refuge, exhibits the Bertrand
Collection, and contains interpretive displays on the historical development of the
Missouri River Basin, the ecological impacts of that development, and the natural history
of the area. The center also contains a theater and exhibition galleries. A state-of-the-art,
collection storage area protects the cargo of the boat. Visitors may view this area through
a glass wall, 38 feet in length.
Cost: $3.00/vehicle or federal pass

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New London, Henry County
Event: Ed Smith and the Development of Geode State Park
Presenter: David Smith
DATE: Sunday, October 9, 1:30pm
Location: Dover Historical Museum
Address: 213 West Main Street
Host and Sponsor: Dover Historical Society
Contact: Caroline Lehman, (319) 367-5403 or xoldbrick@iowatelecom.net
Description: David Smith will discuss his grandfather Ed Smith, who had the vision for
and was instrumental in the development of Geode State Park. Ed Smith was an early
mail carrier in New London and served on several local boards. He spent most of his life
as a banker with a passion for the out-of-doors and conservation. David will display
artifacts unearthed during the construction of the lake and geodes from Henry County.

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Ottumwa Area, Wapello County
Event: 6th Annual Archaeology Awareness Day
Presenters: Roger Boyd, Missouri Department of Natural Resources; Anton Till
DATE: Saturday, October 8, 10am-2pm
Location: Pioneer Ridge Nature Center
Address: 7 miles south of Ottumwa on Highway 63
Host and Sponsor: Southeast Iowa Chapter-Iowa Archeological Society and Wapello
County Conservation Board
Contact: Bill Anderson, (319) 456-3911 or bpandearch@iowatelecom.net;
Kurt Baker, (641) 682-3091
Description:Listen to presentations in the morning, join in the potluck lunch, and view
demonstrations on flintknapping and recording archaeological sites throughout the day.
Bring artifact collections for identification. Roger Boyd will offer a presentation entitled
"Father Marquette, Joliet, and the Iliniwek site" and archaeologist Anton Till will be presenting
"Bottles and China: Euro-American Cultural Remains."

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Red Oak, Montgomery County
Event: Mildred Mott Wedel’s Contributions to the Archaeology and Ethnohistory of the Ioway Indians
Presenter: David M. Gradwohl, Professor Emeritus, Iowa State University
DATE: Sunday, September 18, 2pm
Location: The History Center
Address: 2700 North Fourth Street
Host and Sponsor:Montgomery County Historical Society
Contact: Montgomery County Historical Society, (712) 623-2289
Description: Dr. Gradwohl will describe the life and career of Mildred Mott Wedel, a
native Iowan and pioneering archaeologist and ethnohistorian who linked the Ioway tribe
with archaeological sites in Iowa. Mildred entered anthropology when the field was
primarily the domain of men, and went on to become a role model for women in science.

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Storm Lake, Buena Vista County
Event: The Reverend Van Voorhis and the Mill Creek Culture of Northwest Iowa
Presenters: Joseph A. Tiffany, Mississippi Valley Archaeology Center, University of
Wisconsin—La Crosse; Stephen C. Lensink, Office of the State Archaeologist–
University of Iowa
DATE: Thursday, October 6, 7pm
Location: Room 126, Buena Vista University
Address: 610 West Fourth Street
Host and Sponsor: Buena Vista University
Contact: Steve Tonsfeldt, (712) 749-2051 or tonsfeldt@bvu.edu
Description: Reverend Van Voorhis conducted early excavations at the Chan-ya-ta Mill
Creek site in Buena Vista County and produced the first film footage of an Iowa
excavation. Dr. Tiffany and Dr. Lensink will review the work of Van Voorhis and bring
the audience up to date on the latest, hi-tech research into the Mill Creek culture. This
presentation will include a short video showing vintage footage of Van Voorhis at the
Chan-ya-ta site.

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Wapello, Louisa County
Event: Archaeology School Days
Presenter: Lynn M. Alex, Office of the State Archaeologist–University of Iowa
DATE: Tuesday, October 11, 1-3pm; Friday, October 14, 12:30-1:30pm
Location: Louisa-Muscatine Elementary (Tuesday); Morning Sun Elementary (Friday)
Host and Sponsor: Office of the State Archaeologist–University of Iowa
Contact: Lynn Alex, (319) 384-0561or lynn-alex@uiowa.edu
Description: For students and teachers only.

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Wapello, Louisa County
Event: Iowa’s First Farmers
Presenter: Stephen C. Lensink, Office of the State Archaeologist–University of Iowa
DATE: Wednesday, October 12, Noon
Location: Fat Boy’s Pizza
Address: 1053 Industrial Park Road
Host and Sponsor: Louisa County Kiwanis Club
Contact: Kathy Dice, (319) 523-8381 or kdice@lccb.org

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Wapello, Louisa County
Event: Decades of Digging and Discovery: The Archaeology of Louisa County and Vicinity
Presenter: William Green, Beloit College, Wisconsin
DATE: Sunday, October 16, 2pm
Location: Louisa County Heritage Center
Address: 601 Highway 61 North
Host and Sponsor: Louisa County Conservation Board and Louisa County Historical Society
Contact: Kathy Dice or Julie Ohde, (319) 523-8381 or kdice@lccb.org
Description: This presentation will review the long and colorful history of
archaeological work in and around Louisa County. Studies began with mound mappers
and diggers more than 160 years ago and continued throughout the 19th century. As
archaeology matured into a profession in the 20th century, the quality of research
improved and local sites served as training grounds for future archaeologists. Recently,
high-tech methods have detected hidden features and discovered exciting new facts about
old artifacts. Large excavations have revealed ancient settlements that were buried for
centuries. Much remains to be discovered as long as the important sites are preserved for
future study

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West Branch, Cedar County
Event: Inventory and Test Excavations of the James Staples House
Presenter: Dawn Bringleson and Steve De Vore, Midwest Archeological Center
of the National Park Service
DATE: Sunday, October 17–Friday, October 21
Location: Herbert Hoover National Historic Site
Address: Visitors can park in the Visitor Center lot or the bus/Water Street lot (across
the street from the Visitor Center), and can stop in the Visitor Center for directions to Staples if needed.
Host and Sponsor: Midwest Archeological Center of the National Park Service
Contact: Dawn Bringelson 402 437-5392 ext. 105; Dawn_Bringelson@nps.gov; or
Lynn M. Alex 319-384-0561; lynn-alex@uiowa.edu
Description: Certified IAS members may volunteer to assist with this project by contacting
Ms. Bringelson. Other visitors are welcome to watch.

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