Good morning Donna. Will there be a transcript or recap of his talk available for purchase? I grew up a few miles north of the side, and would be very interested in reading what he has to say, but can't make the trip from Alaska to hear it. Thank you. Linda ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna Heller Zinn" <djzinn@pa.net> To: <PACUMBER@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, February 05, 2010 1:42 PM Subject: [PACUMBER] The Perry Historians - Special Presentation > Hello Fellow Listers: > > > > The Perry Historians is hosting their first Special Presentation of the > year > on Sunday, February 28, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. > > in the upstairs of the Hoverter Archives at The Perry Historians' Harry > Lenig Library. > > > > Our special speaker, Mr. Richard Geidel will be speaking on the Wallis > Site > Dig, located near the Wallis Family Homestead along Rt.11/15 at Liverpool. > > > > Mr. Geidel served as the Project Manager for the archaeological > excavations > of the Wallis Site (36Pe16) by KCI Technologies, Inc. for the Pennsylvania > Department of Transportation. > > > > Artifacts dating back thousands of years were found at this site showing > pre-historic occupation during periods when the Susquehanna River was at a > lower height than present-day. > > > > Richard Geidel is a Registered Professional Archaeologist with over 34 > years > experience directing and managing archaeological and historic preservation > projects. Most of his career has focused on archaeology in Pennsylvania, > but he also has worked throughout the eastern United States and in Alaska. > Currently he is an Archaeologist with Navarro & Wright Consulting > Engineers, > Inc., in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, and President of the Pennsylvania > Archaeological Council, a statewide organization of professional > archaeologists dedicated to promoting Pennsylvania archaeology, and > protecting and preserving the Commonwealth's rich archaeological heritage. > > > > This FREE presentation is open to the public. > > ALL are welcome! > > Light refreshments served following the presentation. > > The Harry Lenig Library / The Perry Historians is a genealogical library > located along Rt.34 just outside of New Bloomfield, Perry Co., PA.. Their > physical address is: 763 Dix Hill Rd., New Bloomfield, PA. 17068. > > The Perry Historians' website: www.ThePerryHistorians.org > For questions: staff@ThePerryHistorians.org > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > PACUMBER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message