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1989 Number 13 NE'VSLETTER APRIL 1989 NUMBER 13 NEW JERSEY AND YOU­ Both within the hotel and just outside its doors, you'll fmd a myriad of fine dining establL(;hments and local PERFECT TOGETHER! watering spots. From haute cuisine to fast food .and FALL MEETING piano bars to Irish pubs, downtown Morristown has IN HISTORIC MORRISTOWN something to fit every preference (and pocketbook). HAS MUCH TO OFFER Just minutes away from the meeting headquarters are numerous historic stIeS and natural areas. Tour the Ford Wnat do George \Vashington and CNEHA have in CQm~ Mansion, a beautiful Georgian horne that served as mon? They both recognized the strategic location of Washington's Headquarters in 1779-17~now part of Morristown and the many advantages ofstaying there. Morristown National Historical Park_ Study the exten­ However, unlike Washington's Continental Army, sive coUWton of 18th century artifacts and manuscnpts which ",pent two dreary winter encampments there dux* at the park's museum. For the industrial archaeologist, iog the Revolutionary War, CNEBA members and a visit to Historic Speedwell Ironworks or a walk along guests will be able to enjoy the beautiful scenery and the Aqueduct Trail in Jockey Hollow js a must. Ex­ great attractions ofthe area in early autumn when they amine preserved archaeolQgical sites and hike on 18th attend the 1989 Annual Meeting during Octorer 6-8. century camp roads through wooded hins. that once sheltered 10,000 soldiers. from the cold-now home to Headquamrs for the conference wit! be at the sump* numerous deer and other wildlue, tnous Headquarters Plaza Hotel, just steps away from the Green-the center OftOV.'IL Chosen for its superior Special. events during this year's ailllila} rneeti:ng feature accommodations and excellent value, the hotel is also many other area attractions. A special guided tour of convenien.tly situated to all major transportation routes. the Pluckemin Archaeological Project, inducing both It is within one-naIfhour of Newark International Air­ the laOOratory and on-site fieldwork, v.ill conclude with port and only 45 minutes from New York's LaGuii\r~ a kick-off reception. Similar ViP visits to Historic dia and Kennedy Airports and New York Cit}'. Abut~ Morven are also pl:armed, where the excavation of the ling 1-287, Morristown is tied closely to the major East grounds is revea!ingnew insights into 18th and 19th Coast highway network, inclUding 1-80 {the infamous century formal gardens and landscaping. Renew old ac­ New Jersey Turnpike}, 1-95, and the Garden State quaintances and tr'.ake new at a video party, complete Parkway. Within minutes of the Morristown train sta~ with open bar and refreshmentl>. And much more.. ti.on, rail travel from New York City is also a quick and cQnvefLiem method of travel. This year';;; meeting has something for e:veryone­ infonnativt~ sessions, great bookroom and displays, ex­ From the hotel's art deeo lobby to the large and well· dling tours and special evems-cofivenjen! and afford­ appointed room", you'll be able to treat yourself like able to aU. Watch for details in a future issue of the a VIP. Room rates have heen locked at a low ratc (only CNEHA Newsletter and in separate program mailings. $60.00 per room, regardless of 1~4 person occupan­ In the meantime, mark you.t caleooars, prepare yOOt cy). For those who aren't suffering from the "beverage abstracts, and get some rest before it's October. See fatigue" thai often accompanies extended archaeological you in Morristown! discussions during the everung, complimentary usage of the hotel's health club is also available, including J1m Kochan, Chaimw.D exercise rooms, squash and racquetball courts, olym~ Ammgements Committee pic swimming pool .and SaUfia:L UPDATE- hotel rOoms arc definitely upscale, and guests have ac­ cess to a great health club, which is free Fo: $60 a Northeast Historical Archaeology night, for up w 4 individuals in " room, this hotel is a real bargain. It is certa.inly one of the moot elegant Journal editor Mary Beaudry reports that Volume 16 places CNEHA has ever had for a meeting location" has gone to print and bind; this means it should be 1'bere are alSQ many restaurants near the hotel, including mailed 10 the membership within a month, by May at an inexpenSive Greek restaurant with great food. The: JeasL This volume should be of considerable interest hotel is attached to a shopping mall and movie theater, to a wide range of OUf membership, llS it contains a and the mall has a wide range of stores and several range ofarticles on l.'1rtdscape archaeo~ogy, urban. ruraL places for cheap eats. and mllitary shes, faunal analySIS, sanitary practices, and ceramic hlS10ry and dating. George Miller's im~ The board meeting \vas quite successful and cQvered partant research on the history of so-called pearlware a wide range of issues, such as special events for the promises to have 11 major imp~1(;t on chronological in~ meeting in Morristown and plans for the 1990 meeting terpretatiQus of late 18th-century sites, in Kingston, Ontario. We also received a notice from me New Yark State Education Departmenl that our re­ At present, the editorial staff has onJy a few manuscripts que;,"t for an amended organizational charter was ap~ in the pipeline, although all ofthese are potentially of proved, This step has moved CNEHA doserto obtain­ gn':<l,t interest and utility [0 our members. Plans are be~ ing ID free Status from the IRS. Onward and upward! iog.made for a oommemorative vohune tor Bert Salwen, long-time eNEMA boan1 member and mentor to many Hope yon all have .a nice spring, and 1 look forward CNEHA members, This volume will feature an article to seeing you in Morriswwn in October" Bert had prepared for the journal shortly before IDS death" Anyone who wishes to contribute an article to Terry H. Klein this spedal issue should contact the editor; aU CNEHA Chairman manuscripts will be reviewed by a special editorial review panel to be appointed for this special project As always, submission of manuscripts both long and short on any topk of relevance for the journal is en­ courage<L Volume 16 will contain updated guidelines NEWSLETTER EDITOR'S REPORT for contributors, but ifyou would like a copy immedi­ ately, please request one from the editor, Reported by: David Starbuck The Council is pleased to announce receipt of the This is my first issue as the new CNEHA Nel+'Jieifer eleventh royalty check for 5184.29, from sales of editor, and it will be.a difficult challenge trying to follow HlSrORlCAL ARCHAFDLOGY: A GumE TO in the footsteps of Lu Ann De Cunzo and Evelyn SUBSTANl1VE AND THEORETICAL CONTRIBU· Tidlow! They have done a truly excellent job of pro­ TIONS, Ed. Robert L. &huyle, ($2495, $2.50 dUcing this newsletter over the past years, and I will postage, Baywood PubHshing Co. Inc., Amit):ville, be following their fornlat very closely for ,he next few New York 11735), issues. I will be glad to rIX'eive COfl1ITlents in the months ahead on hj)w best to change or improve the ne\Vslet~ ter, a"d dearly one ofthe first topics we must deal with MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIRMAN is how beSl to use Qur special themutic editors {who are very under-used at present). Very few members are sending news m them, and we may have to decide soon The Executive Board of the Council for Northeast whether to continue with this: category ofeditor, Also, Historical Archaeology met at the Headquarters Plaza some of our state and provincial editors. do not subrnil Hotel, in Morristown, New Jersey, on March 3, 1989. copy as often as they might, and I would like to The hotel is to be the site ofCNEHA'5 annual meeting see every region weU-represented in each issue. Only in O<:tober. The managers of the hotel were gracious if all of OUr rnembers submit copy 10 their local editors enQugh to give each board member a room for the night alleast once each year Co.It this newsleuer be truly effec­ ofthe 3m. Thus, we were able to sample fully all that tive in creating a welJ-infmmea membership; the horel had to offer. The hotel is quite luxurious, with a beautiful lobby,restaurants, and most importantly. a bar for congregating to conduct 01)[ important busi~ 0(\55. The meeting rooms 3R spacious 31ld modern. The 2 cavated as part of nutigation, prior to subdivision., The Reponed by: Emerson Bake, Hitchcock sile will be excavated over .wo seasons, beginning in the late summer of 1989, Work will be Current Research directed by Emerson Baker and Samuel Shogren. In Juty 1988 the Center for Ancient Studies at the Under the direction of Leon Cranmer (Maine Historic University of Minnesota began an inteed IsdpHnary Preservation Corrunissiun), tbe Upper Kennebec River research project at Factory Island, in Saco, Maine, to Survey moved inro its fifth season. Much ofthe previous study the changes that urbanization brought to the lives four seasons have been devoted to the excavation of of 19t11 century New Englanders, The project is directed the Plymouth Colony trailing post ofCus-hnnc, located by Peter WeUs, Director of the Center for Ancient in present-day Augusta. Wirh t.he completion ofthat ex· Studies. Factorv Island was the early .;enler of the in­ cavation, efforts turned to a series of 18th-century for­ dus,trial revoluti';n in Maine. In 1825 construction began tifications along the Kennebec, Excavations in Rich· on the tlrsl mill, which for a brie:.f time was the largest mond, al what may prove to be the site {If Fort Rich­ textHe mill ir.
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