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College of Liberal Arts and Sciences O u r M i s s i o n F r om t h e D i r e c t o r The Connecticut State Museum of Natural History and Connecticut Archaeology Center serve the University of Connecticut and the public by Dear Friends, promoting an understanding and appreciation It is with a broad and appreciative perspective that we look back this year to reflect on the life and work of Dr. Carl of our natural and cultural world, especially as Rettenmeyer, our Founding Director, who passed away on Board of Directors related to New England. April 9, 2009. William Morlock, Chairman Carl established the Museum in 1985, determined to David Bingham, M.D. give everyone in Connecticut opportunities to develop an Liz Buttner, CT Department of Education Within the mission, the Museum’s fundamental appreciation and understanding of the natural world through Carmen Cid, Biology, ECSU collections and public education. For almost 25 years, Jean Crespi, Geosciences and Biology, UConn goals are to acquire and preserve collections thanks to Carl, the Connecticut State Museum of Natural Steve Fish, CT Department of Environmental Protection History has been able to provide people of all ages with Carl Lindquist, M.D. and to use collections, exhibits, and programs: experiences that fuel and inspire their own sense of wonder Natalie Munro, Anthropology, UConn and curiosity—and for almost 25 years we have also Dennison Nash, Anthropology, UConn, Emeritus been working to grow our facility and staff so that we can Morty Ortega, Natural Resources, UConn •To cultivate an interest about natural accomplish and build upon all that Carl envisioned. Karin Peterson, CT Comm. on Culture & Tourism It has not been easy, needless to say, but Carl’s legacy David Wagner, Biology, UConn history among the citizens of Connecticut. of determination has served us well—and from our new Walter Woodward, State Historian, UConn permanent home in our own building we look to the next 25 •To communicate the significance and years with strength and tenacity. Carl’s tireless campaign Staff vulnerability of archaeological and to establish public support for a State Museum of Natural Nick Bellantoni, State Archaeologist History is the foundation on which everything has been Cheri Collins, Program Coordinator & Collection Manager natural resources. built, and this strong foundation has enabled us to share the David Colberg, Public Information & Marketing Coordinator wonders of the natural and cultural world with the citizens of Collin Harty, Exhibit & Communication Design •To enhance University learning, teaching, Connecticut and beyond. Leanne Kennedy Harty, Director and research. On behalf of the Board and Staff of the Museum and Emily Matthews, Membership Coordinator Archaeology Center, we extend our deepest thanks to the Robert Thorson, Stone Wall Initiative •To enrich elementary and secondary many members and friends whose generosity and shared Interns education. vision helped establish and grow our Museum since Carl Paige Classey first gave it life. Christina Griffin •To acquire and present knowledge Kelly Lindine Thank you. about the natural and cultural history of Work Study Connecticut and New England. & Student Staff Geoffrey Battista •To showcase the academic resources of Leanne Kennedy Harty Nicholas Bellantoni, PhD Kirsten Erickson Director State Archaeologist Hatali Patel the University of Connecticut and provide Justin Philips a public connection to them. Robert Quinn Amanda Sullivan Jacqueline Thomas Molly McCarthy Amanda Walker Yunyi Zhang

Cover: fossil dinosaur footprint in Mudstone, Portland, CT. Founding Director Carl W. Rettenmeyer, 1931 - 2009. 1 Photo by Robert Rattner. H i g h l i g h t s E d u c a t i o n O. of Project courtesy Photo Photo courtesy of the UConn Ecogarden Club. As part of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the Mu- ology, and is displayed at the historic Squires Tavern at the Peoples Education, Outreach & Public Engagement Showcasing the involved in food production. seum of Natural History supports the University’s most fundamental Forest in Barkhamsted, CT. teaching, research, and resources of the University of Connecticut by UConn’s Forestry and Wild- academic traditions—traditions built not only on passing knowl- Through awards made from dedicated named endowment providing opportunities for the public to interact with and learn from life Club offered a hands-on edge to future generations, but also on applying this knowledge to funds, the Museum provided six UConn students with financial leading scholars in a meaningful and engaging way establishes the visit to their sugarhouse. Kevin solve problems and improve the quality of people’s lives. Through support for fieldwork and research projects this year. During this Museum and Archaeology Center as an indispensable component McBride, Associate Professor the Museum and Archaeology Center’s exhibits, campus programs, period, the Museum also participated in the Writing Internship of the University’s education and outreach responsibilities. Addi- of Anthropology at UConn and community involvement, and outreach activities, the Museum served Program in the Department of English. The program, designed for tionally, collaborations with diverse communities and organizations Director of Research for the more than 80,000 people this year. students in English and other Humanities disciplines, allows par- throughout the state make vital connections between the University Mashantucket Pequot Muse- The Museum presented 68 advertised public programs. Each ticipants to demonstrate the cognitive and communication skills and people of Connecticut, establishing important and enduring re- um and Research Center, dis- program examined the intimate connection between natural history developed as a student and demonstrate their abilities beyond a lationships between UConn and the citizens it serves. Through the cussed how Native Americans and human culture—and a unique new thematic series, The Natural typical academic environment. Museum’s permanent exhibit, Human’s Nature, campus programs, from the New England area changed from gathering and hunting History of Food, was a major vehicle for exploring this connection The Office of State Archaeology remains an important hub for community involvement, and outreach activities, the Museum served food to sophisticated agriculture practices in his lecture The Maize in 2009. Through lectures, field activities, and workshops, experts the Archaeological community—locally, regionally, and nationally. more than 80,000 people this year. Program highlights and an ac- Agricultural Revolution: Myth or Reality? Meg Harper, Director of from the University of Connecticut and other institutions helped In addition to his legislated responsibilities, Dr. Nicholas Bellan- counting of participation follows. the Public Archaeology Survey Team, Inc., discussed the seasonal Museum visitors and public program participants examine how the toni served as President of the National Association of State Ar- acquisition, preparations, rituals, and consumption of food by Na- physical and biological processes around us affect how and what chaeologists this year, leading the association in the development Public Programming The educational approach developed for tive Americans in her workshop Life Without a Supermarket -- Na- we eat, and how what we eat shapes our world and our culture. This of consensus views concerning the conservation of the Nation’s our permanent exhibit, with a focus of developing our audience’s tive American Foodways. Russell Schimmer, a PhD candidate in series was a tremendously successful multidisciplinary approach cultural resources and providing guidance and direction regard- understandings of natural and cultural history and humankind’s UConn’s Department of Natural Resources Management and Engi- to engage the public. ing laws, procedures, current research, educational programs, and intimate role in it, is at the core of a new and broader educational neering and UConn Law School student, discussed impacts of hu- In addition to presenters from the Museum’s home departments ethical standards related to the archaeology field. strategy for the Museum. This year, charged with reevaluating and man behavior, such as war and genocide, on the environment and Photos by Dollie Harvey. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Anthropology, Storrs As Connecticut’s State Archaeologist, Dr. Bellantoni receives updating our five-year Strategic Plan, we worked to incorporate key the availability of resources, such as food, by using remote sens- campus collaborators this year included the Center for Land Use numerous requests to provide special lectures about his experi- concepts of this new approach into the Museum’s educational en- ing techniques and satellite imaging in his lecture Genocide, En- Education and Research, UConn Dining Services, the College of ences investigating some of the State’s most intriguing historical deavors. In all, the Museum offered nineteen field-learning work- vironment, and Agricultural Sustainability. Cheryl Rautio, Expanded Agriculture and Natural Resources and Department of Extension, mysteries. Approximately 1,500 people attended public talks pre- shops, nine family activity programs, three ancient technologies Food & Nutrition Education Program Coordinator with the UConn the School of Fine Arts, William Benton Museum of Art, sented by Dr. Bellantoni across the state this year. workshops, nine children’s drop-in activities, three day-trips, and Cooperative Extension System, and antique canning jar expert Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry, the Physiology and Beginning in August 2008 and replayed throughout the year, eight Museum lectures. Cameron Boum explored the cultural and environmental impact of Neurobiology Electron Microscope Lab, the Dodd Research Center, a popular episode of The History Channel’s MonsterQuest series The Museum’s new thematic series, The Natural History of canning: past, present, and future in their program Preserving Our and the Physics Department. UConn branch campus collaborators featured Dr. Bellantoni. “Vampires in America” focused on vampire Food, played a prominent role in exploring the intimate connec- Harvests. The UConn EcoGarden offered a program exploring how included the Avery Point Campus Department of Anthropology folk beliefs in New England in the 1700s which existed for more tion between natural history and human culture. Through lectures, the way food is grown could affect your health and the health of and Connecticut Sea Grant, the UConn Law School, the Waterbury than a century and significantly impacted communities in our re- field activities, and workshops, experts from the University of Con- your community. Sea Grant Extension Educator Tessa Getchis and campus Osher Institute for Lifelong Learning, and “Project O” gion. Dr. Bellantoni led a team of experts to research and explain necticut and beyond helped Museum participants examine how the Jim Markow, Director of the Noank Aquaculture Cooperative, ex- at Avery Point. Outside agency and institutional collaborators the basis for the panic. The success of Dr. Bellantoni’s contribution physical and biological processes around us affect how and what plored the history of Connecticut’s shellfishing roots, today’s aqua- included the DEP Meigs Point Nature Center and Sessions Woods to the MonsterQuest series has led to his involvement in a new His- we eat, and how what we eat shapes our world and our culture. culture industry, and offered a tour of the shellfish hatchery and Wildlife Management Area, the Vintage Radio Museum, Gurleyville tory Channel series, MysteryQuest. The episode, investigating the Dr. Margaret Bruchac, from UConn’s Anthropology Department and processing facilities in the program Farming the Sound. Elizabeth Grist Mill, the DNA EpiCenter, the Connecticut Commission on death of Adolph Hitler, featured Dr. Bellantoni and Dr. Linda Straus- Coordinator of the Native American Studies Program at the Avery MacAlister and Mark Gillman, farmers and artisanal cheese mak- Culture and Tourism, Mercyhurst College Archaeological Institute, baugh and her team from UConn’s Center for Applied Genetics and Point campus, talked about the wide-ranging impact the foods ers, invited participants to explore their dairy farm, where they raise the Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center, the Public Technology showcasing the University and facilities. The Mystery- of the Americas have had since European explorers and Native 40 pastured Jersey cows and produce award-winning cheeses. Archaeology Survey Team, Inc., Connecticut Valley Mycological Quest episode premiered during the 2009-2010 academic year. American communities first interacted in Algonkian Indian Influ- Amy Gronus, from UConn’s Dinning Services, gave a presentation Society, and Connecticut Landmarks. There was a marked increase The Museum’s ability to feature UConn teaching, research, and ences on Yankee Foodways. Dr. Alexia Smith, Assistant Professor about the beekeeping and honey production program at UConn, in collaboration with Storrs campus student groups this year, expertise continues to be a valuable component of the University’s of Anthropology, discussed the beginnings of agriculture in the along with a visit to the hives. Photo courtesy of MysteryQuest. highlighted by activities which involved the EcoHusky Gardeners, public outreach efforts. To cap this academic year, the tenth Con- Middle East in her lecture Seeds, Glorious Seeds! Examining Food Peter Picone, wildlife biologist UConn Real Slow Food, and the UConn Forestry Club. necticut State BioBlitz was held in Hartford’s Keney Park and on Use in Antiquity. The University of Connecticut’s Ecology & Evolu- with the Department of Envi- Two large-scale traveling exhibits created by the Museum were the Goodwin College River Campus June 12 and 13. The site of tionary Biology Plant Growth Greenhouses offered Sugar and Spice ronmental Protection showed displayed off-site this year—one in East Hartford and the other the first state BioBlitz in 1999, Keney Park provided an opportu- and Chocolate, a special guided tour to see many foods, spices, techniques used for managing in Barkhamsted, CT. Both exhibits helped the Museum maintain nity to bring the event full-cycle, utilizing data gathered in 1999 and medicines in their pre-harvested and unprocessed forms. Dr. land to produce natural and a presence beyond campus, providing a vehicle for the public to to compare and assess the differences occurring over a decade. Cameron Faustman, Associate Dean with the College of Agricul- renewable foods. While cook- connect with the academic and scholarly work of the University Over 100 scientists from UConn and other institutions completed ture and Natural Resources, shared and answered many of the meat ing a traditional New England in their own communities. The Museum’s Biodiversity Exhibit, “In the survey, and 26 middle school students from across the state related questions his students have asked over the years in his Native American clambake, Your Own Backyard”, with content provided by UConn’s Ecology joined them as participants in the event’s unique 24-hour “Junior lecture Why is There a Bag in My Turkey? -- Meat 101. Rebecca participants learned about the and Evolutionary Biology faculty, remains on display at Goodwin Scientist” program. This year’s BioBlitz received an $11,000 grant Canfield, from the Department of Dining Services and coordina- surprising history of favorite College, site of the 2009 Connecticut State BioBlitz. The second from the Dorr Foundation to fully support the Junior Scientist pro- tor the University’s Local Routes program, offered What You Eat New England dishes from art- exhibit features the “Barkhamsted Lighthouse,” one component of gram, which represents the largest single grant to the program in Can Make a Difference, a talk exploring the effects food purchases ist, educator, gourmet cook a larger exhibit highlighting Connecticut anthropology and archae- its 10-year history. have on the economy, environment, and the people and animals and food writer Dale Carson of

2 3 Manager, offered the ancient technology program Soapstone Carv- ties, Alumni Association and Foundation gatherings, and a variety by Dr. Walter Woodward, a group from UConn’s Center for Learn- ing as well as Bats Alive, which explored bat biology and behavior. of diverse departmental gatherings and special events. The Mu- ing In Retirement, Achievement First Hartford Academy, and the The Museum co-sponsored the Edwin Way Teale Lecture Series, seum does not charge campus departments and units for use of Lifelong Learning Institute. which brings leading scholars and scientists to the University of Con- the space, and appreciates the opportunity to support University To date, maintenance costs for Human’s Nature, both in fi- necticut to present public lectures on nature and the environment. activities in this way. The diverse events and programs bring in- nancial and human capital, have been well below the projected Co-sponsored by the Friends of the Office of State Archaeol- dividuals and groups to the Museum who might not otherwise budget, amounting, literally, to no more than changing the oc- ogy (FOSA), and the Connecticut State Museum of Natural History, visit. The Museum’s popular exhibit is the primary reason for the casional light bulb. The design, installation and reliability of the Dr. James Adovasio of the Mercyhurst Archaeological Institute pre- popularity of the Museum as a campus venue, and we are pleased multi-media components of the exhibit have been a success be- the Abenaki Nation. The Natural History of Food series came to a sented Early Human Populations in the New World: A Biased Per- to have the opportunity expand visitorship and visibility of the yond our best expectations. close with a special behind the scenes tour at one of Connecticut’s spective. His talk, featured as part of the FOSA Annual Meeting, Museum and Archaeology Center in this manner. By special request, two traveling exhibits were brought out of internationally award-winning wineries, Priam Vineyards. shared his excavation findings of the Meadowcroft Rockshelter, the The Museum piloted curriculum and resource materials for retirement and underwent extensive refits to bring them back into The Museum and Archaeology Center continued the success- earliest well-dated archaeological site providing evidence of human the KAST Archaeology Field School. Through a graduate proj- service. The first was a component of the exhibit Surrounded by ful Kids Are Scientists Too (KAST) archaeology summer science populations in the Western Hemisphere at least 16,000 years ago. ect with the NEAG School of Education, the Archaeology Field the Past, which was originally produced in 1992, and explores modules in 2008, and added a new module, Campus Biodiversity. The Museum was a sponsor and also served on the planning School Curriculum was transformed into usable lesson plans and the archaeology of the Lighthouse Site in Barkhamstead, CT. It is In this exciting new adventure, participants looked at the biodiver- committee of Connecticut Environmental Action Day (CEAD) with resource materials for outreach. With its successful use by the now on an open-ended loan to the Barkhamstead Historical Soci- sity on campus in unexpected places. Participants explored biodi- the College of Agriculture & Natural Resources, Department of Ex- Museum, the Mohegan Tribe was provided the curriculum for the ety. The second is the Biodiversity exhibit, originally produced in versity on and in the human body, the Dining Services Food Court tension, Center for Academic Programs, Office of First Year Pro- development of their public archaeology program. 2000, and brought back to life for installation at Goodwin College and kitchens, and around the pond by the Chemistry building. The grams & Learning Communities, Office of Early College Programs, The Museum has long been on the forefront of outreach pro- in East Hartford. It was on display between April and June as a U.S. Forest Service photograph. archaeology modules continued with one introductory and one ad- and the Department of Student Activities Office of Community gramming within the University community, this year we were lead-up and compliment to the 2009 BioBlitz. vanced sessions in 2008. The site, selected in cooperation with the Outreach. CEAD is a one-day conference at the University of Con- asked to participate in a university-wide initiative related to Out- The collections displays in UConn’s Biology/Physics Building College of Agriculture and Natural Resources and the State Historic necticut, which seeks to inspire high school students to take an ac- reach and Public Engagement. Our task was to help conceptualize were developed and designed with the Museum, and for 5 years Preservation Office in 2004, has been an ongoing archaeological tive role in addressing environmental and natural resource issues. an online searchable database of all University outreach program- have been featured in the lobby area of the building. In January, the investigation under the supervision of UConn archaeologists and A total of 130 teens took part in CEAD this year, which included ming in order to make the research and academic work done at all UConn Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology contacted the Office of State Archaeology. All artifacts recovered in the exca- students from the Center for Academic Program’s Upward Bound/ of UConn’s campuses more useable to the people of Connecticut. the Museum to request assistance on a special display/mounting vations, as well as the field notes written by each student, become ConnCap, GEARUP, and Educational Talent Search programs. Toward this end we organized a site map that laid out how such problem they had encountered in their collections display in the Bi- a part of the State of Connecticut’s Archaeological collections, and 2009 marked the 10th anniversary of the Connecticut State a website could be structured, constructed a mockup of the site ology/Physics Building. The Museum successfully developed and contribute to our understanding of Connecticut’s past. A selection BioBlitz and included a return to Keney Park, site of the state’s to demonstrate what the end-users experience might be, and de- fabricated a solution that met their needs. of the artifacts recovered by the participants has been exhibited in first BioBlitz in 1999. Goodwin College’s Riverside Drive Campus fined a task list and project timeline to document the resource that the Museum of Natural History, and subsequent excavations will in East Hartford served as the “base camp” and the hub of pub- would be needed to build such a product. Multimedia Communication The Museum and Archeology Cen- update that portable display. lic activity. Over the course of one day the scientists were able to ter produce a number of different information sources. Three pro- Atlatl Day and Knap-in moved to Hammonassett State Park in identify 1,715 different plants and animals from Hartford’s Keney Exhibits Since opening in the spring of 2007 the Museum’s gram brochures were produced to correspond with the University’s Photo courtesy of Project O. 2008, and was a resounding success. Over 350 people attended Park, and the areas surrounding Goodwin College, including adja- permanent exhibit Human’s Nature has consistently drawn a di- academic calendar: Spring, Summer, and Fall. The Museum’s this event, sponsored by the Friends of Hammonassett State Park, cent reaches of the Connecticut River. Also participating were 26 verse mix of faculty, staff, students, and the general public from program brochures, and corresponding online current calendar of Friends of State Archaeology, and the World Atlatl Association in col- middle school and high school students from across Connecticut around Connecticut and beyond. Paired with the multi-use pro- events, highlight the lectures, field activities, workshops, trips, and laboration with the Museum. There was a World Atlatl Association that were selected as Jr. Scientists to work alongside notable sci- gramming space located next to the exhibit, our unique venue has special events being offered each season. Two Museum newslet- sanctioned contest held in conjunction with this event. entists and some of the region’s top naturalists. The students had also helped attract new professional and academic audiences to ters were produced, with Biodiversity and then the Natural History of The Museum’s continuing series of programs with Connecticut guided mini-safaris, collected their own specimens, and offered campus for meeting and seminars. Food as featured topics. Both showcased the work of the Museum Landmarks and The Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism presentations to the public. A multitude of school, camp, enrichment, and other organi- and University by highlighting special programs, faculty research, took place with a tour of the Phelps Hatheway Homestead in Suffield, a zations statewide arranged group visits to the museum over the natural history and cultural history information, and more. Addition- presentation on the life of Prudence Crandall and a tour of the Crandall Outreach Activities The Museum participated as an exhibitor at a year, incorporating the content provided by the permanent exhibit ally, the annual report highlighted all of the Museum’s endeavors. home in Canterbury, and an archaeological presentation and tour at the number of large-scale community events to create awareness of the into their own lessons, programming, or interest areas. These Henry Whitfield State Museum. Museum and Archaeology Center with special emphasis on educa- visits often included supplemental interpretation and activities The Museum collaborated with The Last Green Valley to offer tional opportunities for the general public. These events included by museum staff. The summer saw groups of visitors from the two “Walktober” events in Mansfield and in Griswold, partnered the Mansfield Know Your Towns Fair with 1,000 visitors, the 2009 Sweeney School, University of Hartford’s Summer Place, CREC, with the DNA Epicenter in New London to offer a new workshop on Connecticut Flower & Garden Show with 30,000 visitors and the Breakthrough New Haven, the Community School for the Arts, the forensic analysis at their Henry Lee mock crime scene, presented a 5th Annual Big Y Kids Fair with 8,000 visitors. The Museum also Mystic Nature Center, UConn’s Alumni Center, and Girls Inc. of planetarium visit and night sky workshop through UConn’s Physics provided adult learners at the Redding Garden Club with a program Hartford. In the fall, visitors included students and teachers from Department, and gave participants an opportunity to see UConn’s on the archaeology and biology of fiber plants throughout the world. Teacher’s Memorial Middle School in Norwich, Vernon Center Scanning Electron Microscope in operation with the Physiology The Museum’s second floor program and meeting space has Middle School, Killingly Schools, and Burnell High School. The and Neurobiology Department. Patrons also had the opportunity increasingly become a popular special event and conference loca- Museum was a destination for UConn classes as well, which in- to learn about Drawing Under the Microscope from Virge Kask, the tion for the entire University, hosting an array of VIP receptions, cluded all of the First Year Experience classes and all sections Scientific Illustrator for the Department of Ecology and Evolution- alumni and student programs, educational activities, and depart- of Anthropology 106. Winter and spring included students and ary Biology. Cheri Collins, the Museum’s Program and Collection ment meetings. This year’s events included numerous CLAS activi- teachers from EastConn, CREC’s American Studies classes led

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The way the Museum manages the design, production and PowerPoint presentations have not only been used in the Mu- The Museum began an inventory and database of all collec- distribution of its ongoing print pieces is quickly evolving. With seum’s educational programs but have also been used as an outlet tion materials, tallied all appraisal values that were recorded, and increasingly serious University-wide budget restrictions the Muse- to promote programming and events to the public in venues such is continuing to determine the locations of all of these items and um has adopted alternative electronic production and distribution as the Student Union Theater and as background slideshows prior collections. This project is continuing with the help of graduate methods for several of its traditionally printed pieces, where appro- to lectures. Also new this year is the Museum’s entrance into the student Michael Kennerty and FOSA member Bruce Greene. priate. This year, for the first time, the Annual Report and Holiday online social networking platforms, specifically Facebook. This has The Ballard Puppetry Museum borrowed 12 boxes of Cen- card were distributed exclusively via email and the internet. While allowed the Museum to share information and communicate with tral and South American masks from the Jakuba Collection. A this technique allows us to continue to produce pieces with high qual- a new and growing audience in an interactive way, presenting new number of these pieces were featured in their new exhibit Ti- ity content and professional design, it has saved us thousands of dol- and unforeseen opportunities to connect with people across the teres y Máscaras. lars in printing and mailing costs. campus and across the nation. Specimens from the Museum and Archaeology Center are 2009 We continued to provide our newsletters and program fliers as on exhibit in other locations within the university as well, such attendance traditional print pieces, with supplemental versions available on Students, Interns & Volunteers The Museum began the fall se- as the Biology/Physics Building, Torrey Life Sciences Building our website. As an organization that depends mester with eight Freshman Match Work/Study students. Two of the and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences lobby, and are on revenue generated through membership students were assigned to Dr. Bellantoni to work on the entry of site file often featured in changing exhibits at the Babbidge Library and Public Programming fees and program participation for our sur- data into the database at the OSA lab. Six students worked in the Mu- Dodd Research Center. Workshops & Trips ...... 1,025 vival, it is clear that a significant portion of seum’s main office, providing a variety of essential support services in The Museum’s Natural History collection materials are also the audience we serve still prefers the option reception, program assistance, and day-to-day office tasks. exhibited at other organizations in Connecticut. Trowbridge Lectures...... 1,230 of access to a printed product. Members still Through awards made from dedicated named endowment Nature Center has featured mounted bird and mammal speci- Meetings & Events...... 3,600 want something tangible for the price of their funds, the Museum provided six students with financial support mens for their changing seasonal exhibits for several years. The Total...... 5,855 membership. For the time being, the cost of for fieldwork and research projects this year. This year’s graduate Mashantucket Museum and Research Center has 70 objects from printing and distribution these pieces are student awardees were: Susan Herrick, Jessica Budke, Kellie Kuhn, the anthropological collections at UConn on permanent loan, and these are featured in exhibits throughout the facility with appro- Outreach Activities still outweighed by revenue they generate Chris Owen, and Amanda Wendt. for us. We are keeping an eye on this, for as This year the biology honors committee chose undergraduate priate acknowledgements. The artifacts were selected for exhibit Small Group...... 1,385 our audience evolves and electronic media LeRoy Robinson for the Connecticut Museum of Natural History prior to the opening of the Museum and Research Center in 1998, Community Events...... 39,100 continues to become more ubiquitous, this Award. Mr. Robinson’s presentation at the Biology Undergraduate and many hundreds of thousands of visitors have had their learn- ing experience enhanced as a result of this loan. Other items are Total...... 40,485 balance may change. Research Colloquium “Speciation and Gene Flow in the Batracho- Today almost every piece we tradition- seps” was particularly appropriate for the Museum Award. on loan to and being exhibited by the Sherman Historical Society ally print is paired with an electronic ver- Two student interns also contributed to Museum operations and the New Hartford Historical Society. Exhibits sion available via the web. Each year more this year. One student intern worked with the geology collections In-House Exhibits...... 4,591 and more of our graphics communication and completed much-needed organization and curation tasks at the strategy is focused on the ongoing devel- Horsebarn Hill storage facility. The Museum also partnered with Collections on Display...... 30,000* opment, updating and maintenance of the UConn’s Writing Internship Program in the Department of English Total...... 34,591 Museum’s four websites: the Museum of for the first time this year. The program, designed for students in Natural History website, the Connecticut English and other Humanities disciplines, allows participants to Total Attendance...... 80,931 Archaeology Center website, the BioBlitz demonstrate the cognitive and communication skills they have de- website, and Connecticut Underwater Ar- veloped at UConn. These internships allow students to apply their * Approximate--Does not include the Mash- chaeology website. Today we have more skills and knowledge beyond a typical academic environment, and antucket Pequot Museum & Research Center. than 100 active pages of information avail- also provide real supplemental staff support to the Museum. Cheri able to the public that together received Collins and David Colberg supervised these interns, who received more than 45,000 hits in 2009. The internet UConn credit for their work. has become one of the most direct and fluid ways we have to Bruce Green, a FOSA volunteer, has continued entering many communicate with both the general public, and academic, gov- of the smaller archaeological collections into the Past Perfect data- ernmental and professional constituents served by the Office of base. The Museum has been able to use this database for collec- The Museum and Archaeology Center receive many ques- State Archaeology. Overall, the internet has become a valuable tions work and as a mode for answering queries about specimens tions from the public about natural history, artifacts, or speci- way to archive the work we do here, while encouraging a high entered into it. Graduate student Michael Kennerty continued to mens they have found, as well as potential archaeology sites. degree of transparency in our organization. assist with the collections assessment project this year as well as The Museum staff, if unable to answer the query directly, will Beyond the website, the Museum’s use of technology to com- assist in the Membership Office. act as a reference for connecting the public to the excellent municate with various audiences is ever expanding. E-mail ad- academic resources of the university in order to provide ac- dresses, collected over the past few years, have been organized curate information. and are used for targeted communications, including an e-mail list that provides information exclusively to members, and another that provides information and programming updates to over 500 people who provide the Museum with their e-mail addresses.

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The Office of State Archaeology State legislation has estab- asking Dr. Bellantoni to take part in its new series MysteryQuest, Membership The Museum’s members continue to be a strong Public Information & Marketing The role of public information lished numerous areas of responsibility for the Office of Archae- which concerned the final moments of Hitler. asset to the organization, both in generating revenue and building and marketing at the Museum and Archaeology Center is ology (OSA). Each year, the work associated with each of these Charged with reviewing all proposals for construction and community relations. Many members have supported the museum multifaceted –intertwined within the unique goals and objectives of duties brings the State Archaeologist to nearly every Connecticut modification of land where archaeological sites may be located for decades. In addition to their financial support, many members each museum unit. The overreaching purpose of public information municipality, and yields new information and insights about our in Connecticut, the State Archaeologist conducted over 100 field regularly participate in lectures, programs, and workshops both and marketing is effectively communicating and supporting the state’s material culture and cultural heritage: reviews and site meetings in communities this year. In addition, the on campus and across the state. Many Museum members are Museum’s mission. From promoting an individual event through •Oversight of in situ preservation, archaeological excavation, or OSA evaluated numerous project proposals for state municipalities also involved in several community organizations or historical various media platforms, scheduling a public appearance of the reburial of Native American human remains uncovered by any during that period using site files and other reference materials. societies, strengthening the ties between the Museum and the State Archaeologist, or addressing the needs of constituents and ground disturbance Over 20,000 miles were logged in OSA travel this year. communities it serves. the public, every venture is made to support and enhance the •Curatorial oversight of over 600,000 artifacts reposited at the The Friends of the Office of State Archaeology, Inc. (FOSA) is the In addition to regular monthly renewal mailings, the Mem- Museum’s administration, education, collection, membership, and Connecticut State Museum of Natural History volunteer organization that assists the State Archaeologist in field work bership Office performed specialized mailings targeting lapsed research endeavors. •Oversight of an inventory of Native American cemeteries, and and routine laboratory activities. The organization has approximately 100 members and program participants who were not members. These Spreading awareness of Museum and Archaeology Center preservation of other human remains and cemeteries dues-paying members, and contributed over 3,000 hours of their time targeted mailings resulted in much-needed additional donations. activities remains an essential component of the Museum’s public •Acting on recommendations made by the Native American in support activities. Most notably, in information and marketing strategy. Over twelve online calendars Heritage Advisory Council The Museum November the are utilized, sharing Museum programming with the public through •Providing recommendations on proposed State Archaeological and Archaeology Membership Of- diverse platforms maintained by news media, and cultural and Preserves, and serving on the River Protection Advisory Committee Center’s unique fice organized an tourism outlets. Some of these include: the UConn Events calendar, •Archaeological salvage of properties threatened with destruction weeklong Field end-of-year mail- H-Net History, Connecticut Cultural & Heritage calendars, Mystic •Public and private research of “the highest possible standards School for Adults ing that gener- Country, CT Home School Network, Local Harvest, the Last Green in archaeological investigations” was held again ated over $6,000 Valley, and CT Academy for Education. Prominent media calendars •Publication and dissemination of information about in the during the sum- in donations, include WNPR, WFSB, NBC30, CT Post, and Parent Planner. Also ethnohistory of the region, and answering inquiries about the mer of 2008. Led above normal re- new this years was the Hartford Courant’s iTown platform, which state’s archaeological resources by Dr. Bellantoni, newal receipts. allowed for the posting of events and news articles, many of which •Maintaining comprehensive site files and maps (more than nine registered The exceptional were picked up for regular distribution in the paper’s education or 5,000 records) participants spent generosity of the entertainment sections. •Membership on the Historic Preservation Council, which ad- the week in the Museum’s sup- Along with its internal e-mail distribution list, which serves vises the Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism outdoor class- porters should members and other interested parties, the Museum also utilizes the Within the realm of responsibilities of the OSA, a number room, lab, and Photo by John Spaulding. never surprise us, University’s listserv system, reaching over 49,000 students and 3,100 of activities, some new and some ongoing, arouse the curiosity the archaeologi- but it always does! faculty and staff with program information. The Museum also utilized of the general public as well as those within the professional cal dig site dur- In July, the the Connecticut Outdoor & Environmental Education Association anthropology community. Often, these provided new under- ing this intensive Membership Of- (COEAA) listserv system, reaching 250 organizations throughout standings of our collective history as well as build upon our class. Participants fice organized a the state, sharing information with classroom educators, naturalists, contemporary archeological understandings. Some of the activi- came from varied Members Only environmental educators, youth leaders, administrators, professors, ties during the 2008-2009 academic year included the search backgrounds, from field trip to the and students interested in environmental education in Connecticut. for Native American artifacts in Madison and revolutionary war high school and Durham Fair, Con- Media coverage can include a program showcased in artifacts in Ridgefield. Additional stories with OSA connections college students necticut’s largest a newspaper’s entertainment section, commentary in the included the ongoing homicide case in Fairfield county, Pine to members of agricultural fair. blogosphere, and full editorials or features in a local or international Island “a microcosm of maritime history” joining the State Reg- historical societ- A modest crowd media outlet – often initiated thought the use of press releases ister of Historic Places, and a rash of cemetery thefts across ies and teachers. enjoyed learn- or interacting with media personnel. The work of the Museum, the country becoming national news. Also notable, the search The participants ing about show Archaeology Center, and Office of State Archaeology were reported for the crash site of Lt. Eugene M. Bradley, a U.S. Army pilot were unanimously animals at the 4H on throughout the year. Some of the stories highlighted Nicholas who crashed his P-40 aircraft while conducting training exer- enthusiastic about Photo courtesy of MysteryQuest. presentation Every Bellantoni and the Office of State Archaeology celebrating 20 years cises on August 21, 1941, continued during the 2008-2009 this class. Animal Has A Sto- of service to the State of Connecticut. The Museum’s new series, academic year. With maintenance scheduled to take place on The Office of State Archaeology provides a wide variety of public ry, and then spent the rest of the day riding rides, eating delicious The Natural History of Food, also generated a great deal of interest. Bradley International Airport’s runway 33, now believed to be education services. This year Dr. Bellantoni made over 50 public and fair food, and visiting the various merchants and vendors. Moving There were minimally 125 unique Museum and Archeology the location of the crash site, a team was allowed to conduct an academic presentations as well as professional training programs. Re- forward, by offering more events of this type and other members- Center stories reported by various media outlets during the 2008- archaeological survey using ground-penetrating radar and soil quests to the OSA for public presentations and professional training con- only programs and special offers, the Membership Office hopes 2009 academic year. Additionally, numerous event calendars, samples. The survey ultimately provided evidence indicating the tinue to increase, and the Museum has formalized a new system to route to enhance the membership experience by fostering the sense of both online and in printed publications, included information on likely location of the crash site. Additionally, the History’s Chan- such requests. Using a Speaker’s Bureau format, many requests are now community among the Museum’s members and give more value Museum programs. nel MonsterQuest series featured Dr. Bellantoni in the episode prioritized and scheduled through the Museum’s Public Information of- to becoming a member. “Vampires in America” The episode explored a New England fice, freeing the state archaeologist of time-consuming scheduling duties vampire belief and rituals in the 1700s as well as modern vam- and helping to ensure that high priority requests are fulfilled. pire myth. The success of the episode led to the History Channel

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