Author Archives: PAC Web Manager
PennDOT Highway Archaeological Survey Team (PHAST) 2023 Summer Program
PennDOT’s Cultural Resource Section will be offering internships in cultural resource management as part of PennDOT’s Highway Archaeological Survey Team (PHAST) based out of Indiana University of Pennsylvania in Indiana, Pennsylvania. For more information, see the attached flyer below!
PAC Day of Service at Midland Cemetery
PAC Members – PAC is organizing a day of service at Midland Cemetery, in Swatara Township, Dauphin County, on Sunday, October 30, 2022. Midland Cemetery – http://www.steeltonpa.com/for-residents/historic-midland-cemetery/ We will be working with Friends of Midland Cemetery members and volunteers to complete … Continue reading
2022 PAC Fall Business Meeting Schedule
The PAC Fall business meeting is coming up on Friday October 28, 2022 @ 9:30 AM at the State Museum in Harrisburg. This meeting will be held in person.The draft agenda is located here. After the meeting, at 1:30 PM, … Continue reading
PAC Meeting Agenda – DRAFT
October 28 2022 – 9:30 AM, Harrisburg
Indigenous Land Acknowledgment Review of Minutes of Spring 2022 Meeting (Harvey) President’s Report (Beckerman) Secretary/Treasurer’s Report (Harvey) Web & YouTube Report (Carn) Newsletter Report (Coppock) Membership Committee Report (Libbon) New Members Consulting Party Report (Dugas, Coppock) Symposia and Research (Raber) … Continue reading
October 28 2022 – 9:30 AM, Harrisburg
Field Work is not Office Work
A note from Ira Beckerman, President of PAC If you had not already seen this, it is with sadness that I bring to your attention the recent death of Kaylen Gehrke, an aspiring young archaeologist who was on her first … Continue reading
Montpelier, The National Trust for Historic Preservation, and the Pennsylvania Archeological Council
Earlier this Spring, PAC was made aware of an emerging situation at Montpelier, James Madison’s Virginia plantation. Basically, the Montpelier Foundation, the governing instrument, turned its back on a power sharing agreement with the Montpelier Descendant Community, the group representing … Continue reading
PAC Recognizes Kurt Carr for his Distinguished Career
During the annual PAC business meeting this year, PAC was proud to present Kurt Carr (left) with a plaque commemorating his over 40 years of service to the SHPO, State Museum, and PAC. This plaque, conveyed upon the occasion of … Continue reading
2022 PENNSYLVANIA ARCHAEOLOGY COUNCIL (PAC) SYMPOSIUM INFORMATION AND SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 2022 NOTE: The symposium will begin with a brief presentation at the Ramada followed by a tour of Compass Inn Museum. Admission to the Museum is $10. A shuttle to the Compass Inn Museum will be provided … Continue reading
PAC COVID Safety Protocols
The board has decided upon the following COVID safety protocols: We encourage all members to get vaccinated and boosted We request masking if not vaccinated We will provide masks and sanitizer If you are showing COVID symptoms, please stay home.
Call for PAC Newsletter Submissions
We are now accepting submissions for the Spring 2022 issue of the Pennsylvania Archaeological Council (PAC) Newsletter. Please consider submitting an article about your recent archaeological research in Pennsylvania (see the guidelines below). And, as always, we also encourage general … Continue reading
