2006 Midwest Historical Archaeology Conference
Conference Information
The 2006 Midwest Historical Archaeology Conference will be held at the Alumni Center on the campus of Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana on Saturday, November 4. The purpose of the conference is to present papers on the historical archaeology of the Midwest.
The conference registration fee is $10. To advance register for the conference, please fill out the attached registration form and return it to Mark Groover. Please make registration checks payable to Ball State University.
Box lunches will be available at the conference but must be pre-ordered and the lunch form included with the conference registration form. On the pre-order form please indicate a box lunch choice and submit a separate check for the lunch cost, payable to Ball State University. Several restaurants are also located near the BSU Alumni Center.
Conference Chair:
Mark Groover, Department of Anthropology, Ball State University, Muncie, IN 47306-0435 email: mdgroover@bsu.edu; phone: 765-285-3567
Conference Co-Chair:
Michael Nassaney, Department of Anthropology, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5032 email: nassaney@wmich.edu; phone: 269-387-3981
2006 Midwest Historical Archaeology Conference Program
Morning Session
9:00 Investigations at the Eighteenth-Century French and Wea Town of Kethtippecanunk, Indiana
Michael Strezewski (University of Southern Indiana)
9:25 Identity Formation at a French Colonial Outpost in the Western Great Lakes
Michael Nassaney (Western Michigan University)
9:50 Horseshoe Pond (11BR442): A Pre-Civil War Farmstead on the Western Illinois Settlement Frontier
Mark C. Branstner (Illinois Transportation Archaeological Research Program, University of Illinois) and David J. Nolan (Illinois Transportation Archaeological Research Program, University of Illinois)
10:15 Break
10:30 Fighting Irish: Old World Identities, New World Landscapes
Deborah Rotman (University of Notre Dame) and Mark Hauser (University of Notre Dame)
10:55 The Web of Identity: A Case Study on African-American Identity and “Soul Food”
Timothy Baumann (Missouri Valley College)
11:20 Battlefields to Burial Grounds: Recording Indiana’s Cultural Resources from the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812
Amy Johnson (Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology)
11:45-12:50 Lunch
Afternoon Session
1:00 African-American Foodways in the Great Migration: An Archaeology of 20th-Century Faunal Consumption in the Urban North
Kathryn Chris Glidden (Indiana University Purdue University of Indianapolis)
1:25 Dairy Bottles from Field Museum Collections Resource Center Survey, Chicago, IL
Carolyn Rauh (Field Museum of Natural History)
1:50 “Hark from the Tomb”: Archaeological Evidence of the Survival of West African Burial Traditions in North America
Jamie Whitaker (Ball State University)
2:15 Documentation and Assessment of Historic Shipwreck New Orleans
Kenneth Vrana (Center for Maritime & Underwater Resource Management)
2:40 Break
3:00 Corner Stores and Bottles: African-American Consumption in Indianapolis
Seth Rosenberg (Ball State University)
3:25 Open Discussion: Does Midwest historical archaeology have an identity?
Michael Nassaney, moderator (Western Michigan University)
Ca. 4:15 Refreshments at Scotty’s
Conference Poster:
The Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project: 2006 Field Season
Erin Claussen, Lisa Marie Malischke, Michael Nassaney, Cynthia Nostrant (Western Michigan University)
Conference Events
Friday Evening Traveler's Reception:
An informal reception for conference guests will be held at Scotty's Brewhouse beginning at 6 pm Friday evening. Scotty's is located at 1700 W. University Ave., ca. two blocks east of the L.A. Pittenger Student Center on the south end of campus.
Saturday Afternoon Reception:
An informal reception will be held Saturday afternoon at Scotty's, ca. 4:15 pm immediately following the conclusion of the conference papers.
Travel Directions:
Suggested Lodging:
Ball State University, L.A. Pittenger Student Center Hotel, 2000 University Avenue, phone: 765-285-1555 (ca. $50 per night).
Lodging adjacent to McGalliard Road (SR 332) near the BSU Alumni Center:
Best Western of Muncie, 3011 W. Bethel Avenue, phone: 765-282-0600, (ca. $75 per night).
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites, 4201 W. Bethel Avenue, phone: 765-289-4678, (ca. $99 per night).
Restaurants in Muncie near BSU
Atrium Food Court, Architecture and Journalism Building, McKinley Avenue, Ball State University (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
Cardinal Crossing Food Court, L.A. Pittenger Center, 2000 University Ave., Ball State University (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
Eva's Pancake House, 4008 W. Bethel (breakfast, lunch)
Greek's Pizzeria, 1600 University Ave., a few blocks west of the L.A. Pittenger Student Center (lunch, dinner)
Heorot Pub and Draught House, 219 S. Walnut (downtown): medieval-themed bar with over 350 varieties of beverages (lunch, dinner)
McGalliard Road (immediately north of campus and the Alumni Center): A wide variety of restaurants are located on McGalliard Road.
909 Grille, 909 N. Wheeling Ave (lunch, dinner)
Puerto Vallarta Mexican Restaurant and Cantina, 508 S. Tillotson Ave. (lunch, dinner)
Scotty's Brewhouse, 1700 W. University Ave. (lunch, dinner)
Thai Smile 2, 2401 N. Tillotson Ave. (lunch, dinner)
White River Landing, 117 W. Charles (downtown; lunch, dinner)
Local Attractions
Museum of Art, Ball State University
Bowling & Billiards, BSU Pittenger Student Center, 1st Floor
Minnetrista Cultural Center, Muncie
Walking Tours, Muncie Historic Districts
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