This is just a follow-up to my earlier e-mail (see below) that we still have
room for a few more volunteers to help out with processing the Sutter-Meyer
artifacts tomorrow (Monday, February 21) starting at 5:30pm.

Everyone's welcome to come by, including guests and spectators, so if you'd like
to wash or watch or both, please call me at (314) 704-3507 or e-mail me at
bgpaulus@... (remember, we'll have refreshments for anyone who
stops by, even if it's just to visit).

See you soon!

Greg

Greg Paulus
President, Mound City Archaeological Society
bgpaulus@...
(314) 704-3507

--- "B.G. Paulus" <bgpaulus@...> wrote:

> Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 12:25:59 -0800 (PST)
> From: "B.G. Paulus" <bgpaulus@...>
> Subject: Processing historic artifacts from Sutter-Meyer site (2/21 &
2/22)
> To: MAS-MCAS@yahoogroups.com
>
> Thanks to some good "Mound Citizens" in Florissant, we've secured
> facilities for
> a couple of days next week to wash and catalog the artifacts we
> excavated last fall at the Sutter-Meyer site in University City. The
> artifacts are typical of a mid-19th to mid-20th century midwestern
> farm, although I do recall one or two chert flakes were also
> uncovered;
> I guess we'll just have to wait and see what all we have after we
> wash
> off the dirt.
>
> The folks who've been spearheading the archaeological excavation at
> the
> St. Ferdinand site have kindly offered the use of the old schoolhouse
> at the Old St. Ferdinand Shrine, 1 Rue St. Francois (for you
> mapblasters, the zip is 63032). This includes tables, chairs, and
> light, heat, and plumbing facilities (yay!). Everything else will be
> provided by the Mound City Archaeological Society, but you're welcome
> to bring along a few box lids for laying out the artifacts to dry
> (you
> can never have enough of those).
>
> Light refreshments will also be provided, including water, soft
> drinks,
> and the ubiquitous HOT CHOCOLATE. If her schedule permits, our
> project
> director, Dr. Carol Diaz-Granados, will stop by for a while (she
> might
> even bring her video camera, too).
>
> We'll meet from 5:30pm until about 9:30pm on Monday, February 21
> (President's Day) to wash and identify as many artifacts as we can
> and
> lay them out to dry. We'll return the next evening, Tuesday, February
> 22, at 5:30pm to finish up. Whatever we can't get done those two
> nights, we save for another time in the very near future (details to
> be
> announced).
>
> If we have time, we'll take another look at the artifacts from the
> Carondolet site, but the Sutter-Meyer collection comes first.
>
> For details on how to get to the Old St. Ferdinand Shrine, please
> visit
>
http://www.explorestlouis.com/factSheets/fact_oldStFerdShrine.asp?PageType=4
> (this is a long URL, so you might have to cut and paste it into your
> browser if it wraps funny).
>
> You don't have to sign up for both evenings or even one full one,
> although I do recommend that you come by for at least an hour or two,
> just to make it worth your time. For more information, please e-mail
> me
> at bgpaulus@... or call me at (314) 704-3507.
>
> Besides helping out with one of our various archaeological projects,
> it's also an EXCELLENT opportunity to get your hands all pruney, so I
> hope to see you there.
>
> Thanks and have a nice day,
>
> Greg
>
> Greg Paulus
> President, Mound City Archaeological Society
> bgpaulus@...
> (314) 704-3507