The Mound City Archaeological Society sponsors free programs on the first
Tuesday of every month at the Missouri History Museum in Forest Park (5700
Lindell Blvd, Saint Louis, MO 63112).

The next lecture will be at 7:00pm on Tuesday, June 5, 2007. Please join
Jennings Bunn, Jr. as he discusses "The Search for Amelia Earhart: New Evidence
in a 70-Year-Old Mystery".

In the summer of 1937, Amelia Earhart — an accomplished aviator — set out to
become the first person to fly around the world. On July 1 of that year, Earhart
and her navigator took off from New Guinea heading for tiny Howland Island, over
two thousand miles to the east.

But they never arrived and an extensive search was inconclusive, at best. In the
decades following their disappearance, various theories have been proposed —
some more far-fetched than others. Come listen to archaeologist Jennings Bunn,
Jr. as he describes recent evidence that may shed light on what REALLY happened
to Amelia Earhart on that final flight.

A color flyer for this lecture -- courtesy of the Missouri Historical Society --
is now available on-line at
http://moundcity.missouriarchaeology.org/lectures/2007/pdf/MCAS20070605.pdf (to
open this PDF file, you'll need a copy of Adobe Acrobat Reader, a free copy of
which you can download at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html).

This event is co-sponsored by the Missouri Historical Society and is being held
in conjunction with the opening of the new exhibit, "Flight City: St Louis Takes
to the Air", a thrilling and comprehensive exploration of the history of flight
in St. Louis. For more information on this and other Missouri Historical Society
events, visit http://www.mohistory.org/

A business meeting of the Mound City Archaeological Society will precede the
lecture at 6:30pm. Both the meeting and lecture are free and open to the public;
you do not need to be a member to attend.

On Tuesdays, exhibits at the museum are free, so if your schedule allows, come a
little early, take in an exhibit or two, enjoy a cup of coffee in the museum's
restaurant and browse the Louisiana Purchase gift shop. Remember, Missouri
Historical Society members get 10% off purchases in the restaurant and most gift
shop items.

For more information about this or any other Mound City Archaeological Society
event, please contact (314) 704-3507 or moundcity@...