The next Mound City Archaeological Society lecture, "MISSOURI MOUND ADOPTION
PROJECT: Preserving Pieces of Our Ancient Past", will begin at 7:00pm on
Tuesday, August 7, 2007, in the AT&T Foundation Multipurpose Room at the
Missouri History Museum in Forest Park.

Please join us as we welcome Mr. Mark Leach, Chesterfield Landmarks Preservation
Commissioner and Missouri Archaeological Society trustee, as he describes local
efforts to undo decades of looting at St. Louis County’s largest surviving
Native American mound, the Blake Mound in Chesterfield. He will explain how you
can participate in the newly-formed Missouri Mound Adoption Project (MOMAP), a
loose coalition of volunteers dedicated to preserving an individual mound.

Copies of Mr. Leach’s book, "A Guide to Chesterfield’s Ancient History", will be
available for purchase in the museum’s gift shop, Louisiana Purchase ($13.50 for
MHS members, $15.00 for everyone else). A book signing will follow the
presentation.

A color flyer for this lecture -- courtesy of the Missouri Historical Society --
is available on-line at
http://missouriarchaeology.org/moundcity/lectures/2007/pdf/MCAS20070807.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. On Tuesdays,
exhibits at the museum are free, so come early and 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 on
the Missouri Historical Society, visit http://www.mohistory.org/ or call (314)
746-4599.

The Mound City Archaeological Society sponsors free programs at 7:00pm on the
first Tuesday of every month (excluding holidays) at the Missouri History Museum
in Forest Park. A business meeting of the Society precedes each 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. A copy of the Society's current brochure is
available on-line at
http://moundcity.missouriarchaeology.org/brochures/MCAS20070605.pdf

For more information about the Mound City Archaeological Society, e-mail
moundcity@... or call (314) 704-3507.