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RECAP || First Annual ASNJ Conference 2024
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October 2023 Quarterly Meeting Agenda

May 2024 Quarterly Meeting Agenda

Archaeological Society of New Jersey

MAy 2024 Meeting

Meeting date: Saturday, May 18, 2024 10am-3pm

Venue: Monmouth Battlefield State Park

Address: 20 State Route 33, Manalapan, NJ 07726

Board Meeting  

10:00 am – 11:30 am: Executive Board Meeting (All Members Welcome)

11:30 am – 12:00 pm: Break

Public Lecture SerieS

12:00 pm: President’s Welcome and Announcements

Lecture by Michael Gall (Richard Grubb & Associates, Inc.)

A Hill and a Skirmish: New Thoughts on the Battle of Monmouth

Lecture by Dr. Richard Veit (Monmouth University), Adam Heinrich (Monmouth University, Richard Grubb &Associates, Inc.), Matthew Kalos (Brookdale)

“The Lighthouses Were Also Much Out of Repairs”: Renewed Archaeological Investigations at the Twin Lights of the Navesink

1:00 pm: Break with Light Refreshments

1:30 pm: Lecture by Matthew Del Guercio

Beneath Camp Vredenburg: Prehistoric Findings at Monmouth Battlefield State Park

Lecture by Michael Timpanaro and Victor Pidermann (Monmouth Battlefield State Park)

An Evaluation of the Subjectivity of the Period Maps of the Battle of Monmouth 

The Battlefield’s Visitor Center and exhibits are open until 4:00 PM. The park gates are open 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM.

We look forward to seeing you there!

The ASNJ October 2024 Quarterly Meeting is planned for Saturday, October 12th, 2024.

If interested in presenting at a future ASNJ meeting, please contact the Program Chair at asnj.presentations@gmail.com.

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Gloucester County Chapter: 26th Annual Artifact Show | May 1, 2024

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Join the Gloucester COUnty Chapter of the ASNJ at the 26TH Annual Artifact Show

The artifact show is being held on Wednesday, May 1, 2024 from 6pm-8:45pm at RiverWinds. The venue is located at 1000 RiverWinds Dr, West Deptford, NJ 08086

Open to the Public - Free Admission

All those interested in displaying or attending, contact the Chapter President Eugene Andrews erandrews3@aol.com

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RECAP || March 2024 Quarterly Meeting

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Our March quarterly meeting was held this past Saturday at the Passaic County Arts Center at the John W. Rea House! We heard some great talks and held board elections. Congratulations to our new and returning board members! A huge congratulations is also due to Guy DiGuigno, the President of the Gloucester County Chapter of the ASNJ, for receiving a lifetime achievement award in recognition of his amazing service to the ASNJ and to the field of archaeology. Jack Cresson accepted the award on his behalf. Thank you to the Passaic County Arts Center and staff for hosting us at such a beautiful venue for our spring meeting!

2024-2026 EXECUTIVE BOARD

President - George Leader, Ph.D.

1st Vice President, Education/P.R./ESAF Representative - David Mudge

2nd Vice President, Membership - Cheryl Schlagenhaft

3rd Vice President, Programs - Nicole Herzog

Treasurer - Danielle Cathcart

Assistant Treasurer - Position Currently Vacant

Recording Secretary - Steve Santucci

Newsletter Editor/Corresponding Secretary - Jesse Walker

Bulletin Content Editor - Michael J. Gall

Bulletin Associate Editor - Richard Veit

Social Media - Position Currently Vacant

Webmaster - Evan Mydlowski

MEMBERS-AT-LARGE

Jan 2024-Jan 2027

Joshua Butchko
Lauren Lembo

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RECAP || First Annual ASNJ Conference 2024

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FIRST ANNUAL
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF NEW JERSEY CONFERENCE

FEBRUARY 16-18TH, 2024
THE HOLIDAY INN, PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY



The ASNJ Conference Committee and Executive Board would like to thank all the attendees, presenters, and sponsors who joined us for our first annual conference in Princeton on February 16-18, 2024! The conference successfully brought together researchers and students from across the East Coast who were willing to share their research on New Jersey and its surrounding area. We had a great time listening to interesting research and meeting everyone in between paper sessions and at our poster session, reception, and networking event in the evenings. The conference weekend finished with an excursion to the Princeton Battlefield State Park on Sunday, where Resource Interpretive Specialist William Krakower provided a fantastic tour of the Clarke House and battlefield.

Conference presentations encompassed a wide variety of topics, from pre-Contact site and artifact analyses to experimental archaeology to historic and archaeological research on tenant farms, historic cemeteries, free and enslaved African American communities, and unique artifacts. Student research was a highlight of the conference, and included impressive presentations by students from Rutgers University, TCNJ, CUNY, and Montclair University. Julia Fuchs from Rutgers University won our student poster competition with her research on the Egyptian mummy housed at the Rutgers University Geological Museum. 

Special thanks are due to our conference sponsors: the New Jersey Historic Trust, Passaic County, Richard Grubb & Associates, Inc., AECOM, EDR, and Michael J. Gall.

Please join us for the March 2024 Quarterly Meeting, which is planned for Saturday, March 16th, 2024, at the Passaic County Arts Center (John W. Rea House) in Hawthorne, NJ. Elections for the Executive Board will also be held. Click here for more details!

The four presenters from the Saturday afternoon session of the Conference, “A Varied and Diverse Landscape: Encampments, Tenant Laborers, Weavers, Farmers, and Enslaved Individuals in West Windsor” have recorded their presentations and have allowed us to share them! Please follow our YouTube channel because they will be posted every Friday for the next four weeks! Enjoy the presentations!

The Stuart L. Reed Farmstead Site: Archaeology of a Doctor’s Plantation in West Windsor, NJ

Richard P. Adamczyk, Richard Grubb & Associates, Inc.

 

Laboring for the Clarkes: Archaeology of a Late Eighteenth- to Early Nineteenth-Century Potential Enslaved Laborer Dwelling

Matthew Craig, Richard Grubb & Associates, Inc.

 

Cottagers and their Homes: Archaeology of Tenant Farm Laborers at the Area Y Site

Michael Gall, Richard Grubb & Associates, Inc.

Weaving through History: Archaeology of the Area AC-Site

Allison A. Gall, Richard Grubb & Associates, Inc.

Take a look at the photos from the conference taken by various Executive Board members throughout the weekend!

These are the photos from the excursion to Princeton Battlefield on Sunday afternoon!

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March 2024 Quarterly Meeting Agenda

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Archaeological Society of New Jersey

March 2024 Meeting

Meeting date: Saturday, March 16, 2024

Time: Board Meeting 10:00 am-11:30 am / Lecture Series 12:00 pm-3:00 pm

Venue: Passaic County Arts Center at the John W. Rea House

Address: 675 Goffle Road, Hawthorne, NJ 07506

Board Meeting  

10:00 am – 11:30 am: Executive Board Meeting (All Members Welcome)

11:30 am – 12:00 pm: Break

Public Lecture Series & Site Tour

12:00 pm: President’s Welcome and Announcements

2023 ASNJ Awards

Nominations for Elections

Lecture by Todd Braisted (Author)

Bergen’s Buried Battlefields: Uncovering the American Revolution in Bergen County

Lecture by Steve Santucci, Sean McHugh, Richard Veit, Adam Heinrich (Monmouth University)

More than one expected to encounter! How the metal detector survey yielded more than just iron at the Morristown-Jockey Hollow Winter Encampment of the American Revolution

1:00 pm: Break & Final Call for Board Election Votes

1:30 pm: Lecture by Michelle Davenport (Senior Archaeologist, Richard Grubb & Associates, Inc.)

Documentation of the Historic Salamander Brick Works in Woodbridge, NJ

Lecture by Kelly Ruffel (Passaic County Department of Cultural & Historic Affairs), Mark Nonestied (Middlesex County Division of Historic Sites and History Services)

Tombstones in the Smokehouse: Addressing Displaced Gravemarkers in Museum Collections

3:00 pm: Closing Remarks & Election Results

Please take a look at the list of nominees here on our website in preparation for the election.

Voting is limited to current members for the 2023-24 calendar year and one vote per person. Family, institutional and organization membership types are limited to one vote per membership.

We look forward to seeing you there!

The May 2024 Quarterly Meeting is planned for Saturday, May 18th, 2024, at Monmouth Battlefield State Park in Manalapan, NJ.

If interested in presenting at a future ASNJ meeting, please contact the Program Chair at asnj.presentations@gmail.com.

Image Credit: Jenn Hastings

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REMINDER: First Annual ASNJ Conference 2024 | February 16-18th, 2024

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FIRST ANNUAL
ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF NEW JERSEY CONFERENCE

FEBRUARY 16-18TH, 2024
THE HOLIDAY INN, PRINCETON, NEW JERSEY

ASNJ's first annual conference is upon us! Join us February 16-18 in Princeton for what promises to be an excellent weekend talking about local archaeology.

Registration is still open! Check out our conference page for more information and we are looking forward to seeing you there!

Image Credit: Jenn Hastings

Take a look at the full ASNJ Conference program here!

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Gloucester County Chapter: March Meeting | March 6, 2024

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On March 6, 2024, the ASNJ Gloucester County Chapter welcome archaeologist Jack Cresson as he shares his knowledge and experience with prehistoric artifacts.

The meeting is being held on Wednesday, March 6, 2024 at 7pm at RiverWinds. The venue is located at 1000 RiverWinds Dr, West Deptford, NJ 08086

Open to the Public - Free Admission

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UPDATE: January 2024 Quarterly Meeting CANCELLED

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Tomorrow's meeting (1/20/24) at Monmouth Battlefield State Park has been cancelled due to the winter weather conditions. The executive board members up for election this January will extend their terms until the March quarterly meeting, where there will be an election held. Please check here on our website or follow us on social media to keep up to date on details regarding the executive board election, the possibility of rescheduling the January meeting, and the rest of our upcoming events!