21th ANNUAL HIGHLANDS ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONFERENCE

THE 2007 ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONFERENCE
will be held on
Saturday, October 27, 2007
at the
Lautenburg Visitor Center, Sterling Forest State Park
115 Old Forge Road, Tuxedo, New York

The North Jersey Highlands Historical Society & The Inc. Orange County Chapter, New York State Archaeological Association are hosting this annual conference. Nestled in the heart of the forest, the beautiful Lautenburg Visitors Center overlooks Sterling Lake. The Center contains several wonderful exhibits relating to the iron history and natural history of Sterling Forest.

MORNING PROGRAM,10:00 AM TO NOON:
Guided hike along the new IRON TRAIL led by Donald “Doc” Bayne, Environmental Educator, S.F.S.P. The trail extends behind the industrial ruins including the iron ore concentrator, cable house, along an old road to the original Sterling Mine on the hillside. Good hiking shoes are required.

AFTERNOON PROGRAM1:00 to 4:30PM, Nancy Gibbs, NJHHS presiding:

• 1:00-1:25 PM “The Great Algonkian Flint Mines at Coxsackie, NY.” Erich Dratch, Inc. Orange Co. Chapter NYSAA
• 1:25-1:50 PM “True Blue: Vivianite as a Mineral Pigment.” Carolyn Dillian, Princeton University, Chas Bello, ASNJ, & Nequandra Bowen, Princeton University.
• 1:50-2:15 PM “Drams Along the Mahicanituk.” Susan Allette Dublin, PhD., Hunter College, The Lower Hudson Chapter NYSAA.
• 2:15-2:40 “Beyond Cohen, Part 2.” Charlie Sontag, John Wood, Professor Chuck Stead, Ramapo College.

2:40-2:55 COFFEE BREAK

• 2:55-3:20 “A Theory of Lenape Origins.” Kevin Wright, New Jersey State Park Service.
• 3:20-3:45 “Jasper Francis Cropsey in Sloatsburg.” Geoff Welch, Curator of Harmony Hall, Ramapo River Watershed Keeper.
• 3:45-4:10 “Drawing on the Past.” Kevin Storms, Inc. Orange Co. Chapter, NYSAA.
• 4:10-4:30 Exhibition of Paintings by Kevin Storms in Bookroom.

REGISTRATION: The conference is free and open to the public. No registration is necessary.

BOOKROOM: Books on historical and Native American topics will be available for sale. Please let Ed know if you need a table in the bookroom.