22th ANNUAL HIGHLANDS ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONFERENCE

THE 2008 ARCHAEOLOGICAL CONFERENCE
will be held on
Saturday, October 25, 2008
at the
Lautenburg Visitor Center, Sterling Forest State Park
115 Old Forge Road, Tuxedo, New York

The North Jersey Highlands Historical Society, the Archaeological society of New Jersey & 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,9:30 AM TO NOON:
Guided hike to Crawford (Belcher) and Brennan mine sites, miner's cabin ruins, Indian rockshelters and up a mountain to BLACK ROCK, a sacred site of the Ramapough Lenape Indian Nation, in Sterling Forest State Park. Hiking shoes required. Meet at visitor's parking lot at HENRI Building (opposite Lautenburg Visitor's Center). We will car pool to Blue Lake. Hike will be led by Thomas Fitzpatrick.

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

• 1:00-1:25 PM "Historic Archaeobotany of Delaware: 25 Years of Site Flotation." William Sandy, R.P.A.
• 1:25-1:50 PM "Investigating the Authenticity of the NY Botanical Garden Petroglyph." Dr. Allan S. Gilbert, Fordham University.
• 1:50-2:15 PM "From Farmstead to Mansion: 18th and 19th Century Life at “The Locusts” and Jay Mansion in Rye, NY." Eugene J. Boesch, Ph.D., R.P.A.
• 2:15-2:40 "Indian Raids in Orange Co.: Opportunistic or Planned Assaults? The Use of Free/Open Source Special Software in Historic and Archaeological Contexts." Jonathan Witcoski, Tyco Telecommunications.

2:40-2:55 COFFEE BREAK

• 2:55-3:20 "The Real Story of the Sterling Furnace, 1736-1923." Doc Baynes, Sterling Forest State Park.
• 3:20-3:45 "Henry Doremus House – New Netherlands Heritage." Kathy Fisher, Montville Township Historic Preservation Commission.
• 3:45-4:10 "Emigrant Trains, Steerage Class on Wheels: From New York to Manifest Destiny." Nancy L. Gibbs, NJHHS.
• 4:10-4:30 Exhibition of Paintings by Kevin Storms, President, Inc. OCC, NYSAA and announcement of 50th Anniversary of the Orange County Chapter.

Program Chair: Edward J. Lenik: Inc.OCC, NYSAA. ASNJ and NJHHS

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.