See Ohio Valley Chapter 22's archaeology display at the Butler Library, 2nd floor display case

Explore Philly's Hidden Past, 2011!: New Archaeological Discoveries in our Town
Discover the history beneath your feet! Hear archaeologists talk about their latest discoveries! Celebrate Pennsylvania Archaeology Month with this day-long event featuring illustrated talks, a raffle, information, and more! FREE. No Reservations Required. Ages: 10 years to 90!
When: Saturday, Oct. 1st. 10am-3:30pm.
Where: National Constitution Center (Kirby Auditorium). 525 Arch Street in Old City Philadelphia, PA
Presented by the Philadelphia Archaeological Forum & Independence National Historical Park. Hosted by the National Constitution Center. Program and Parking Information can be found at:
http://www.phillyarchaeology.org/events/hiddenpast2011.htm

Early September - Opening of the Fort Hunter exhibit at The State Museum of Pennsylvania
September 7th through October 7th - The State Museum Public Excavation at Fort Hunter
September 18th - Fort Hunter Days craft event
October 2nd - Indian Festival Days
Month of October - Tours of the Anthropology and Archaeology Gallery by the Staff Archaeologists during Archaeology Month

Those Who Came Before: the Archaeology of Centre County's Native Americans -- an exhibit co-sponsored by the Bald Eagle Archaeological Society and the Centre County Historical Society. Dates: October 1 through November 13, 2011
Time: Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays 1-4 pm. Other hours by appointment by calling (814) 234-4779, or by email to info@centrecountyhistory.org.
Location: Centre Furnace Mansion , 1001 E. College Avenue , State College.

Directions to the mansion are at http://centrecountyhistory.org/mansion/directions.html. Events scheduled at Centre Furnace Mansion in association with the exhibit include a lecture by Dr. Dean Snow, Professor of Anthropology at Pennsylvania State University, on Archaeology in Centre County, on October 9th, a flint knapping demonstration and artifact identification on October 16th, and a lecture by Paul Raber, Senior Archaeologist at Heberling Associates, Inc., on the Mackey Run Site, a Middle and Late Archaic site in Centre County. For further information on these events contact Mary Alice Graetzer at rxg8@psu.edu or (814) 238-5239.

Building on the Past -- a display based on the discovery of a 19th century ore washing facility, was developed by Heberling Associates, Inc. with the Centre County Historical Society and the Centre County Industrial Development Corporation. The display explains the development of this technology and the achievements of ironmasters of the Valentine and Thomas families. This exhibit will be on display at the same location, Centre Furnace Mansion, October 1 - 30, 2011.

For the October meeting Dr. Ben Carter from the new anthropology lab at Muhlenberg College will present a program. The chapter meeting starts at 7 p.m. on the first Thursday of the month and is held at the Palmer Township Library Building in Easton, PA. For more details on events and meeting information call 610-442-5622.

Open House and Picnic for chapter membership and the general public to be held October 9, 2011 from 10AM to 3:30PM on the Coxton Railroad property, Research Site 36Lu169 in Duryea, Pa. For details contact Edythe l. Gozdiskowski at elgozdiskowski@yahoo.com
Visitations to Site 36LU169 are welcomed. Please contact the chapter for an appointment. (elgozdiskowski@yahoo.com)

Chapter public meetings are held year around in the Duryea Community Building, 315 Main Street, Duryea, PA on the last Tuesday of the month from 7PM to 9PM. Exceptions being June, July, and August when no meetings are scheduled.

A chapter exhibit will be found at the following event: 4TH Annual Pittston Riverfest 2011 on Kennedy Blvd. in Pittston, Pa. 10PM to 4PM on September 24, 2011.

The Ohio Valley Chapter will have a display of archaeological materials at the Butler Area Public Library, 218 N. McKean Street, Butler, PA during the month of October.

The Westmoreland Archaeology Society, Chapter 23 will be sponsoring an artifact display event for the public at the Unity Township Municipal Building in Beatty, PA. The event will be held on Saturday, October 1 from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM. The public is encouraged to bring any of their personal arrowhead finds to the event and chapter members will identify them.

The Chapter is also inviting the public to tour the Consol site, an active archaeological dig, on Saturday, October 15 from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM.

For more information on both events contact Bob Oshnock at bob36wm100@wpa.net.