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‘Archeology in the Adirondacks’ Friday

WILMINGTON – The Wilmington Historical Society will present “Archeology in the Adirondacks” with historical archeologist David Starbuck at 7 p.m. Friday, June 28 at the Wilmington Community Center located at 7 Community Center Circle.

Starbuck’s family has lived in the Adirondacks (Chestertown) since the 1700s. He will share stories from his latest book, “Archeology in the Adirondacks,” which describes many of the great Adirondack sites that were created by Native Americans, soldiers, farmers, industrialists and tourists.

The Adirondacks contain the ruins of literally thousands of abandoned archaeological sites, and his new book stresses that this may well represent the future of archaeology: studying the remains of the ghost towns, cellar holes, mines, tanneries, forges, ski areas, dumps and privy holes that blanket our region. Books will be available for purchase.

Professor of anthropology, Plymouth State University, and adjunct, SUNY Adirondack, Starbuck is president of the Adirondack Chapter of the New York State Archaeological Association and has directed summer digs through SUNY Adirondack since 1991.

The program is free and open to the public, made possible, in part, by the Essex County Arts Council’s Cultural Assistance Program Grant with funding provided by Essex County.

Refreshments are provided by the Country Bear Bakery in Wilmington.

For further information, go to www.wilmingtonhistoricalsociety.org or contact the Wilmington Historical Society at whs12997@hotmail.com or 518-420-8370.

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