Hey folks!
We will be back out in the field tomorrow excavating around Burch House and we would love to have some volunteers. Fieldwork begins at about 9:00. Hope to see you there!
Kelley
Thursday, April 29, 2010
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Regular updates of the Port Tobacco Archaeological Project. The Project is sponsored by the Archeological Society of Maryland, the Society for the Restoration of Port Tobacco, the Southern Maryland Heritage Area Consortium, Preservation Maryland, and Preserve America.
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Welcome to the Port Tobacco Archaeological Project Blog. Here you will find regular updates regarding fieldwork, labwork, archival research, and volunteer opportunities.
The Project accepts volunteers of all ages and abilities. If you would like to be involved please contact us. We need volunteers to help with all aspects of the project. We also encourage you to consider joining the Society for the Restoration of Port Tobacco and the Archeological Society of Maryland to help support this project.
The Project accepts volunteers of all ages and abilities. If you would like to be involved please contact us. We need volunteers to help with all aspects of the project. We also encourage you to consider joining the Society for the Restoration of Port Tobacco and the Archeological Society of Maryland to help support this project.
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A Google calendar of events at and related to Port Tobacco can be found here.
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Related Links
- Another Article on Burch House Restoration
- Archeology Society of Maryland
- Article on Burch House Rehabilitation
- Baynet.com Article on PTAP
- Center for Historic and Military Archaeology at Heidelberg University
- Charles County Archaeological Society
- Charles County Chapter of the Archeological Society of Maryland
- Charles County Planning
- Gibb Archaeological Consulting
- Grave Concerns Cemetery Preservation and Restoration
- Maryland Historical Trust
- Maryland Independent Article (2007)
- Maryland Independent Article on Moore's Lodge
- Maryland Independent Article on Port Tobacco Cemetery
- Maryland Independent Article on So MD Archaeology
- Port Tobacco Municipal Site
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Reading List
- Chamlee, R. Z. J. (1990) Lincoln's Assassins: A Complete Account of their Capture, Trial, and Punishment. Macfarland & Company, Jefferson, North Carolina.
- Kihl, Kim (1982) Port Tobacco: A Transformed Community. MacLay & Associates, Baltimore.
- Lee, J.B. (1994) The Price of Nationhood: The American Revolution in Charles County. W.W. Norton & Company, New York.
- Shomette, D. G. (2000) Lost Towns of Tidewater Maryland. Cornell Maritime Press, Centreville, MD.
