IN THIS ISSUE Expo Success ................................ 1 GARS Meeting............................. 1 Gwinnett CRM ............................ 2 GARS Notes ................................. 2 Archaeology Month..................... 3 More Diggin’s .............................. 3 Fort Daniel Update...................... 4 ARCHAEOLOGICAL ADVISER: Jim D’Angelo, Ph.D. R.P.A. 451 Thornbush Trace Lawrenceville, GA 30046 Email: [email protected]GAB NEWSLETTER EDITOR: Delana Gilmore Email: [email protected]G WINNETT A RCHAEOLOGY B ULLETIN Volume 1, Issue 5 June 1, 2012 GARS Monthly Meeting GARS and FDF members will be joining the Barrow County Historical Society at their dinner meeting on Flag Day, June 14. Prior to the meeting there will be a visit to Fort Yargo and Barrow County Museum. Dr. D’Angelo is the guest speaker, and his presentation will cover Jackson County frontier forts and the latest update on Fort Daniel and Fort Peachtree archaeology and research. (In 1812, Fort Yargo and Fort Daniel were in Jackson County). The meeting is open to the public. The next GARS meeting will be September 13! Mike Bunn, Executive Director of Historic Chattahoochee Commission (Eufaula, Alabama), will speak about his new book: Battle for the Southern Frontier: The Creek War and The War of 1812. EXPO: SGA members & educators head for ‘digs’ after touring SGA’s “Abby,” the ArchaeoBus, Georgia’s Traveling Classroom. Fort Daniel Bicentennial Expo a Success T he Fort Daniel Expo on May 19—to which attendees at the Society for Georgia Archaeology (SGA) Spring Meeting at GGC and area educators were invited—was a success! SGA President (and past GARS President) Cathe- rine Long expressed her gratitude to GARS and FDF members in the following note: On behalf of SGA I cordially extend sincere appreciation for the support of the GARS chapter members and the Fort Daniel Foundation members of the Spring Meeting, “Commemorating the Bicentennial of the War of 1812.” It was a great program and special day for Fort Daniel—it was good to see the participation at the site. SGA enjoyed working with you all and are glad to be able to continue to bring recognition and support to the preservation of this important site. What a wonderful way to share public archaeology with Gwinnett County! Thank you all for your hard work and contributions to make this event a success! Leslie and Frank Perry’s photos of the EXPO are posted throughout this issue. A special thanks to students from Fort Daniel Elementary and Twin Rivers Schools who participated, and TRC Senior Technician, Sterling Howard, and Leslie Perry who worked along with them.
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