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Volunteer Registration for 2015 Archaeology Program at Garfield Farm Museum CAMPTON HILLS, IL- Garfield
Farm Museum is looking for volunteers to help with
archaeological research in July and August. The hours are
Wednesday thru Sunday from 8am-4pm during the weeks of July
15th-19th and 22nd-26th, as well as the second session
August 12th-16th and 19th-23rd. Under the direction of James
R. Yingst, Director and Chief Archaeologist of Chicago-based
Heartland Archaeology Research Program, and a Research
Associate in Archaeology at Garfield Farm Museum, work is
focused on understanding the lives of the 1830s/1840s
settling farmers in Northern Illinois.
Registration is currently open.
Individuals enrolling for a minimum of 40 hours receive a
complete orientation, structured training involving rotation
through the activities of shovel excavation, screening of
excavated soil for artifact recovery, and washing of
recovered artifacts. Participants who successfully complete
40 or more hours will receive certificates documenting hours
of training and supervised experience in historical
archaeology. Volunteers who cannot commit to 40 hours are
also welcome and will receive informal orientations and
participate in tasks needed during their hours of
participation.
The GFM Archaeology Program accepts volunteers of ages 14-17 with written parental permission. Volunteers under 14 years old must be accompanied and supervised by a responsible adult at all times. We do not recommend participants under 8 years of age. The Culbertson log
house/Garfield log tavern stood in the fork of the
Chicago/St. Charles Road that branched northwest to Sycamore
and southwest to Oregon, Illinois. Culbertson originally
claimed 440 acres of land that he improved with a log house,
a dug well, and 30 acres under cultivation by mid-1841 when
he sold the claim to Timothy Garfield for $650. The
Garfield?s immediately saw a lucrative opportunity in
establishing an inn to capture the business of the numerous
farmers hauling wheat past their house to Chicago?s port.
To register as a participant,
to visit the excavation site, or to financially contribute
to the effort, contact the museum at 630 584-8485, e-mail
info@garfieldfarm.org or write to Box 403 LaFox, IL 60147.
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