Archaeological Society of New Jersey
October 2024 Meeting
Meeting date: Saturday, October 12, 2024 10am-3pm
Venue: Proprietary House in Perth Amboy
Address: 149 Kearny Ave, Perth Amboy, NJ 08861
Board Meeting
10:00 am – 11:30 am: Executive Board Meeting (All Members Welcome)
11:30 am – 12:00 pm: Break/Light Refreshments
Public Lecture SerieS & Tour
12:00 pm: President’s Welcome and Announcements
Jonathan Dernbach, Richard Grubb & Associates, Inc. and the Alan E. Carman Museum of Prehistory
Fieldwork Update from the Cohansey Bluff Project
12:30 pm: Pierre Lacombe, Retired Hydrologist for the U.S. Geological Survey.
Camden and Amboy Railroad: Stone Sleepers from the 1830s That Remain in 2020
Pierre Lacombe retired from the U.S. Geological Survey in 2017. During his 40-year career as a geologist, he investigated and published extensively on groundwater supply issues of New Jersey. Since retirement, Pierre has investigated stone sleepers used to support the rails for about 34 of America’s earliest railroads.
Mark Nonestied, County Historian and Division Head, Middlesex County Division of History and Historic Preservation
History and Historic Preservation in Middlesex County.
This lecture will highlight archaeology work, archival collections, recently acquired objects and preservation of historic structures that fall within work directed by Middlesex County Division of History and Historic Preservation.
2:00 pm: Guided tour of the Proprietary House
We look forward to seeing you there!
Our next Quarterly meetings will take place in January, March, and May 2025. If interested in presenting at a future ASNJ meeting, please contact the Program Chair at asnj.presentations@gmail.com.
Image Credit: Richard Fallon