About the project:
The Department of Anthropology of the University of Maryland is conducting a multi-disciplinary research project exploring life in the coal mining company towns of Lattimer and Pardeesville (formerly Lattimer No. 2) on the outskirts of Hazleton, Pennsylvania. Three archaeological sites have been examined through excavation.
Lattimer Nos' 1 and 2 were founded in the mid-19th century by the Pardee Company. Lattimer was the site of a tragic labor massacre in September of 1897. This massacre was the subject of archaeological study by the project in 2010 (http://lattimermassacre.wordpress.com). Today, the fabric of the company town landscape survives along with a rich heritage of labor history and immigration from Northern and western Europe in the mid 19th century and later from Southern and Eastern Europe. This project explores these themes through a multi-disiplinary approach.
The first field season took place during the summer of 2012 on Canal Street in Lattimer. The second field season, on Church Street in Pardeesville, took place during the summer of 2013. Students from universities and colleges across the nation took part in this research.
Please contact mroller@umd.edu for info on the field school or to volunteer with this project.
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Monthly Archives: June 2012
Patchtown Day Photos
We had a great day at Patchtown Day in Eckley today. Here are a few photos from the day:
Day 14: Excavation Update/ Willie, Thor and Miley Visit the Site (shameless posting of cute dog pictures)
A productive day at the site, with near perfect weather. The rubble we have been excavating from Unit 3 for weeks now is finally paying out. Below the loose rocks appears to be the corner of another stone foundation. Of … Continue reading
Day 13: the Lattimer Massacre
Today was a very complex day at the site. We kept two team members back at our house to clean and bag our increasingly enormous collection of artifacts. Each of our units have reached soil levels where it is difficult … Continue reading
Day 11: Field Trip!
Today, with the steady rain falling all across Hazleton, we decided to take a field trip to the Anthracite Heritage Museum and the Lackawanna Coal Mine tour in Scranton. They were both fantastic experiences for all of us. We also … Continue reading
Day 10: Beautiful Weather/ Mysterious finds
Last night we were joined by another crew member from the University of Maryland, Katie Chen. Katie worked on the Employee Record Cards over this past year and guest blogged on the Lattimer Massacre blog site previously here. Today was a … Continue reading
Day 9: A quick post about some visitors
A quick post about the four legged visitors to the site: A fundamental part of our work is enduring the day to day conditions of our environment. This includes conditions related to weather, exhaustion and insect pests and other things … Continue reading
Day 7: Guest Post From Jocelyn Knauf and Amanda Tang from UMD
This post is from our volunteers this week, Jocelyn Knauf and Amanda Tang, from the University of Maryland. They are taking time off from their dissertation work in the Archaeology in Annapolis Project (see the project blog here) to work … Continue reading
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