Open House Schedule

The uncut ribbon leading to the excavation units

Want to learn more about 18th-century New France? Then come to the Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project's Open House! Visitors will have the opportunity to view an archaeological site, interact with real life archaeologists and engage in a variety of activities, reenactments, and educational lectures related to foodways in 18th-century New France.

The schedule for the stage is as follows:

Saturday

Site tours will be lead by the field students

10:00 am - Open
10:30 am - Michael Nassaney, "Welcome to the Open House"
11:00 am - Noel Bash, "Colonial Dance" (presentation)
11:45 am - Terry Martin, "Fort St. Joseph Foodways"
12:30 pm - Terry Sorchy, "Person of the Past"
1:15 pm – Noel Bash, "Colonial Dance" (presentation)
2:00 pm - Michael Nassaney "Fort St. Joseph Archaeology"
2:30 pm - Noel Bash, "Dance in the 18th-Century" (talk)
3:00 pm - Noel Bash, "Colonial Dance" (presentation)
3:30 pm – Yve Perez, "Native American Foodways"
4:00 pm - Close

See what has been discovered this year

Sunday
10:00 am - Open
10:30 am - Michael Nassaney, "The Discovery of Fort St. Joseph"
11:00 am - Noel Bash, "Colonial Dance" (presentation)
11:45 am - Terry Martin, "Animals at Fort St. Joseph"
12:30 pm - Noel Bash, "Colonial Dance" (presentation)
1:15 pm - Jeff Pavlik, "An 18th-Century Baker"
2:00 pm - Michael Nassaney "The Future of Fort St. Joseph"
2:30 pm - Noel Bash, "Dance in the 18th-Century" (talk)
3:00 pm - Noel Bash, "Colonial Dance" (presentation)
3:30 pm - WMU Student Archaeologist "Experiences on a Dig"
4:00 pm - Close