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September is Vermont Archeology Month The next six events listed here are part of the Vermont Archeology Month:

September 8 (Friday), 7:30 p.m.
Bellows Falls VT: Bellows Falls Waypoint Center
?�Song of the Drum: Maine Petroglyphs?�
Mark Hedden, an archaeologist with the Maine Historic Preservation Commission, will introduce and present a film that summarizes thirty years of field work and analysis of Native American petroglyph sites in Maine. Mr. Hedden will locate the petroglyphs at Bellows Falls in the context of New England petroglyphs by other Algonkian groups.

September 9 (Saturday), 1:00 p.m. ?� 3:00 (or 4:00) p.m.
(rain or shine)
Dorset: Emerald Lake State Forest
History of the Woods?�Part 2
“Industrial archaeologist Victor Rolando will lead a guided walking/hiking tour of the grounds and remains of the Curtis Blast Furnace (ca. 1825-45), the Allen Stove Foundry and Machine Shop (ca. 1840?�s-90?�s), S. L. Griffith Saw Mill (ca. 860?�s), and an innovative waterpower system in the Emerald Lake State Forest. If time, weather, and interest allow, the tour will continue with a 2-mile drive north to inspect the remains of the Vermont Lime Products Company?�s three lime kilns (1922-30?�s) alongside Route 7 in Mount Tabor and/or a quick visit to the Dorset Iron Company (Draper)
blast furnace ruin (ca. 1845-50?�s).

September 9 (Saturday), 11:00 a.m. ?� 12:30 p.m.
Burlington VT
ECHO at the Leahy Center for Lake Champlain
Flint-Knapping Demonstration
Archaeologist Charles Paquin will demonstrate and discuss materials
used for flint-knapping, how flint fractures and how to work it, and
make a projectile point.

September 10 (Sunday), 11:00 a.m. ?� 1:00 p.m.
Burlington VT
ECHO at the Leahy Center for Lake Champlain
Native American Pottery Workshop
Charles Paquin, archaeologist and artist, will do a ?�come and go?�
program for all ages, talking about and showing how to make clay
pots like those made by Native Americans. Learn the craft or just
come and watch.

September 10 (Sunday), 1:00 p.m.
(rain date Sunday, September 17)
Charlotte VT
Thompson?�s Point
Imprints of the Past: A Walk on Thompson?�s Point
Archaeologists and local historians present a walking tour of Thompson?�s Point?�s past, which includes archaeological evidence of a Native American chert quarry, the local poor farm, and the sites of sunken vessels.

September 11 (Monday), 7:00 p.m.
Danby: Mount Tabor/Danby Historical Society
?�Relics &Ruins at Old Job?�
Archaeologists David Lacy and Victor Rolando will give a slide presentation about an archaeological field school held at the 19th-century logging village known as ?�Old Job.?�

September 8
Classic Packard car rally
President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site
Plymouth VT
The Mid Atlantic Packard Club will have several dozen Packards at the Coolidge hometown during the Vermont portion of its tour. .

September 9
Cheese and Harvest Festival
President Calvin Coolidge State Historic Site, Plymouth directions
Plymouth VT
Vermont Cheese Makers ?� samples & product for sale. Wagon rides, sheep shearing, historic farm demonstrations coordinated by Fred & Ursula DePaul, farmers in residence. Andy Plante with ?�Harris & Ford,?� his team of oxen. The Wilder House (site restaurant) will have a special meal. Traditional craft demonstrations ?� Fiber Arts in Vermont with several artisans spinning, weaving, quilting, etc. Irene Ames ?� one of the state?�s premier basket makers. Vermont Division for Historic Preservation ?� ?�Historic House Doctor?� with demonstrations of building restoration techniques. Adam Boyce ?� old time fiddler. Area restaurants with harvest food tasting displays.

Sep. 9, 2006
Woodstock VT
Traditional Craft Saturday at Billings Farm & Museum
Rug hooking & braiding Saturday.

September 10
Justin Morrill State Historic Site, Strafford directions
Wild Mushroom Hunt
Autumn is the perfect time to hunt for edible mushrooms. Join mycologist Faith Hunt, who will teach which mushrooms can be eaten and which are better left alone on the forest floor. Afterwards, enjoy a ?�mycophagy,?� an opportunity to taste a variety of cooked wild mushrooms.

September 10
Chimney Point Sunday Afternoon Special
Hands-on activities and period games. Learn about ancient stone tools or how to throw an atlatl, play period games, or enjoy other fun for all ages.
Chimney Point State Historic Site, Addison directions

Sep. 9, 2006
Norwich VT
2nd Annual Norwich Antiques Show
30 quality dealers offering fine country to formal antiques.

Sep. 9, 2006 to Sep. 10, 2006
Essex Junction VT
18th Annual Vermont Sheep and Wool Festival
Festival of fiber animals and their fiber.

Sep. 9, 2006 to Sep. 10, 2006
Orwell VT
15th Annual Civil War Weekend
Brookside Stock Farm, VT Route 22A
Civil war re-enactors set up an encampment with artillery, cavalry, infantry, hospitals corps and more.

Sept 10, 2006
Ferrisburgh, VT
Lecture - Sister Societies
Rokeby Museum
A presentation on female anti-slavery societies in the 1800’s.

Sept 10, 2006
Wardsboro VT
The Town Photographer in Vermont
Forrest Holzapfel discusses the village photographer in 19th century Vermont, and how the tradition is carried on today. Wardsboro Town Hall

Sept 10, 2006
Shelburne VT
5th Annual Vermont Small Farm Food Fest
“Celebrate local farms and the apple harvest. Eat great food, listen to live music and pick apples.”

Sep. 10, 2006
Stowe VT
7th Annual Stowe Marathon
“A premier running event that covers miles of Vermont’s classic rolling roadway.”

Sept 14 - 17
Stowe VT
British Invasion
An excellent car show featuring all British cars including Austin Healy, Bentley, Morgan, M.G., Rolls Royce, Aston Martin, Jaguar, Sunbeam, Morris, Rover, and more. Triumph is the featured marque this year. Topnotch Resort Lower Meadows Event Field 4 miles north of Stowe village on Route 108.

Sep. 15, 2006
Addison VT
Atlatl Workshop
Atlatl experts Bob and Cheryll Berg of Thunderbird Atlatl will teach you how to make and use your own atlatl.

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