This year for Service Day, the History Club is once again participating in an archaeological project at Stouffer Farm and the nearby cemetery. We will be doing this in conjunction with the Oakes Museum and adult learners from Messiah Village Pathways Institute for Lifelong Learning. Some of you may have participated in the "Big Dig" [...]
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Service Day at the Stouffer Farm and Cemetery
Posted in Archaeology & Material Culture, Local History, Service Projects, Student Opportunities on March 27, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Preserving the Stouffer Cemetery (Service Day 2011)
Posted in Archaeology & Material Culture, Local History, Public History, Service Projects, Student Activities on May 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Last month, Messiah College’s History Department, History Club, and the Oakes Museum of Natural History combined forces for the 2011 annual Service Day. In the past, the history club and department have participated in service activities like painting houses and construction projects, and last year the service project was discipline-based: cleaning artifacts from the excavation [...]
