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| Andrew Webster |
At the November 20 CCASM Meeting Drew Webster talked about the Thomas Mayr and Henry Sturdy Collections that archaeologists with Anne Arundel County and the Lost Towns Project are processing. So far, the team has identified around one hundred registered archaeological sites represented in the collection, and looking at another hundred sites that may be unrecorded.
The Thomas Mayr Collection is a large artifact collection representing decades of work by avocational archaeologists Thomas Mayr and Henry Sturdy. Thomas Mayr collected large number of artifacts from a few sites in Anne Arundel and Prince George's Counties. Henry Sturdy collected a few artifacts from a lot of different sites including some in Charles County. Drew asked for help in trying to identify some of the Charles County farms mentioned, and Ned, one of our members, indicated he could help.
Andrew Webster is an archaeologist with Anne Arundel County and the Lost Towns Project. His official title is Preservation Stewardship Program Coordinator for Anne Arundel County's Cultural Resources Section.
Although Drew presented via Zoom, seven members and two others met to listen to the talk at the Community Center. Drew and four others were on Zoom. This was our first time having a speaker via Zoom without Jim being in the room. It actually worked quite well.
A positive for meeting in person is getting to talk with each other. It turns out that the two visitors had property in Charles County and were finding artifacts eroding out of the bank. So we spent a good deal of time looking at pictures and hearing about what they were finding. Unlike many "collectors", they were photographing (think GPS location) and documenting what they were finding and also had contacted the MAC Lab.
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| Some of those attending in person |
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