Our Lands Speak: It’s a New Chapter

Reflecting on the dozens of 19th century homesteads and farmsteads we excavated prior to their development, I worked hard to educate our clients about the need to preserve the heritage represented in the sites we dug. . . Now, fully embracing retirement, I eagerly look forward to writing more and adding to the popular series and occasional papers of Our Lands Speak series.

Our Lands Speak: Early Excavations at the Draper Site – Part 2

Welcome back. In my last post, I reviewed the excavation at the Draper site prior to the expropriation of the land for the proposed construction of the Pickering Airport. With the development of plans for airport construction, the Archaeological Survey of Canada, National Museum of Man, National Museums of Canada worked with Transport Canada to […]

Our Lands Speak: 1974: Getting Ready to Dig the Draper Site

In my blog post on January 2 of this year, I discussed the importance of my Ph.D. research in the field and laboratory in preparing me for my future career in archaeology. This was particularly the case when I agreed to undertake the complete excavation of the Draper site in 1975. Draper was a large […]