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Chronicles of the County (2014 – Current):

Winter 2014

• From the County’s Cultural Resources & Preservation Desk… Jane Cox
• Is Your Historic House Ready for Winter? Caitlin Merritt
• 2014: A Year in the Life of ACT, Inc., Anastasia Poulos
• The Lost Towns Project: A Legacy Reborn
• The Fish Otoliths of Pig Point, Cathy Lundmark
• An Excruciatingly Brief History of the Annapolis & Elkridge Railroad, Brett Arnold
• Religion Etched in Stone, John Kille

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Letters from Lost Towns (1999-2014):

Summer 2014

• We’re Making Tracks: A Multi-Year Study of Generals Highway Builds Steam, Jane Cox
• The Pig Point Site Complex, Al Luckenbach
• The Lost Towns Project investigates the War of 1812, Anastasia Poulos
• The Building Archaeology of “Belvoir,” Darian Beverungen
• The Ritual Killing of Pig Point Gorgets, Amanda Melton
• Maryland Day Event Highlighted Wilson Excavations, Stephanie Sperling
• Remembering Skip Booth, John Kille

Winter 2013

• Year 5 at Pig Point, Al Luckenbach
• A Successful Field Season at Wilson Farm, Stephanie Sperling
• The Future is looking up for Fort Smallwood Park, Caitlin Merritt
• Lost Towns Project writes another Chapter of London Town History! Jasmine Gollup
• ACT Awards Again a Great Success, John Kille
• The Chew House Rises Up from the Ashes, Al Luckenbach
• Popular Written in Bone Exhibit begins Twilight Hours, Anastasia Poulos

Summer 2013

• Pig Point Pipes Proliferate, Al Luckenbach
• Anne Arundel County’s Curtis Creek Iron Furnace, John Kille
• The Wilson Farmstead and the Hot Sox Ballfield Project gets off the Bench! Jane Cox
• Traveling Archaeological Exhibit Debuts! Stephanie Sperling
• A Nostalgic Look at Summers Past in Anne Arundel, Anastasia Poulos
• The Naming of Lyons Creek, Pat Melville

Fall 2012

• A Sacred Place Revealed, Al Luckenbach
• ‘Tis the Season for Gingerbread, Darian Beverungen
• Archival Acquisition Adventures, Pat Melville
• The Lost Towns Project Loses a Good Friend, John E. Kille
• New London Town Exhibit Honored by Four Rivers Heritage Area, John E. Kille
• Jessie’s European Adventure, Barry Gay
• Lost Towns Holiday Wish List, Erin N. Cullen

Spring 2012

• “Man’s Best Friend” found at Pig Point, Al Luckenbach
• London Town’s New Museum Exhibit Showcases Archaeology, John E. Kille
• Area Collectors Add to Our Knowledge of Local History, Stephanie Sperling
• Researching Architectural History: Taking a New Look at Old Maps, Anastasia Poulos
• Tailors and Seamstresses: Historical Vignettes, Pat Melville
• “Sewing Through Time” Exhibit Now Open! Jessie Grow
• Protecting the Past Boy Scouts of America

Winter 2012

• Adena Tube Pipes from Pig Point, Al Luckenbach
• A Third Season at Pig Point, Al Luckenbach
• A Fresh Look at Patuxent River Prehistoric Sites, Stephanie Sperling
• Betty Williams, A Volunteer with Longevity, Pat Melville
• The American Foursquare, Darian Schwab
• Archaeology is Sew Cool! Jessie Grow
• Preservation Maryland Provides Grant for Archaeological SWAT Team, Stephanie Sperling
• Farewells and Best Wishes! Erin Cullen
• Mystery Artifact (answer from Summer 2011)

Summer 2011

• A Return to Rumney’s Tavern, London Town, Al Luckenbach
• Another Exciting Field Season at Pig Point, Stephanie Taleff Sperling
• Discoveries about the Batchelor’s Choice Servant’s Quarter, Lauren Schiszik
• Lost Towns Intern Dives Right Into the Discipline, Jessie Grow
• Spring and Summer Interns, Lauren Schiszik
• Sea Level Rise Research Gets a Boost, Lauren Schiszik
• Goodbyes and Hellos, Lauren Schiszik
• Mystery Artifact

Winter 2011

• C-14 Dating Takes Pig Point Back Over 8,000 Years, Al Luckenbach
• Sea Level Rise Threatens Our Cultural Heritage, Stephanie T. Sperling
• A Closer Look at the Samuel Chew Site, John Kille
• ACT Awards Ceremony Pays Homage to Excellence, John Kille
• Field Season at Sparrow’s Rest/Java Reveals Interesting Finds, C. Jane Cox
• Batchelor’s Choice, Lauren Schiszik
• Intern Update, Lauren Schiszik
• Mystery Artifact

Summer 2010

• The Lost Towns Project & County Executive Welcome International Visitors to Pig Point, Lauren Schiszik
• New (and Old) Faces at Lost Towns, Lauren Schiszik
• Messages from the Past at Pig Point, Al Luckenbach
• Interns Galore! Lauren Schiszik
• Excavations Continue at Java, C. Jane Cox
• A Partnership to Evaluate Threatened Coastal Sites…or, More Site Visits, Huzzah, Stephanie Sperling
• Evaluation of Anne Arundel County’s Inventory of Historic Properties, Matt Bowling
• In Memoriam: Marion Francis and Tracey Corder, John E. Kille

Winter 2010

• Hoping for Hopewell, Al Luckenbach
• Another Outstanding ACT Awards Ceremony, John Kille
• Sorting Out the Middle Woodland, Lauren Schiszik
• Native American Subsistence, C. Jane Cox
• Update: Archaeology through a Microscope, Steve Tourville
• How Will Sea Level Rise Affect Archaeological Sites? Stephanie Taleff Sperling
• Mystery Artifact, Shawn Sharpe
• The Other Manhattan Beach, Gabriela Harris

Fall 2009

• Important Discoveries at the Chew Site, John Kille
• Wonders Never Cease at Pig Point, Al Luckenbach
• A Closer Look at Middle Woodland Life, Stephanie T. Sperling
• Teardown or Preserve? That is the Question, Darian Schwab
• When Interns Descend…we get LOTS of Work Done, Lauren Schiszik
• Mystery Artifact, Shawn Sharpe
• Volunteers and Interns Party it Up! Jessie Grow

Summer 2009

• Native American Discoveries at Pig Point, Al Luckenbach
• Your Will and Estate Planning: Please Keep the Lost Towns Project in Mind, John E. Kille
• Lost Towns Project Receives Gift of the Ogle Prehistoric Research Collection, Jane Cox
• Living and Travelling in Anne Arundel County, 2,000 Years ago, Stephanie T. Sperling
• Scenes from the Past – Railroad Towns of Anne Arundel County, Gabriella Harris
• The Project has an Informative new Site…on the web! Lauren Schiszik
• Lost Towns Has some newly minted grads! Lauren Schiszik
• Mystery Artifacts, Shawn Sharpe
• Volunteer Opportunities Abound at the Lost Towns Project, Jessie Grow

Winter 2009

• More Discoveries at the Chew Mansion, Al Luckenbach
• Membership Update, John Kille
• “Written in Bone: Forensic Files of the 17th-Century Chesapeake” opens on February 7, 2009 at the Smithsonian, Jane Cox
• The Wonders of Java Continue, Jessie Grow
• “Paddle Through History” Kayak Tours wins Heritage Product Award! Jessie Grow
• Mystery Artifact, Shawn Sharpe
• Ongoing Research about the Middle Woodland, Stephanie T. Sperling
• The Vernacular “I-house”: A Vanishing Resource, Darian Schwab
• In Memoriam: Harold West
• ACT Hosts Another Successful Awards Ceremony, John Kille
• Many Thanks to the Friends and Relatives of Eugene Wugofski and Harold West, John Kille

Summer 2008

• Waist Deep in Cellar Trash, John Kille
• Now we know Dick Cheney’s Politics! Al Luckenbach
• Serious Budget Woes… and How You Can Help! John Kille
• Members List
• Mystery Artifact, Erin Cullen
• Thank You Congressmen Hoyer and Culberson! John Kille
• Summer Interns! Lauren Schiszik
• SERC and the Lost Towns Project Embark Upon an Exciting New Partnership, Jane Cox
• “Paddling Through History” Kayak Tours! Jessie Grow
• Quaker National Register Nomination Accepted by the State, Lauren Schiszik
• Exciting Revelations about the Camp Letts Prehistoric Site, Stephanie T. Sperling

Winter 2008

• Another Burle Plan at Cheney’s Hills? Al Luckenbach
• 2007 ACT Awards, Lauren Schiszik
• Update on the Samuel Chew Family Site, John Kille
• Historic Structures Survey, Jane Cox
• Mystery Artifact, Erin Cullen
• Exciting New Finds at Java, Stephanie Sperling
• Intern Update Lauren Schiszik
• Slave Quarter or Tenant House? An Examination of Vernacular Housing in Anne Arundel County, Jenna Solomon
• Anne Arundel County Public Library Heritage Collection is Now Open at the Lost Towns Archaeology Lab, John Kille
• Lost Towns Project Presenting at the MAAC Conference

Fall 2007

• The Significance of the Chew Discovery, Al Luckenbach
• The History of the Chew Site, John Kille
• Unexpected Discoveries as the “Java” Mansion Site, Jane Cox
• Come visit Our New Lab!
• Welcome the the Newest Ladies of Lost Towns, Lauren Schiszik
• Mystery Artifact – Firearm Stock
• Preserving Goshen: Architectural Discoveries at an Historic House, Jenna Solomon
• Historic Cemeteries in Anne Arundel County, Jane Cox
• Thanks to Our Summer Interns! Lauren Schiszik
• Obsidian: Is it or Isn’t It? Al Luckenbach

Spring 2007

• The Wall-Raising of the Carpenter’s Shop at London Town, Lauren Schiszik
• Lost Towns Wins National Award, Al Luckenbach
• The Latest Discoveries on the Rhode River, Jane Cox
• Making a Transatlantic Ship Seaworthy, John Kille
• Endangered Species: The Maryland Tobacco Barn, Jenna Solomon
• Pewter Tobacco Pipe at Cheney’s Hills, Kelly Cooper
• Calling All Volunteers: Let the Lost Towns Project be Your Fitness Plan This Summer! Lauren Schiszik

Winter 2007

• Navigating the Open Waters of the Past…in 3D John Kille
• Possible Metallurgy at Swan Cove Shawn Sharpe
• Elementary my dear Watson Al Luckenbach
• The New (and old) Faces of Lost Towns Lauren Schiszik
• 2006 ACT Awards Lauren Schiszik
• Fall Interns Lauren Schiszik
• Our Archaeology Lab Needs Your Help!
• A Brief Trek Through Time: Lost Towns’ Articles and Presentations from the Past Year
• Rhode River Survey Erin Cullen
• Upcoming Conferences in 2007

Summer 2006

• New Discoveries at Cheney’s Hill John Kille
• The Search for the 17th-Century Home of Samuel Chew Sr. John Kille
• Digging Digloo II Al Luckenbach
• Lost Towns Goes Prehistoric Shawn Sharpe
• New Earthfast Structure at London Town Al Luckenbach
• Regional Field Schools visit the Lost Towns Project Jane Cox
• Lauren’s New Adventure Erin Cullen
• Mystery/Interesting Artifact Cara Fama
• Summer 2006 Interns Lauren Franz and Lauren Schiszik
• The Raven Site – Not Quite Underwater Archaeology, but… Lauren Schiszik

Winter 2006

• 17th-Century Tobacco Box Found at Swan Cove Shawn Sharpe
• Swan Cove – The 2005 Field Session in Maryland Archaeology Mechelle Kerns-Nocerito
• Lost Towns Project Collaborations Jane Cox
• Conferences Attended This Fall Cara Fama
• Colonial Wine Bottle Seals from Providence Cara Fama
• Exhibiting Archaeology at the Historic London Town Visitor Center John Kille
• The Intern Files: Where are they now? – Jessie Grow Lauren Franz

Summer 2005

• Rhode River Survey Shawn Sharpe
• A “Gun Emplacement” at Ben Oaks? Mechelle Kerns-Nocerito
• The New Faces of 2005 Erin Cullen
• Success!! John Kille
• 3D Animation of the Swan Cove Pipe Kiln John Kille
• Mystery Artifact – Name that Profile
• Willow Glen Farm Mechelle Kerns-Nocerito

Winter 2005

• Show Your Support for Archaeology by Shopping at Whole Foods Market on Saturday, May 28th! John Kille
• New Lost Towns Lab at London Town Cara Fama
• Our New Lab Needs Your Help! John Kille
• New Faces at the Lost Towns
• Back in the Field Again…
• Maryland Archaeology: Articles Published by the Lost Towns
• Lost Towns Project Goes Abroad Jane Cox
• 2005 Mid-Atlantic Archaeology Conference Carolyn Gryzkowski and Lauren Franz

Fall 2004

• Still Diggin’ Al Luckenbach
• “The Loud and Dirty at Quiet Waters” Erin Cullen
• Changing Faces Lauren Franz
• Lab Update Cara Fama
• Mystery Artifact: Swan Cove Iron Cone Cara Fama
• 2004 ACT Awards Jane Cox
• Wedding Corner: The Ladies of Lost Towns are Getting Married
• Key Support from the Cultural Arts Foundation John Kille

Summer 2004

• 33rd Annual Field Session in Maryland Archaeology: 18AN934 Swan Cove Jane Cox
• Mystery Artifact
• Scanning History: The Wave of the Future Erin Piechowiak
• Animated Life at London Town’s Rumney-West Tavern John Kille
• Lost Towns Project receives grant from Four Rivers Heritage Area
• Special Thanks to Dig Day Sponsors! Constellation Energy and Loews Annapolis Hotel John Kille
• Four Rivers Supports Herrington and London Town Projects John Kille

Winter 2004

• The Burial at Leavy Neck Jane Cox
• New 2004 Calendar Showcases Archaeology in Anne Arundel County John Kille
• And the Award Goes To…ACT Awards 2004
• Thomas Thurston: Maryland Friend Forrest R. Flanders
• Recent Grant Awards: Preservation Maryland – LT 3D, MHC – Dr. Peacey John Kille
• Lost Towns Project to Nominate Providence Sites to National Register David Gadsby
• Experimental Archaeology Resurrects Emanual Drue’s Pipe Kiln Tony Lindauer
• Volunteer Party 2003 Erin Piechowiak

Summer 2003

• A New Pipe from Leavy Neck Al Luckenbach
• Speaking of Pipes! MHC Grants Peacy a Return Visit to Londontown John Kille
• Excavation Begins at the Leavy Neck Site Dave Gadsby
• Can You Identify This Artifact? Shawn Sharpe
• Schools Out for Summer! Erin Piechowiak
• Are You Seeing New Faces Around the Lost Towns? Erin Piechowiak
• New Lost Towns Project 2004 Calender John Kille

Winter 2003

• Surprise Burial Found at London Town Lisa Plumley
• Lost Towns Goes to Providence Erin Piechowiak
• The Lab is Moving! Dave Gadsby and Sarah Andrews
• Hell Froze Over the Shah Property Lisa Plumley
• New Image of London Town Discovered Mechelle Kerns-Nocerito
• The Digitization of Our History Jordan Swank
• Lost Towns Intern Update: Winter 2003 Mechelle Kerns-Nocerito
• Chaney Foundation Continues Generous Support of Lost Towns Jane Cox

Fall 2002

• New Discoveries: The Willson Site’s Early 18th-Century Cellar Jane Cox
• A Bumper Crop of Lost Towns Interns Mechelle Kerns-Nocerito
• ACT Awards Honors Two Lost Towns Contributers Mechelle Kerns-Nocerito and John Kille
• A Steadfast Friend: Ned Crandell John Kille
• Lab Space Limited, Protest Planned Sarah Andrews
• Homewood’s Lot 2002: A Retrospective Dave Gadsby
• Conservation Helps Date Homewood’s Feature Shawn Sharpe

Summer 2002

• A Further Installment in the Saga of Homewood’s Lot Dave Gadsby
• New Faces at the Lost Towns Project Mechelle Kerns-Nocerito
• Volunteer Spotlight: Joan Klick Dave Gadsby
• New Excavations in South County Shawn Sharpe
• What’s happening at the Lost Town’s Lab? Dave Gadsby
• Looking for London Town Outside the Park: the Flood Property Mechelle Kerns-Nocerito
• Current Events: New Activity at London Town Jordan Swank

February 2002

• Dabbling in Clay: Investigating Drue’s Medium Jane Cox
• How to Make a Pipe Kiln Tony Lindauer
• What’s going on in the Lost Town’s Lab? Dave Gadsby
• London Town and London: How Did They Find Each Other? Mechelle Kerns-Nocerito
• Volunteer Spotlight: Ward Brockett Paul Mintz
• Musings about Mobile Jason Moser

November 2001

• Ivor Noel Hume Visits London Town Al Luckenbach
• Unexpected Opportunites at the Shah Property Jane Cox
• Oyster Dating Workshop Lisa Plumley
• ACT Awards – Hegge and Storcks John Kille and Dave Gadsby
• Part of Herrington Finally Found John Kille
• What’s going on in the Lost Town’s Lab? Dave Gadsby
• Herrington in a Nutshell Lois Nutwell
• Public Dig Days a Continued Success Lisa Plumley
• Volunteer Spotlight: Kay Spruell Lisa Plumley
• Eugene Chaney Foundation Grant Awarded Jane Cox

August 2001

• Pipe Kiln Expert Visits Lost Towns Project Al Luckenbach
• Intern Spotlight: Lauren Schiszik Mechelle Kerns-Nocerito
• (Why you should come to) The Lost Towns Project’s Lab Dave Gadsby
• Oyster Shell and Almshouse Research Projects Paul Mintz and Lisa Plumley
• Just what is a ‘Crumm Horn’? Al Luckenbach
• Hot on the Herrington Trail John Kille
• Volunteer Spotlight: Bob Bomback Mechelle Kerns-Nocerito

May 2001

• Seeking Herrington Jason Moser
• Pipe Decorating at Swan Cove Al Luckenbach
• The Naming of Warehouse Creek Mechelle Kerns-Nocerito
• What’s Going on in the Lost Town’s Lab? Dave Gadsby
• Swan Cove “Swan” Al Luckenbach
• Volunteer Spotlight: Marj Hegge Lisa Plumley
• The Search for Governor Benjamin Ogle Jane Cox
• Building a New Colonial Landscape John Kille
• New Chaney Hills Exhibit John Kille

February 2001

• All Hallow’s Parish: London Town’s Community Church Mechelle Kerns-Nocerito
• Look out Yankees, Here Comes Burle’s Brigade! Lisa Plumley
• What’s Going On in the Lost Town’s Lab! Dave Gadsby
• Volunteer Spotlight: Betty Williams Rosemarie Callage
• Another Lost Town? Paul Mintz
• Mystery Artifact Revealed! Shawn Sharpe
• Hancock’s Resolution Jason Moser
• New Education Funds Forthcoming John Kille
• Lost Town’s Internship Program Mechelle Kerns-Nocerito

November 2000

• Return to Swan Cove: Pipe Making in Providence Jane Cox
• Pipe Fever Hits Riva Road Rosemarie Callage
• What’s Going on in the Lost Town’s Lab? Dave Gadsby
• New Discovery: “Jenifer” Bottle Seal Lisa Plumley
• Lost Towns Project – Early Years Tony Lindauer
• Crossing the Patapsco: A Brief Lesson in Archival Research Paul Mintz
• Help Lost Town’s Archaeologists solve a mystery! Dave Gadsby
• A Closer Look at Our Colonial Environment John Kille
• Volunteer Spotlight: Jim Hooper Lisa Plumley

August 2000

• Delftware Motifs and the Dating of Rumney’s Tavern Al Luckenbach and John Kille
• What’s Going on in the Lost Town’s Lab? Dave Gadsby
• An Ode to the Hans Paul Mintz
• Volunteer Spotlight: Norrine Dedeyn Lisa Plumley
• Lost Papers of Al Luckenbach Paul Mintz
• Heraldry in London Town Mechelle Kerns
• Rumney’s Cellar Complete, Yields Last Secrets Al Luckenbach
• MPT to include Lost Towns Project in Series Lisa Plumley
• London Town Recognizes Lost Towns Volunteers Lisa Plumley
• Keeping Up with the New Crop of Summer Interns: A Road Map Lisa Plumley

May 2000

• The Rediscovery of Homewood’s Lot, Al Luckenbach
• Hancock’s Resolution: An Update, Jason Moser
• What’s going on in the Lost Town’s Lab? Dave Gadsby
• Recent Historical Research: The Portraiture of London Town, Mechelle Kerns
• ACT Won: Beck and Rosenberg, John Kille
• Archaeology Review in Anne Arundel County’s Planning and Code Enforcement, Jane Cox
• Volunteer Spotlight: Susan Morris, Lisa Plumley
• Linking History and Archaeology: A Glass Bottle Seal form Homewood’s Lot, Dave Gadsby
• Lost Towns Project Pulls in Key Grants, John Kille
• Logo For the Lost Towns Project! Lisa Plumley

February 2000

• Archaeology at London Town Designated a “Save America’s Treasures” Official Project, Jane Cox
• Looking Forward: Hancock’s Resolution, Jason Moser
• Chesapeake Life Magazine Writes Up Lost Towns, John Kille
• What’s Going on in the Lost Town’s Lab? Dave Gadsby
• Saving Treasures After They Come Out of the Ground, Shawn Sharpe
• The Day Nick News and MPT Came to Town, John Kille
• The Art of Data Management, Paul Mintz
• Gretel Brown Memorial Book Fund, Lisa Plumley
• Volunteer Spotlight: Steve Hans, Mechelle Kerns
• Chaney’s Hills Site: We’re Smokin’ Now! Rosemarie Callage
• Making the Past Come Alive, John Kille

November 1999

• The Chaney Hill’s Footprint, John Kille
• Animal Bones: Not Just What Was for Dinner, April Beisaw
• Leavy Neck: Providing More Insight Into Providence, Jane Cox
• What’s going on in the Lost Towns Lab?? April Beisaw
• London Town Research Update: Calling All Scots! Mechelle Kerns
• Teaching the Future: Education at London, Lisa Plumley
• Working Towards a Meaningful Experience: Adult Workshops for Inquiring Minds, Lisa Plumley
• Volunteer Spotlight: Joan Beck, Lisa Plumley
• In Memory: Gretel Brown and Dick Reed, Norrine Dedeyn and Tony Lindauer

August 1999

• London Town Excavations, Jason Moser, Jane Cox, Lisa Plumley
• What’s Going on in the Lost Town’s Lab? April Beisaw
• Colonial Brickmaking: Excavations at the Whitehall Brickyard, Jim Gibb
• Volunteer Spotlight: Bernie Rosenberg and Alex Lavish, Lisa Plumley
• Beyond the Park: Excavations at Larrimore Point, Lisa Plumley
• Volunteer Thanks, Lisa Plumley
• Excavations on Riva Road: Unearthing 17th-Century Cheney Family Structures, John Kille
• Ridout and Moss Internships Awarded, Lisa Plumley