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Research Trip: St. Mary’s City Bound
Posted on September 9, 2010 | View CommentsBetween a vacation and moving, the past couple of months have had me living out of a suitcase pretty regularly; the coming few months are no different. While my home base of operations for writing the dissertation has me in Williamsburg, the location of my... -
Big Changes…
Posted on July 9, 2010 | View CommentsI have spent most of my life in East Lansing, Michigan. I grew up here, I attend elementary, middle, high and graduate school here, my family lives here. The time I didn’t spend here was down the street, attending Kalamazoo College. I have made what... -
Process or Methodology?
Posted on February 22, 2010 | View CommentsThe role of the advisor is just that, to give advice. My advisor, Kenneth Lewis, came through big time last week during an impromptu meeting we had last week about my dissertation research questions (still being worked on, but I’ll post them once they’re completed).... -
The Thinking Stage
Posted on February 1, 2010 | View CommentsI am working on my dissertation proposal. Or so I say. I haven’t really written much. But, that should all change this week. This week, I start writing. Up until that point, I’ve been Thinking. I’ve been in the Thinking Stage. For me, this stage... -
The Real Next Step: Dissertation Proposal
Posted on January 4, 2010 | View CommentsAs fun as it is to think that I will have all the time in the world to sit around and read great books, passing comprehensive exams is really just the beginning of the important part of my time in graduate school. The fun/hard part... -
Early Chesapeake History and Culture Conference: Recap
Posted on November 23, 2009 | View CommentsThis past weekend I was in Solomon’s Island, Maryland, for the Early Chesapeake History and Culture Conference, which was hosted by the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, in cooperation with Historic St. Mary’s City and St. Mary’s College of Maryland. It was... -
Research and Conference Trip: St. Mary’s City
Posted on November 18, 2009 | View CommentsOver the next week and a half, I will be venturing to Southern Maryland for a variety of reasons. First, I will be attending a conference on Early Chesapeake history and culture on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. I’m excited about this conference, since it will... -
HSMC has a new director
Posted on September 16, 2008 | View CommentsI just learned that Historic St. Mary’s City has hired a new director, Dr. Regina Faden. Dr. Faden was originally the director of Mark Twain’s Boyhood Home and Museum (not to be confused with the Mark Twain Home and Museum, which is struggling economically) , and will... -
Sketch Up
Posted on June 2, 2008 | View CommentsAs promised, I wanted to write a little bit about the application of Google Sketch Up to archaeological research, and a little bit about how I am planning on using it. Over the last couple days, I have been playing around with Sketch Up, to...
