There were 42 registered persons, and nearly all of the NHAS board. The room was about right and the lighting and audio were fine. Sheila Charles was well-spoken despite having bronchitis, and was tasteful and interesting about privies. Tom Mailhot talked about Jeeps and other targets of strafing at the New Boston Air Base. Nate Hamilton spoke about excavations on Smuttynose and with his haul of stratified/datable fish skeletons has made a climate researcher very happy. Terry Fifield's presentation about a cave off the Vancouver coast with 40 thousand year old bear bones and lithics from approximately 10 thousand years ago. Everyone enjoyed the tour of the remodeled Mount Kearsarge Indian Museum which was conducted after the meeting.

PROGRAM:

9:00 – 9:50am: Registration and morning refreshments

9:50 – 10:00am: Welcome note by NHAS President Sheila Charles

10:00 – 10:30am: Sheila Charles, Strawbery Banke Museum

10:30 – 11:00am: Thomas Mailhot, JMA Project Archaeologist; “From Wrecks to Resource: Studying the Lifecycle of Automobile Targets in New Boston, NH”

11:00 – 11:15am: Morning Break

11:15am – 12:00pm: Nathan Hamilton, PhD, University of Maine at Gorham; “Environmental Archaeology on Smuttynose Island, Isle of Shoals”

12:00 – 1:15pm: Lunch (Included with pre-registration)

1:30 – 2:00pm: Annual Meeting / Members Forum; Deborah Duranceau & Dawn Lassman are the nominees for the two Executive Board/Members-at-Large positions

2:00 – 2:30pm: Terence E. Fifield, Archaeologist, White Mountain National Forest; “On Your Knees: Cave Overview and the Shuká Kaa Honor Ceremony", Tongass National Forest, Southeast Alaska.

2:30 – 3:00pm: Guided Tour of the Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum