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The discussion of New Harmony can't help but make me feel a bit nostalgic, as the farm where I was raised as a child was on land that was originally part of the third Harmonist settlement in Economy, Pennsylvania. Based on my childhood memories of frequent encounters on the property with 19th century archaeological material, such as the bucketful of well-preserved artifacts my mother found while gardening and the semi-filled well I clearly remember my father capping with concrete to keep us kids out, it seems like there is the potential for quite a bit of interesting archaeology to be conducted in the area. I haven't been back to the immediate locale for years, but when we moved away (about 20 years ago), the area was still surprisingly rural given its proximity to Pittsburgh. According to local folklore, the famously prosperous Harmonists had supposedly buried large amounts of gold on the property as well. Alas, my brothers and I never were fortunate enough to stumble upon any mysterious chests in the woods! ________________________________ From: Discussion List for Contemporary and Historical Archaeology on behalf of Pat Reynolds Sent: Thu 1/25/2007 4:08 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [CHA] New Harmony In message <[log in to unmask]>, lineone <[log in to unmask]> writes >I wonder if list members know of any work being done on the new harmony >settlement? > >p g-b > This one: http://www.ulib.iupui.edu/KADE/newharmony/home.html? The connection with USGS seems to offer some potential beyond the museum, university connection, and historic place-to-stay developments. Cheers, Pat -- Pat Reynolds