John H. Jameson & Sherene Baugher 
Past Meets Present 
Archaeologists Partnering with Museum Curators, Teachers, and Community Groups

The last decade has witnessed increased interest in establishing partnerships between professional practitioners in public interpretation and educational institutions to excavate and preserve the past. These developments have occurred amidst a realization that community-based partnerships are the most effective mechanism for long-term success. With international contributions, this volume addresses these latest trends and provides case studies of successful partnerships.

Table of Content

Public Interpretation, Outreach, and Partnering: an Introduction – John H. Jameson Jr. and Sherene Baugher Part 1. Historic Sites and Museums 1. Delivering the Archaeological Message: the Louisbourg Experience – Bruce Fry (Parks Canada) 2. Interpreting a Vanished City: Translating Archaeological Discoveries into Public Exhibits – Henry M. Miller (St. Mary’s City) 3. The Whole Site is the Artifact: Interpreting the St. John’s Site, St. Mary’s City, Maryland – Silas D. Hurry and Dorsey Bodeman (St Mary’s City) 4. Community-based Public Archaeology and Outreach at Port Arthur World Heritage Site, Tasmania – Jody Steele, Greg Jackman, Julia Clark, and Richard Tuffin (Port Arthur Historic Site Management Authority, Tasmania) Part 2. Ethnic Communities 5. Engaging Local Communities in Archaeology: Observations from a Maya site in Yucatán, Méxicolisa – Lisa Breglia (Wesleyan University) 6. ‘The Other from Within: A Commentary.’– Whitney Battle-Baptiste (Cornell University) 7. Archaeological Outreach and Indigenous Communities: A Personal Commentary – Lance Foster (Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska; Native Rights, Land and Culture, Office of Hawaiian Affairs) 8. New Ways of Looking at the Past: Archaeological Education at the Houston Museum of Natural Science – Patricia (Pam) Wheat (Houston Museum of Natural Science), Dorothy Lippert (Smithsonian Institution), Dirk Van Tuerenhout (Houston Museum of Natural Science), and Eliza Phelps (Houston Museum of Natural Science) 9. Building Bridges through Public Anthropology in the Haudenosaunee Homeland Brooke Hansen and Jack Rossen (Ithaca College) 10. Metepenagiag: A First Nation of Three Thousand Years – Madeline Augustine (Metepenagiag Heritage Park), Christopher Turnbull (Parks Canada), Patricia Allen (Parks Canada), and Pamela Ward (Metepenagiag Heritage Park) Part 3. Universities 11. Outport Archaeology: Community Archaeology in Newfoundland – Peter E. Pope and Stephen F. Mills (Memorial University of Newfoundland) 12. Partnering with the Public: Community Outreach as a Component of College Archaeology Courses – Sherene Baugher (Cornell University) 13. Partners in Preservation: The Binghamton University Community Archaeology Program (CAP) – Nina Versaggi (Binghamton University) 14. Archaeology to the Lay Public in Brazil: Three Experiences – Pedro Paulo A. Funari, (University at Caminas, Sao Paulo), Nanci Vieira de Oliveira (University of Rio de Janeiro), and Elizabete Tamanini (Instituto Educacional Luterano de Santa Catarina [IELUSC], Brazil) Part 4. Public Schools 15. Public Archeology in the Baltimore Schools – Patrice L. Jeppson and George H. Brauer (Baltimore City Schools) 16. The Captive versus non-captive: strategies for formal and informal archaeological outreach programs – Carol J. Ellick (SRI Foundation) 17. Adventures in Archaeology at the Ontario Heritage Trust- Dena Doroszenko (Ontario Heritage Trust) 18. Excavating the Past: 20 Years of Archaeology on Long Island, NY with Students – Gaynell Stone (Suffolk County Archaeological Association) 19.Transportation Collections: On the Road to Good Public Education – Ann-Eliza Lewis (Massachusetts Historical Commission) Part 5. Public Agencies and Professional Organizations 20. Parks Canada and Public Archaeology in Atlantic Canada – Denise Hansen (Parks Canada Atlantic Service Centre, Halifax, NS) and Jonathan Fowler (Armbrae Academy, Halifax, NS) 21. Fostering Emotional and Intellectual Connections to Resource Meanings for Communities and Teache