Chapter Meeting Abstracts
 


North Fork Chapter 29
 
Meets at 7 pm on the 3rd Friday of each month except December, June and July at the   Presbyterian Church Education Building,
Corner of Main and White Street
 Brookville , PA 15825

Everyone Welcome

Contact ken Burkett

kenburkett@comcast.net

(814) 229-2816

 

  Chapter and
Regional Events Schedule

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  ELK EXPO 2025 
July 26th and 27th
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Chapter Meeting
Friday, August 15
Brian Fritz
Recent Paleoindian Excavations in

Pennsylvania and Maryland.   

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Artifact Show
Saturday, August 30
9:00  - 3:00
Jefferson County Fairgrounds
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Chapter Meeting
Friday, September 19 
Tom Rabbitt
Curtis Rockshelter
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 Chapter meeting
Friday October 17 
Ken Burkett
Projectile Pointy Typology 1
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Chapter Meeting
Friday, November 21 
Ken Burkett
Projectile Pointy Typology 2
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NO Meeting in December

 

 


  

 


 

 

 
 


Upcoming Program Abstracts

Recent Paleoindian Excavations in Pennsylvania and Maryland

Brian will present two short presentations on Recent Paleoindian Excavations in Pennsylvania and Maryland.  One will be Finding Clovis at the Barton Site with the Paleo Digger and the second will be a review of Dr. Kurt Carr’s ongoing excavations at the famous Paleo Indian Shoop Site. 
 

Curtis Rockshelters 36BT289

 The Curtis Rock Shelter is a single component Monongahela culture site that conforms to the Johnson Phase Monongahela and appears    contemporary with the Bonnie Brook Village site in East Butler Pa.  This program will discuss the site, its associated artifacts and regional affiliations.

Projectile Point Typology Session 1
This interactive program will discuss aspects of prehistoric projectile points found in regionally in western Pennsylvania.  Program will include a presentation of materials used to make points, an overview of manufacturing stages, wear and use and hallmark traits and terminology.  We will also review point types from the Paleo Indian, Early, Middle and Late Archaic periods.

 Projectile Point Typology Session 2
This will be a continuation of  last months program centering on the  point types and uses of the Early, Middle and Late Woodland Periods.  Participants will also have a hands on opportunity to review a collection and create a time line of artifacts by typing them. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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2025 Meeting Schedule