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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Chapter 1
Over that past half century, many hundreds of people have contributed to the exploration of St. Mary’s City. In partic- ular, I would like to express gratitude to Dr. Garry Wheeler Stone who founded the archaeology program and inspired many of the discoveries, the late Dr. Lois Green Carr, a remarkable historian who always appreciated the value of archaeological knowledge for understanding the past, and research department members including the late Alexander H. Morrison, George Miller, Robert Keeler, Timothy Ri- ordan and Silas Hurry. Archaeology is always a team effort and the St. Mary’s work has included generations of field school students, professional archaeologists, graduate stu- dents, laboratory crews, many volunteers, and support from the museum’s administrators and maintenance staff. None of these archaeological discoveries would be possible with- out the labor and ideas of many people working together. All deserve a sincere thank you for their efforts.
—Henry M. Miller
Chapter 2
The descriptions and analyses presented in this chapter were possible thanks to the generosity of a number of institutions and individuals. I would like to express my thanks to the Maryland Archaeological Conservation Laboratory (MAC Lab) and the Naval Air Station Patuxent River for provid- ing access to the collections on which this study is based. I am grateful to the researchers who excavated, cataloged, and made available artifacts and/or data from these sites, including Edward E. Chaney, James G. Gibb, Silas Hurry, Louis Berger Associates, Inc., Henry M. Miller, Rebecca J. Morehouse, Dennis J. Pogue, Michael A. Smolek, Garry Wheeler Stone, Scott M. Strickland, and R. Christopher Goodwin & Associates, Inc. Landowners, including Mr. Steuart Bowling, Captain and Mrs. James Clifton, CRJ Associates, Inc., Mr. and Mrs. James L. Hill, Historic St. Mary’s City, Mrs. Barbara Howell, the Jefferson Patterson Park and Museum, The Town of Leonardtown, and the Naval Air Station Patuxent River, graciously permitted access to the archaeological sites on their properties. I would like to thank Tim Horsley for his remote sensing work at Notley Hall. I am especially grateful to Scott M. Strick- land for the graphics and for his ongoing advice in the
effort to understand Maryland history.
Many of the sites and artifacts described in this paper
can be found curated in digital form on colonialencounters.org. This research was made possible through generous grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities and Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. Sullivan. —Julia A. King
Chapter 4
Projects happen through hard work and collaboration. Cheers to the many characters who made the project at Mount Calvert a reality through sweat and a little blood. In alphabetical order and my apologies for any omissions: Melanie Allred, Matt Cochran, Beth Cole, Don Creveling, Dennis Curry, Bruce Falkinburg, Jennifer Falkinburg, Tom Forhan, Chris Funches, Les Graves, Michelle Hammer, Allison Hawley, Stephanie Meredith, Maureen Kavanagh, Kristin Montaperto, Paul Newman, David Piper, Chardé Reid, Sara Rivers-Cofield, Gennadiy Shoykhedbrod, Jennifer Stabler, Karen Stark, Emily Swain, Sara Walker, Jackie Whipple, Erin Wingfield, and Jenna Zimmerman.
—Michael T. Lucas
Chapter 5
This chapter is dedicated to the memory of Nancy Wolfe, who passed away shortly after fieldwork was completed at the Secowocomoco site described herein. It is owners like Nancy whose graciousness and interest in history have made archaeological projects possible. I would also like to recog- nize other land owners and managers for their access and support. This includes Kirsti Uunila and Karyn Molines of the Calvert County Government, Patrick Bright and Karen Jarboe of the Maryland Department of Natural Resourc- es, and Robert Moreland of Indiantown Farm. Compara- tive artifact data used in this chapter was also taken from the ColonialEncounters.org website, the data from which is made available through the efforts of Dr. Julia King and Greg Brown. I would also like to thank the staff, students, and volunteers from St. Mary’s College of Maryland, the Archeological Society of Maryland, and residents of the greater Southern Maryland community who all played crucial roles in completing field work in a timely manner and helping out whenever possible. —Scott M. Strickland
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