Over
400 years ago, a group of Native Americans abandoned a hand made canoe, or
perhaps the Spaniards scuttled it as they left the area. Regardless of how it
came to be in the pluffmud off Parris Island, it was found by James Cooler, extricated and put in storage for over a decade.
Recently
the project of restoring it was undertaken by Lynn Harris, PhD, assistant
professor at East Carolina University in Greenville, NC. After much hard work,
the canoe will be on display at the Parris Island Museum.
To
celebrate the unveiling of the canoe exhibition, the Parris Island Museum and
Historic Society and the Archaeology Society of South Carolina Beaufort Chapter
are partnering to present a dutch treat luncheon and lecture in the Regimental
Room at Traditions on Parris Island on Wed. June 18th at 11:30 for luncheon and
12:15 lecture.
According
to Dennis Brennan of the PIM &HS, "We are very pleased to have this
great new exhibition at the Parris Island Museum. We will be partnering with
the Archaeology Society of SC/Beaufort Chapter to host a reception after the
luncheon and lecture at Traditions. The lecture and reception are free and open
to the public but we would like everyone to RSVP so that we'll know how many
chairs to have set up. Lunch will be dutch treat at the Traditions lunch
buffet."
"The
lunch will begin at 11:30 and the lecture with Dr. Steve Wise introducing Lynn
Harris and several of the students that participated in the creation of the
display, will start promptly at 12:15 and last about 30 minutes. We will
adjourn to the Parris Island Museum where we'll have a ribbon cutting and a
reception with light refreshments at 1 pm."
Please note: As the Marine Corps Recruit Depot is a military installation, everyone should allow extra time to get through the Main Gate. To get a pass, one must provide proper paperwork
for your automobile (driver's license, current vehicle registration and
insurance.)(It's a painless process under normal conditions but it can take an additional 5 to 10 minutes or more depending on how many other people are having to register at the Main Gate).
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