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Archaeology Day & Riverside 25th Anniversary Commemoration

October 21, 2018 @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm

- FREE

Come out for a free family-friendly event and connect with your “inner Indiana Jones” on Sunday, October 21st from 1 PM to 5 PM. We’ve chosen to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the opening of Riverside, the Farnsley-Moremen Landing with the revival of our Archaeology Day event!

Featured activities include:

  • public archaeology dig
  • prehistoric Native American tools and technology demonstrations
  • brick making activity
  • special archaeology tours of the Farnsley-Moremen House and grounds
  • artifact identification and processing
  • talks on “Kentucky Before Boone” presented by Gwynn Henderson of the Kentucky Archaeological Survey and “Historic Clothing” (there is an archaeology connection!) presented by Brian Cushing of Historic Locust Grove
  • Dedication of the “David Armstrong Pavilion”
  • Planned release of new book on Riverside!

~ Food concessions provided by Valley Dairy Freeze ~

Details

Date:
October 21, 2018
Time:
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Cost:
FREE
Event Categories:
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Venue

Riverside, the Farnsley-Moremen Landing

Details

Date:
October 21, 2018
Time:
1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Cost:
FREE
Event Categories:
,

Venue

Riverside, the Farnsley-Moremen Landing
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