San Juan Basin Archaeological Society

San Juan Basin Archaeological Society

Chapter of the Colorado Archaeological Society

The San Juan Basin Archaeological Society... exploring, learning about, and preserving
archaeological, cultural, and historical resources in the Four Corners region since 1979.

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Annual Summer Picnic and Potluck Dinner - Thursday, June 19^th

We are having our annual summer picnic at Old Fort Lewis south of Hesperus, CO. Festivities will commence at 5:00 p.m. Thursday, June 19th. This is a potluck, so please bring your own table service and a dish for eight with a serving utensil as outlined below:

A - G Salad H - M Dessert N - Z Main Dish

Next Field Trip - TOADLENA TRADING POST - May 16

Jan and Ralph Blanchard have scheduled a tour of the Trading Post and its interesting museum, followed by lunch and then a guided, light hike to local ruins. A visit to a weaver in her hogan may be included. If you would like to participate, please call the Blanchards at 382-9058. We plan to depart from Santa Rita Park at 7 a.m., and leave Toadlena about 3 p.m. Local grandmothers will provide lunch ($15), which we will advise them of in advance.

Trip Leaders: Jan and Ralph Blanchard 382-9058 blanchard@mydurango.net

Moki Messenger - May 2008

Please click on this link for excerpts from John Sanders' Moki Messenger - May 2008.

Old Spanish Trail Conference in Durango - Saturday, May 10, 2008

The San Juan Mountains Association (SJMA), in partnership with the Center of Southwest Studies, is pleased to announce the Old Spanish Trail Conference taking place this Saturday, May 10^th, at the Center of Southwest Studies, Fort Lewis College. The conference is free and will be held at the Center from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. The event includes talks, Hispanic weaving demonstrations, performance by Ballet Folklorico de Durango, a presentation of historic Trail-related documents, and a guided tour of the Old Spanish Trail Exhibit. On Sunday, May 11^th there will be field trips to nearby segments of the Trail, hosted by the Old Spanish Trail Association. The conference is funded, in part, by the National Park Service and the Colorado Council for the Arts. Please join us for an interesting conference and don't miss the final weekend of the outstanding Old Spanish Trail Exhibit. For additional information, contact Ruth Lambert, Cultural Program Director at SJMA at 385-1267.

CAS Newsletter

The April 2008 issue of the Colorado Archaeological Society/Northern Colorado Chapter newsletter, the Folsom Point, has been posted. You may click on the following link to open the newsletter: http://www.fortnet.org/casncc/newsletter/2008-04-Folsom.pdf