MCHS Annual Meeting: Morrison County Archaeology & the Douglas Birk Collection

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Morrison
County has a rich archaeological history, and this year the Morrison County
Historical Society’s annual meeting will focus on that with its program
“Morrison County Archaeology & the Douglas Birk Collection.”

The
program features guest speaker Rob Mann, Associate Professor of Anthropology at
St. Cloud State University. He will be discussing his involvement with the
Little Elk Heritage Preserve (LEHP) and the Doug Birk collection. LEHP is an
archaeological site at the confluence of the Little Elk and Mississippi Rivers.
It contains multiple important sites such as a fur trade post, a mission, an
Ojibwe chief’s cabin, and a townsite. Noted Archaeologist Douglas Birk
initially excavated the site and many others in the county. His collection is
housed at St. Cloud State University. The LEHP collection was given to the
Morrison County Historical Society, and is now on permanent loan at St. Cloud
State University and being maintained by the Department of Anthropology. Rob
Mann is overseeing the organization of both collections.

MCHS’s
annual program will take place on Wednesday, September 8, 2021, at Bingo Park’s
shelter, 109 E 6th Street in Randall, MN. Social hour starts at 6:00 PM. The
program starts at 6:30 and will begin with MCHS’s annual meeting, during which
the election of board members will take place.

The cost
of the annual program is $10 per person. Register online at https://morrison-county-historical-society.square.site/ or by calling 320-632-4007. The
event is open to the public.

 In order to prevent the spread of the
highly-infectious Delta variant of COVID-19, masks will be required for both
vaccinated and unvaccinated attendees.