Illinois Antiquity, Volume 52, Number 1 Illinois Association for Advancement of Archaeology Annual Meeting, April 22 - 23, 2017 Jarrett Prairie Center, Byron, Illinois Time is moving quickly and soon the IAAA annual meeting will be upon us. As announced earlier, the meeting will take place on the weekend of April 22 and 23. This means our meeting will fall on Earth Day. What better way to spend the day than with others interested in archaeology? We will gather at the Jarrett Prairie Center, the headquarters of the Byron Forest Preserve in Byron, Illinois. Located about 15 miles south of Rockford, and about 20 miles west of Interstate 39, the Jarrett Prairie Center will give us grand views of a limestone prairie, and allow us to tour the newly renovated Jarrett Prairie Center Museum and neighboring Heritage Farm Museum that illustrates changes in farming from 1840 to 1970. In addition to our business meeting, we will have an afternoon symposium on prehistoric lifeways along the Rock River, which runs past the conference site. Before you head home on Sunday, you can tour several prehistoric sites including two mound groups, a village site, and a shell midden. Details are being finalized but we can announce that there will be NO COST for attending this year’s meeting except for an optional box lunch on Saturday (amount to be determined). Although there is no registration for this conference, to get a head count to insure adequate morning snacks, please email IAAA President Sara Pfannkuche ([email protected]) to let her know that you will be attending. The tentative schedule is: Meeting location: Jarrett Prairie Center: 7993 North River Road, Byron, IL 61010 Saturday, April 22 schedule: • 9:00 a.m. coffee, snacks, and registration • 9:30 a.m. Meeting begins • 9:45 to 11:00 a.m. IAAA Business Meeting • 11:00 to 11:30 a.m. Guided tour of the Jarrett Prairie Center Museum • 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Lunch Break (IAAA Board Meeting) • 1:00 to 1:45 p.m. IAAA Chapter Presentations • 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. Symposium of the Rock River Archaeology • 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. Guided tour of the Byron Forest Preserve Heritage Farm Museum Sunday, April 23 schedule: • 8:30 a.m. Gather at Jarrett Prairie Center for coffee, snacks, and to figure out car pools. • 9:00 a.m. Tour local archaeological sites in the Byron and South Rockford vicinities: Tours will conclude by 1:00 p.m. We do not have a specific meeting hotel set up, but there are a number of overnight accommodations available in South Rockford (by the airport) and Oregon (to the south of Byron); there are no hotels in Byron where the Jarrett Prairie Center is located. • Oregon, Illinois: 15 minutes south of Byron - The Pinehill Inn: 122 North Third Street Oregon, IL 61061, (815) 732-4113 - The Paddlewheel Inn: 1457 IL Route 2, Oregon, IL 61061, (815) 732-0900 - Chateau Lodge: 1326 IL Route 2 North, Oregon, IL 61061, (815) 732-6195 - Pinehill Inn (Bed & Breakfast): 400 Mix St., Oregon, IL 61061, (815) 732-2067 • South Rockford by the airport: 20 minutes north of Byron - Airport Inn: 4419 11th St., Rockford, IL 61109, (815) 397-4000 - Howard Johnson: 3909 11th St., Rockford, IL 61109, (815) 397-9000 • Additional hotels can be found 30 minutes away, in Rockford or Rochelle.

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Illinois Antiquity, Volume 52, Number 1

Illinois Association for Advancement of Archaeology

Annual Meeting, April 22 - 23, 2017Jarrett Prairie Center, Byron, Illinois

Time is moving quickly and soon the IAAA annual meeting will be upon us. As announced earlier, the meeting will take place on the weekend of April 22 and 23. This means our meeting will fall on Earth Day. What better way to spend the day than with others interested in archaeology? We will gather at the Jarrett Prairie Center, the headquarters of the

Byron Forest Preserve in Byron, Illinois. Located about 15 miles south of Rockford, and about 20 miles west of Interstate 39, the Jarrett Prairie Center will give us grand views of a limestone prairie, and allow us to tour the newly renovated Jarrett Prairie Center Museum and neighboring Heritage Farm Museum that illustrates changes in farming from 1840 to 1970.

In addition to our business meeting, we will have an afternoon symposium on prehistoric lifeways along the Rock River, which runs past the conference site. Before you head home on Sunday, you can tour several prehistoric sites including two mound groups, a village site, and a shell midden.

Details are being finalized but we can announce that there will be NO COST for attending this year’s meeting except for an optional box lunch on Saturday (amount to be determined).

Although there is no registration for this conference, to get a head count to insure adequate morning snacks, please email IAAA President Sara Pfannkuche ([email protected]) to let her know that you will be attending.

The tentative schedule is:

Meeting location: Jarrett Prairie Center: 7993 North River Road, Byron, IL 61010

Saturday, April 22 schedule:

• 9:00 a.m. coffee, snacks, and registration• 9:30 a.m. Meeting begins• 9:45 to 11:00 a.m. IAAA Business Meeting• 11:00 to 11:30 a.m. Guided tour of the Jarrett Prairie Center Museum• 11:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Lunch Break (IAAA Board Meeting)• 1:00 to 1:45 p.m. IAAA Chapter Presentations• 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. Symposium of the Rock River Archaeology• 4:00 to 5:30 p.m. Guided tour of the Byron Forest Preserve Heritage FarmMuseum

Sunday, April 23 schedule:

• 8:30 a.m. Gather at Jarrett Prairie Center for coffee, snacks, and to figure out car pools.• 9:00 a.m. Tour local archaeological sites in the Byron and South Rockford vicinities: Tours will conclude by 1:00 p.m.

We do not have a specific meeting hotel set up, but there are a number of overnight accommodations available in South Rockford (by the airport) and Oregon (to the south of Byron); there are no hotels in Byron where the Jarrett Prairie Center is located.

• Oregon, Illinois: 15 minutes south of Byron- The Pinehill Inn: 122 North Third Street Oregon, IL 61061, (815) 732-4113- The Paddlewheel Inn: 1457 IL Route 2, Oregon, IL 61061, (815) 732-0900- Chateau Lodge: 1326 IL Route 2 North, Oregon, IL 61061, (815) 732-6195- Pinehill Inn (Bed & Breakfast): 400 Mix St., Oregon, IL 61061, (815) 732-2067

• South Rockford by the airport: 20 minutes north of Byron- Airport Inn: 4419 11th St., Rockford, IL 61109, (815) 397-4000- Howard Johnson: 3909 11th St., Rockford, IL 61109, (815) 397-9000

• Additional hotels can be found 30 minutes away, in Rockford or Rochelle.

Sara

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