by Melanie Heizer | Feb 26, 2017 | Blog
This spring marks my third year of working in the cemetery with Dr. McGuire and this project. I have had the exciting opportunity to get to conduct independent field work, building on the work that I started in 2015 when I participated in the class. Through out this...
by Brittany Walker | Feb 5, 2017 | Blog
In 2015, I was fortunate enough to be part of the Heritage Archaeology field course with the University of Victoria. Our main focus, at the time, was mapping the Emanu-El Cemetery in Victoria, B.C. while learning about monument assessment and conservation. In the two...
by Nicole Smirl | Jul 7, 2016 | Blog
In all honesty, I had no idea what to expect when I signed on to present my group’s poster at the synagogue recently. I was delighted with the opportunity to re-visit my group’s work and be a part of the project again, but it’s a bit nerve wracking to present on a...
by Erin | Jun 22, 2016 | Blog
Are You Prepared for your Time in the Field? 3 Things I learned from a Month of Cemetery Field Work. #1: Never Underestimate the Elements: Cemetery work is not like other types of archaeological work where you might be in remote areas and unfamiliar settings with no...
by Erin | Jun 13, 2016 | Blog
Tuesday May 31st was our last day in the field at the Congregation Emanu-el cemetery. It is now the time for my fellow classmates and myself to take to the pen or in this case, to the keyboard to compile our research into reports, presentation posters, blog entries,...
by Erin | May 27, 2016 | Blog
On Thursday, we visited the UVic Archives in the basement of the McPherson Library. Here are Cole’s thoughts from later that same evening. Today we visited the university archives to look for information regarding the cemetery. We were given a lesson on what...
