by Erin-Lee McGuire | Jun 11, 2018 | Blog
When it comes to envisioning their plans for the summer, most students dream of days on the beach perfecting their tan. Others may frantically apply for jobs or set out on adventures around the world. Most, however, don’t plan to spend part of their summer in a...
by David Klok | May 21, 2018 | Blog
May 17th was our first day of the field school actually spent in the field, at Emanu-el cemetery. Personally, it was also the first time that I can remember having ever been in a cemetery, something I only realized when I sat down to write this post. I have been very...
by Erin-Lee McGuire | May 27, 2017 | Blog
At our first visit to Congregation Emanu-El Cemetery, we were confused as to why there were so many stones of varying sizes and colors lying on and around the monuments. Interested in learning about this specific mourning ritual of placing stones on the graves of the...
by Melanie Heizer | Apr 5, 2017 | Blog
This past weekend a group of seven past students from the Emanu-El field course took part in the Society for American Archaeology Annual Meeting in Vancouver BC. As an undergraduate student looking at continuing on to a masters degree, this was a hugely exciting...
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...
