CNEHA 2007 Conference

2007 Annual Conference Dear Colleague: We are very excited to invite you to attend the 2007 CNEHA Conference in Buffalo, New York, from Friday, October 26 to Sunday, October 28, 2007. This web page includes preliminary information on the program, tours, and activities. Any questions, comments, or suggestions, please contact us. Elizabeth S. Peña & Susan Maguire Conference & Program Co-Chairs penaes@buffalostate.edu maguirse@buffalostate.edu
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Preliminary Program Download the Preliminary Program for the Conference HERE (70KB PDF)
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Registration To register for the conference, please download the registration form and mail it to the address listed. The conference registration fees will be: Advance Registration for paid 2007 CNEHA members: $55.00 US/$62.00 CDN Advance Registration for non-members: $65.00 US/$72.00 CDN Student Registration with ID: $25.00 US/$28.00 CDN Late/At-Door Registration fee: $65.00 US/$72.00 CDN (Student $35.00 US/$38.00 CDN) Banquet (Sat., October 27th 6:30-9:30): $30 US/$34 CDN ($20 US/$22 CDN Students) Download Registration form as a Word Document (103KB) Download Registration form as a PDF Document (675KB) DEADLINE FOR PRE-REGISTRATION is October 1, 2007.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Conference Hotel The Hyatt Regency Buffalo will be the location for our conference. The hotel is in the heart of downtown Buffalo, close to restaurants, shopping, and historic architectural sites. The Hyatt has extended a special conference rate of $112.00/night (single, double, triple, & quad occupancy). When calling for reservations (1-800-233-1234), please mention that you are with the Archaeology Conference. The Hyatt has created our own conference web page for online reservations or you can download a reservation form to fax to the hotel. Please visit the Buffalo Hyatt website for more information. The deadline for hotel registration is October 11.
Conference Reception The conference reception will be held at the Buffalo State College Art Conservation Department in Rockwell Hall. Visit our labs and studios, and see archaeological artifacts, historic documents, and artwork undergoing conservation treatment. You will also have a chance to visit the Metcalfe Rooms in Rockwell Hall which were removed from a now demolished 1884 McKim, Mead, and White residence in Buffalo. The grand stair hall of this house is at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
Conference Banquet After a full day of papers, we can all relax and sample local delicacies including wings and beef on weck at the conference banquet, only $30 ($20 for students!). The banquet will be held at the Pearl Street Grill & Brewery, a late 19th-century manufacturing building turned micro-brewery, located a nice walk or a short (and free) Metro Rail ride from the hotel (Fountain Plaza stop to Seneca stop). This restaurant is a local favorite in the historic Joseph Ellicott Historic Preservation District downtown.
Book Room We are planning a book exchange for the CNEHA book room. If you have duplicate volumes or are deaccessioning your library, consider bringing books to donate to the book exchange. At the meeting, please stop in the book room to adopt a book! For more information on this and other book room questions, please contact book room coordinators Don Smith (dsmith@panamconsultants.com) or Kathy Leacock (leacockh@buffalostate.edu).
Workshop (Updated Description!) "Developing a Context for Historic Homesteads, Part II" will take place at the Warren Hull House in Lancaster, NY. The Hull House is a rare surviving Federal style stone structure, c.1810, retaining a great deal of its original features and woodwork. The workshop will include presentations by Doug Mackey (SHPO, New York State), Doug Perrelli and Ryan Austin (Archaeological Survey, University at Buffalo), and LouAnn Wurst (SUNY-Brockport) on research goals and current issues. A presentation ("Seeing isn't always believing: an archaeological perspective on GPR") and hands-on GPR experience with geophysicist Phillip Stokes is part of the program. Participation is limited to 15 people. Transportation and lunch provided. Cost: $25
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Plans for Friday tours include:

Old Fort Niagara	The Martin House & Frederick Law Olmsted	Lockport Locks Erie Canal Cruise
Standing on a bluff above Lake Ontario not far from Niagara Falls, Old Fort Niagara has dominated the entrance to the Niagara River since 1726. The fort played an important role in the struggles of France, Great Britain, and the United States to control the Great Lakes region of North America, and also helped shape the destinies of the Iroquois and the nation of Canada. Old Fort Niagara offers a unique collection of original military architecture and fortifications from the 18th and 19th Century, as well as living history events and programs, historical exhibits and collections, archaeology, and education. This full day tour will include brief stops at various points of interest to the region's military history, but will focus on a visit to the site of Fort Niagara, including its archaeology/ collections care facility and new visitors' center. The tour might stop briefly at Niagara Falls. Transportation and lunch provided. Cost: $30	The Darwin D. Martin House Complex was Wright's most comprehensive residential design. In addition, the special relationship between Martin and Wright resulted in an unsurpassed wealth of correspondence on the design, making it the most completely documented Wright commission in existence. Beginning in 1868, Frederick Law Olmsted and his partners created a series of parks and parkways for Buffalo that attracted national and international attention. His work for Buffalo occupied a prominent place in his influential career as park planner and urban reformer. Olmsted and his partner Calvert Vaux implemented a comprehensive series of parks and parkways in Buffalo that pioneered the concept of the metropolitan recreational system. Enjoy a walking tour of Olmsted's "emerald necklace" landscape design in Buffalo followed by an in depth tour of Frank Lloyd Wright's Darwin Martin House Complex. This tour will begin at 1pm at the Martin House site. Cost: $15	Hand-dug to connect the Hudson River with the Niagara River, the 363-mile Erie Canal is truly a great engineering feat. Originally, 83 stone locks overcame the 571-foot difference in the level between the rivers. Enlarged in the early 1900's, now 35 locks allow larger vessels to travel across New York State. Experience a unique 2-hour cruise which includes "locking through" and being raised the 49 ft. elevation of the Niagara Escarpment in the only double set of locks on the Erie Canal. You will pass under bridges that raise straight up, see water cascade over Lockport's famous "Flight of Five" 1840's locks, and travel through the solid walls of the "rock cut" as your captain describes the architecture, sights, and folklore along the way. Transportation and lunch provided. Cost: $30 Click HERE for a streaming video of the Lockport Locks and footage of a cruise.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Conference Committee: Elizabeth S. Peña, Conference & Program Co-Chair - penaes@buffalostate.edu Susan Maguire, Conference & Program Co-Chair - maguirse@buffalostate.edu Meredeth Lavelle, Conference Vice-Chair and Designer Kathy Leacock, Registration Chair and Raffle Organizer Lisa Anselmi, Volunteer Coordinator Don Smith, Book Room Chair

Click HERE to download
the latest Buffalo Niagara Visitor Guide
(4.6MB PDF file)