Mound City Archaeological Society (MCAS)
Meeting Minutes; Tuesday, May 1, 2007
Prepared by Janet Kneller, Secretary


Call to Order: 
The business meeting of the Mound City Archaeological Society (MCAS) was called to order at


6:37 p.m. at the Missouri Historical Museum (MHM) by Greg Paulus, MCAS President. Greg 
welcomed everyone to the May meeting of MCAS. 
Guest Speaker 
June 5, 2007 at 7:00 pm “The Search for Amelia Earhart: New Evidence in a 70-year-old 
Mystery”, guest speaker archaeologist Jennings Bunn, Jr. will be discussing recent research and 
evidence to explain what really happened to Amelia Earhart. 

Minutes:
Larry Kinsella motioned and Carol Baluka seconded to wave the reading of the minutes of the
April meeting and approve them as written. Motion carried. 


Treasury:
Carol Baluka, MCAS Treasurer reported a treasury balance of $2,117.99. MCAS has a total
membership of 105.


Announcements: 

1) John Kelly announced that Powell Archaeological Research Center (PARC) is having a 
Clean-Up Day Sunday May 6, 2007 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. 
2) May 6, 2007 at 2:00 pm 40th Annual Mushroom Fry at Kinsella’s. Bring a dish to pass. 
3) MCAS won 3 place, $80.00 from Trivia Night. Earl Fey motioned and Alice Fugate rd 
seconded that the $80.00 be donated to Archaeology Month. Motion carried. Greg 
Paulus donated the $30.00 he received for giving a talk to MCAS. 
4) May 14, 2007 Three Rivers Archaeological Society Meeting at Mastodon State Park. 
5) The Sutter-Meyer Farmhouse Society will meet on May 15, 2007 at 7 pm at the Pershing 
School library in University City. Membership is $18.73, which is also the year the 
farmhouse was constructed. Excavations are scheduled to begin on May 26, 2007 at 
8:00 am. 

6) 
May 16 - 20, 2007 26th Annual Fort Osage Knap-In, Booneville, MO. I-70 exit 111. 

7) 
Three summer field schools will take place at Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site. 
The University of Missouri, St. Louis for 3 weeks from May 21-June 8, 2007 under the 
direction of Dr. Lucretia S. Kelly. 
Washington University for 6 weeks from June 4-July 13, 2007 under the direction of Dr. 
John E. Kelly. 


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Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville 8 weeks from June 11-August 3, 2007 under
the direction of Dr. Mary Vermillion.


Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site:
May 5, 2007 at 2:00 pm Storytelling Program- 26th Annual St. Louis Storytelling
Festival.
May 17, 2007 at 7:30 pm Cahokia Archaeological Society Meeting.
May 19, 2007 from 10:00 am to 12 noon Basic Finger Weaving Workshop, Chevron
Weave Workshop 12:30-3:30 pm. $20.00 for each or $35.00 for both, all material are
provided.
May 20, 2007 from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm Kids Day for all ages, flintknapping, pottery
making, Indian games, spear throwing, Indian Dance, food, and refreshments.
May 26, 2007 from 9:30 am to 1:00 pm Nature/Culture Hike, a 3 mile hike accompanied
by an archaeologist and a naturalist to explain the various areas. 
May 21 - 31, 2007 Volunteers are still needed for the Cahokia Museum Society
Volunteer Program.


9) 
Missouri History Museum Events are: 
May 2, 2007, 10:30 am to noon “Traverse the World with Stories” by Perrin Stifel. 
May 3, 2007 at 4:00 pm “Beyond the Voice” a blending of movement and voice with 
Antonio Rocha. 
May 3, 2007 at 7:00 pm “Celebrating Jackie Robinson: 60 Years” with Jackie Robinson 
expert Dan Rosen. 
May 5, 2007 at 1:00 pm “Taiwanese American Heritage Celebration Opening 
Ceremony”, celebrate Taiwanese culture, music, dance, films, displays, and hands on 
crafts. 
May 6, 2007 at 2:00 pm “From Kettle to Keg: Brewing in St. Louis, 1809-1909", history 
of early St. Louis breweries with Sharon Smith. 
May 8, 2007 at noon to 1:00 pm “Our Game”, episode from the PBS Series “Baseball”. 
May 13, 2007 at 2:00 pm “Mother’s Day with the Landolfi Quartet”, a musical group. 
May 16, 2007 at 6:30 pm and May 19, 2007 at 1:00 pm “It Takes Two: Family Oral 
History”, a workshop with Dr. John Wolford. $30.00 per person, $25.00 for MHS 
members, and $20.00 for genealogy series card holders. 
May 17, 2007 at 7:00 pm “Pages From The Past: St. Louis Arts and Architecture”, films. 
May 24, 2007 at 7:00 to 9:00 pm “Knocking” by Joel Engardio and Tom Shepard, a 
documentary on three Jehovah’s witnesses followed by a panel discussion. 
May 26, 2007 at 7:00 pm “African Dance with Diadie’ Bathily”, African dance troupe 
from Cote d’Ivoire and Mali in West Africa. 
June 3, 2007 at noon to 4:00 pm “Flight City: St. Louis Takes to the Air” grand opening 
celebration . At 1:30 pm, “Living with Lindberg”, Donald H. Westfall’s own experiences 
living with the Lindberg family. At 2:30 pm, Ken Blackburn, world record holder of 
longest paper airplane flight, participate in paper plane construction and contest. 
At noon to 4:00 pm “Static F-4 Phantom Fighter Display” on the MHM front lawn. 
Pictures in the cockpit are $5.00 per person. 

10) 
May 2 - 5, 2007 28th Annual St. Louis Storytelling Festival, for information call 314-516


www.umsl.edu/storytelling. 5961 or 


11) 
May 11 - 20,2007 Landmarks Historic Preservation Week, for more information call 314421-
6474 or e-mail stlouis.missouri.org/501c/landmarks. 

12) 
May 11, 2007 at 7:00 pm AIA St. Louis Society lecture, “Some Went Down to the Sea 
in Ships: Mediterranean Seafaring in the Bronze Age (3000-1200 BC) by Professor 
Shelley Wachsmann at the St. Louis Art Museum. 

13) 
June 1 and 2,2007, 27th Annual Devil’s Hole Knap-In at Pleasant Ridge Park in Fairview 
Heights, IL. 

14) 
June 2, 2007 is set for the CAS, Three Rivers and MCAS spring picnic at Pleasant Ridge 
Park taking place to coincide with Devil’s Hole 27th Annual Knap-In. 

Old Business: 
1) Greg Paulus is continuing to solicit ideas for Archaeology Month in September.


2) 
The Center for American Archaeology at Kampsville, Illinois is reinstating Archaeology 
Days on June 23, 2007. Anyone interested in attending Kampsville Archaeology Days on 
a bus day trip, contact Greg Paulus at bgpaulus@archaeologist.com or at 314-704-3507. 
The cost will be $65.00 and includes lunch and a stop at the Lewis and Clark Interpretive 
Center. 

3) 
On April 21, 36 people under the guidance of Mark Leach partially restored Blake’s 
Mound by moving 6 pallets of soil into looter holes. Six pallets is approximately 14,000 
lbs. Another restoration day is in the planning stage for July. 

4) 
The following items are available for sale as a fund raiser: 
Date Book $3.00 
Bumper Stickers $2.00 
Little Stickers $1.00 
T-shirts (MCAS & Sutter-Meyer) $14.00 

5) 
Anyone planning to be a speaker at the Missouri Archaeological Society Fall Symposium 
on the Woodland Culture September 8, 2007, please send your abstract to Joe Harl at 
archcen@sbcglobal.net or mail to 2812 Woodson Road, St. Louis, Mo 63114. 

Guest Speaker:
Larry Kinsella; “I Busted My Axe And This Is All I Have To Show For It”
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Larry Kinsella discussed the manufacture, the debitage results, and the utilization of his big
mother ax. He also brought several examples of different types of axes for show and tell, which
were products from his experimental archaeology projects. 


Attendance: 34


Adjourned: 8:10 pm