EFFECTIVE INTERPRETATION OF ARCHEOLOGICAL RESOURCES

Fort Pulaski National Monument, Georgia

March 10-14, 2008

Preliminary Agenda -- revised 3/06/08

Monday:

8:00 Introduction and welcome Charlie Fenwick, June Devisfruto

8:15 Session 1: Purpose and goals of the workshop: cross training
objectives John Jameson, Ginger Cox

8:30 Session 2: Participant Introductions All, John Jameson, Ginger Cox

9:00 Session 3: Interpretation 101: An introduction to the NPS Mission
of

> Interpretation and the Interpretive Development Program Ginger Cox,
> John Jameson

10:00 Morning break

10:15 Session 4: Interpretation 101 continued Ginger Cox

11:00 Session 5: What is archaeology and why is it important? John
McCarthy, Della Scott-Ireton

12:30 Lunch

1:30 Session 6, Part 1: Tour of Fort Pulaski FOPU staff

2:45 Part 2: How archeology has contributed to the interpretation of the
story John Jameson, Ginger Cox

4:00 Questions and Discussion

5:00 End of Day One

Tuesday:

8:00 Announcements, questions, & schedule review June Devisfruto, John
Jameson, Ginger Cox

8:15 Session 7: Developing Themes, Goals and Objectives for Interpretive
Walks,

> Talks and Programs Ginger Cox, John Jameson, Della Scott-Ireton

10:15 Morning Break

10:30 Session 8: The role of archeologists, Preservation and protection
laws,

tribal and cultural representatives, cultural context John McCarthy,
Della Scott-Ireton, John Jameson, Ginger Cox

12:00 Lunch

1:00 Session 9: Marine Archaeology*: Marine vs. terrestrial archaeology,
National*

> *and local programs and projects of NPS, Army COE, and State of
> Georgia,*

*public interpretation and outreach projects* Della Scott-Ireton, Larry
Murphy, Chris McCabe, Judy Wood

2:30 Afternoon break

2:45 Session 10: Interpretive Media: What\'s out there/what's possible /

Emerging Technologies: Using the Internet/Podcasts/HHDs Caitlin McQuade,
Carol Poplin

4:15 Session 11: Working with Teachers: Educational and public outreach
programs,

organizing teacher workshops Ginger Cox, Rita Elliott, Mike Weinstein

5:15 Questions and Discussion

5:30 End of Day Two

7:15p Evening Session (Optional): National and international initiatives
in public

interpretation/outreach; The reconstructed past: glories, perils, and
dilemmas John Jameson, Ginger Cox. Della Scott-Ireton

Wednesday:

8:00 Session 12. Site Visit: Travel to Civil War Era Battery Halleck
FOPU Staff, John Jameson

9:45 Session 13. Sensitive interpretation, archeology as part of the
unwritten record, Mike Allen, John McCarthy

the Gullah/Geechee Project

11:00 Session 14. Applying the interdisciplinary approach: the roles of
interpreters and

archeologists in working together to facilitate interpretation for the
public Ginger Cox, John McCarthy, Della Scott-Ireton, John Jameson

12:00 Lunch

1:00 Session 15. Remote Sensing: Key Research and Planning Tools,

Remote Sensing/GPR demonstration Sara Gale

3:00 Afternoon Break

3:15 Outdoors Interpretation: Waysides and trails Caitlin McQuade

4:15 Session 16. The Florida Public Archeology Network / Resources
available Della Scott-Ireton

5:15 End of Day Three

7:15p Optional: Presentations by instructors and project directors on
Focus Group sites and topics not covered in class

(e.g., Savannah History Museum, Vallambrosa, others)

Thursday:

8:30 Announcements & schedule review June Devisfruto, John Jameson

8:40 Review of focus group assignments Ginger Cox, John Jameson,

9:00 Focus group break-out meetings Group members and instructors

9:45 Focus groups travel to sites, review projects with site staff

12:00 Lunch

1:00 Focus groups prepare comments and critiques

3:00 Focus groups give presentations

5:00 End of Day Four

6:30p Class dinner (Low Country Boil)

Friday:

8:00 Announcements & schedule review John Jameson, June Devisfruto,
Ginger Cox

8:15 Session 17: The Past in Peril: challenges related to looting,
illicit trade,

development, misrepresentation of data/sites, and other issues John
McCarthy, Della Scott-Ireton, John Jameson, Ginger Cox

9:00: Break

9:15 Session 18: Problem solving: *Facilitating and creating effective
interpretive*

*products and programs related to archeology, evaluating program
effectiveness* Ginger Cox, John McCarthy, Della Scott-Ireton, John
Jameson

10:15 Session 19: Making it work\--What you plan to do NOW! Ginger Cox,
John McCarthy, Della Scott-Ireton, John Jameson

11:15 Evaluations

11:45 Wrap-up and Bon Voyage!

12:00 End of Workshop

[Possible Focus Group Topics]{.underline}

-   Civil War Batteries Halleck and Hamilton (Fort Pulaski NM)

-   Fort Argyle colonial period fort (U.S. Army, Fort Stewart)

-   *CSS Georgia* Ironclad Public Mitigation/Interpretation Program
    (Savannah Army Corps of Engineers, Judy Wood)

-   Savannah History Museum Exhibit/Rev. War, Battle of Savannah Wayside
    Trail, Brochure/Podcast (Rita Elliott)

-   Vallambrosa Plantation (Richmond Hill area, Brockington & Associates
    staff, reports, local museum staff?)