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Brownfields 2011 Conference

Lindsey Allen and Mary Alfson Tinsman attended the Brownfields 2011 Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Annual Career Fair for the Boys and Girls Club of Indian Valley

Mary Alfson Tinsman and Lisa Sattler attended and staffed a booth at the annual career fair for the Boys and Girls Club of Indian Valley on Monday, March 21st from 5:30 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. The event was for children … Continue reading

“Mining the Recent Past: Archaeology of a Short-Lived Mining Village in Southwestern Pennsylvania”

Kenneth J. Basalik, Ph.D. presented a paper: “Mining the Recent Past: Archaeology of a Short-Lived Mining Village in Southwestern Pennsylvania” at the Mid-Atlantic Archaeological Conference, in Ocean City, Maryland.

“Putting Farms in Context: A View from Southeastern Pennsylvania”

Kenneth J. Basalik, Ph.D. and Mary Alfson Tinsman presented a poster session entitled: “Putting Farms in Context: A View from Southeastern Pennsylvania” at the Transportation Research Board’s annual meeting in Washington, DC.

PICA conference in Hollywood, Florida

Mary Alfson Tinsman attend the PICA conference in Hollywood, Florida. The conference is held annually by the Wireless Infrastructure Association.

“Finding the Forgotten: Recent Archaeology at an Abandoned Cemetery in Logan Square, Philadelphia”

Kenneth J. Basalik, Ph.D. presented the paper “Finding the Forgotten: Recent Archaeology at an Abandoned Cemetery in Logan Square, Philadelphia” at “Explore Philadelphia’s Hidden Past,” a seminar sponsored by Independence National Historical Park and the Philadelphia Archaeological Forum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Horizons – Fall 2009

CHRS staff are frequently asked to present ideas at Transportation Research Board meetings and other professional conferences catering to cultural resources. These presentations are typically given fanciful titles such as “Posters for the Public: Plenty of Possibilities for Popular Propagation … Continue reading

Horizons – Winter 2007

CHRS’s Research Department frequently delves into corporate history in support of industrial archaeology surveys and historic structure assessments. Most of the corporations we investigate closed their doors and packed up their ledgers many years, so our research steers us from … Continue reading

Horizons – Spring 2005

Cultural Heritage Research Services, Inc. i s pleased to announce our new office in the Borough of Brownsville, Fayette County, Pennsylvania. At the urging of many of our western Pennsylvania clients we have established a regional head quarters in their … Continue reading

Horizons – Summer 2000

CHRS, Inc. is pleased to announce the February 2000 release of the video documentary Silver Cinders: The Legacy of Coal and Coke in Southwestern Pennsylvania. This hour-long program tells the dramatic story of two famously married industries bituminous coal mining … Continue reading