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| Mary Ellen and I. |
Hi
everybody,
My name is
Seneca Bradley and I am a Western Michigan University student. I am a senior
and I am participating in the Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project this year.
Being out in
the field all day is an exciting experience with all the artifacts that we
find, but the most exciting part of it all is being able to be involved with
the community and the city of Niles. The community is very supportive and
really involved with the archaeological project. Honestly one of the best
things about the community is how they host us throughout the community and in
their homes. I mean, getting food is not the best part about the community but
who doesn't love free food right? Anyway, today, Tuesday July 17, 2018, after
being in the field all day, the FSJAP staff and students were hosted for a pool
party at the home of Mary Ellen Drolet. Mary Ellen has been involved in the
Project since 1998 and has a lot of passion for the project, and she gets down
and dirty with us in the field. She was out there all day with us working out
of the excavation unit, which is awesome.
The first
time I met Mary Ellen was at the Mansion Dinner before our first lecture and I
thought she was an amazing person. She told us about how her mother went on a
field trip in the third grade to the area where the fort and said that on day
we were going to find this fort and now that there is project being done
involving the fort, I know that it is exciting for her and I know as a team, it
makes us really thrilled to be involved in it. The pool party was fun and the
water in the pool was great, from what I heard, and everyone had a great time
in the pool as well, especially Raegan with her perfect form cannon ball. I
know from watching, that everyone was having fun talking with the community and
eating great food.
Being able
to bond in the community and the people of Niles is honestly a blessing and the
support that we have from the community is amazing and it really motivates me
to keep going out there and digging and find more to show to the Community of
Niles to give back.
2 comments:
Not "amazing"--this is an incredible project and my family and I are so privileged to be a part of it!
PS: I heard that Tim Bober walked from the Library (near where the old Central school was located) to the FSJ Boulder yesterday with the middle-school campers . .my Mom was watching from her apartment up the hill and was so excited to see them there!
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