The summer sun is setting into Fort St. Joseph, and we are ready to get back out there! This is your intern Chloe signing on to tell you some important and exciting updates about the project this summer season and about myself as well!
The first thing I would like to announce is that I will be taking the lab coordinator position for Western Michigan University’s archaeological field school! The transition from intern to staff is something I’m very honored to be doing and I cannot wait to continue serving this community and this incredible project. Last year's field school solidified that archaeology was the right career for me. I owe a lot of my successes to Fort St. Joseph, all the incredible staff/volunteers, and you! PS: Featured is a picture of me from last season on my very first field day!
As I am finishing up my internship, I am reflecting on my time as a field school student. My fondest field school memories definitely had to be involving the open house and most excavation days (when it wasn’t raining). Excavation days were always filled with laughter and learning and as much as it’s cliché to say, I miss my field school colleagues! You really do gain lifelong connections and friendships at FSJ. The open house is always such a joyous time to show off all of our hard work and perseverance. I love being able to display the history that I am a part of. Just as a reminder, this year our open house will be held on August 6th and 7th.
My time finishing up my internship was spent organizing boxes of artifacts, but more specifically beads. During this time studying beads, I decided that doing an undergrad thesis on the beads of Fort St. Joseph would be super interesting. My end goal hopefully is to get my doctorate, so I better get writing sometime! I will be working on it through the course of my senior year at WMU and hopefully will have enough to share with you all by the time I graduate. This Project has given me so many opportunities to write and research that I am overwhelmed with information.
Just wanted to say another quick thank you to all the people who support this Project over the years. I definitely would not be here without you, nor would this incredible program. I am very excited to be a part of another successful field school season.
- Chloe Trinka
