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Underwater Archaeological Society of Chicago

Meeting Minutes 30 November 2011

General

Approximately 35 members and guests met at 6:30 on the 8th floor of the Helix Building, 310 S. Racine at Jackson.
- New Members:
- Guests: Tommy Co, Marcko
- Guest Speaker -Joan Forsberg, "Shipwreck Tales of Chicago". See below for details.
Tonight's meeting was run by Don Doherty, with refreshments provided by pot luck

Dexter/Buccaneer

One of our members, John Gerty, recently obtained pictures of the Buccaneer which was orginally called the Dexter from the Coast Guard Museum in Seattle, Washington. These photos have been posted on Navsource at http://www.navsource.org/archives/14/31063.htm

Upcoming Events

Here are some of the UASC's upcoming events for May and June:

UASC May 2011 Meeting with presentation by Jack Scott - May 25th

Sector Scanning - Nautilus Marine Group - June 1st & 2nd
Northerly Island Meeting - Juen 4th - 11AM
Haigh Quarry Day - June 5th - 8AM

UASC Survey Workshop at Haigh Quarry - June 5th
UASC member Jim Jarecki to present at Indiana State Dunes Centennial - June 11th
UASC June 2011 Meeting - June 29th

NAS 1 Training Online

The Nautical Archaelogy Society in Northwestern Michigan is now offering the NAS 1 certificate in underwarter archaeology as an online course.

This is a great way to get some of the basic training in nautical archaeology without leaving the comfort of your own home. The course is modular in format and you may complete it at your own pace. After completing all of the theory and passing the final exam they will arrange a time for you to do some practical training, either in Traverse City, Michigan or a location near you if several students are from the same area.

You can sign up and pay online for this course at their online store.

NAS1 Certification

Outreach Efforts Continue Through Group Presentations

In our continuing effort to spread the word about the UASC to others, UASC members Jim Jarecki, Tony Kiefer and Gene Hasiak gave (or plan to give) talks to a scuba club and boating group. Jim and Tony visited the May 16 Chicago Scuba Meetup to give an extensive overview of Chicago shipwrecks and other underwater treasures.
Read more...

Nautilus Marine Group and UASC to Conduct Shipwreck Sector Scans

Arrangements are underway to produce vivid, three-dimensional images of one or more wreck sites off our shores on June 1st and 2nd, using a high technology sector scanning system. UASC volunteers will be working with technicians from the Nautilus Marine Group (NMG), Lansing, Mich., to install and run the underwater scanners on multiple locations around as many sites as time permits. Besides archeology, NMG services support a wide variety of marine activities including navigational charting, channel maintenance, construction management, structural inspection, and pipeline routing.

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