PRESENTERs Dr. Zac Signer and Katie Gill
Highlighted significant artifacts recovered from the site and preliminary interpretations of the archaeological features investigated during the Field Session.
PRESENTER Willie Graham
In 2017, a foundation representing the builder's descendants purchased Cloverfields to restore it as a private museum. Research revealed the house dated to 1705, earlier than previously believed. Throughout the restoration, significant findings emerged about how each successive owner adapted the mansion to meet the evolving needs of Maryland's Eastern Shore gentry over the centuries. Graham explained how paint analysis, changes in architecture, dendrochronology, the cornice and porch design accounted for changing dynamics with guests, servants, and enslaved people. Time, place, and status changed in the family. Discoveries made during the restoration process demonstrated how architectural forensics uncovered the original features of the house.
The ASM’s annual fall meeting keynote address is named in honor of Frederick M. Stiner, a founding member of the Archeological Society of Maryland and its Journal’s first editor.
PRESENTER Norris "Buddy" Howard, Jr.
Norris "Buddy" Howard, Jr., lineal descendant of a Pocomoke Person, Council Member and Tradition Bearer for the Pocomoke Indian Nation, Inc., spoke on behalf of his Tribal Community, the Pocomoke Indian Nation. He related the Indigenous History of the Pocomoke Paramountcy which included the Annemessee, Quindocqua, Morumsco, Gingoteague, and Mananoakin Tribes. Historical documents, including accounts by early European explorers and colonizers along with multiple historic maps were presented to show trade routes, areas of occupation, and dwellings. Experimental archeology, forced migration, and assimilation were discussed.