2011 Field Season

Tyler Putman, Instructor

Tyler gradated from Heidelberg University two years ago and and completed his Masters Degree in Museum Studies.  He has a great knowledge of the American Civil War, historic archaeology, and also the Johnson’s Island Prison site.  He is working with the students in the field school assisting Dr. Bush, who will join the field school the last week.

 

Emily Schoenlein

I am a sophomore at the University of Pittsburgh. Though I am not currently declared I am planning on declaring a major in Anthropology and a minor in French. By participating in the Johnson’s Island Field School I hope to gain valuable field experience and decide if archaeology is the path I really want to pursue.

 

Kimberly Bray

I come from Bangor, Pennsylvania. I took a year at Northampton Community College and then transferred to Mary Baldwin College where I am currently a rising Senior. My major is anthropology, no minor, but an interest in public history/museum studies. When I graduate next year I will either go on to graduate school for archeology or join the Peace Corps for a year or two.

 

Donald (D.C.) Wheaton III

I am a sophomore at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, and am pursuing a degree in History and Archaeology. My interests lie mostly in military and experimental archaeology, with a focus in Iron Age through Medieval cultures of the British Isles. I chose the field school at Johnson’s Island for its uniquely well-preserved nature and its military function, and its relative closeness to my home town of St. Clair Shores, Michigan. Besides fulfilling fieldwork requirements, I hope to use this excavation as both a way to improve my skill in the field and as a way to gain hands-on experience with military sites.

 

Megan Hayden

I will be a senior at Miami University in the fall. I am double majoring in history and political science. I picked Johnson’s Island Field School for its uniqueness of being a prison for Civil War officers. This field school is a great opportunity for me to gain hands on experience, and learn more about the histories I have spent so much time studying.

 

Felicia Konrad

I am majoring in anthropology and pre-med at Heidelberg University. I have been interested in archaeology since about fifth grade after participating in a dig at Johnson’s Island. In my free time I do American Civil War reenacting along with other living history. After graduating college I plan on possibly going into forensic archaeology.

 

Meghan Wonderly

I am a student at Oberlin College, having transferred from New York University. I am a writing major, and this is my first archaeological experience.

 

Corey Dlouhy

I am currently a senior at Heidelberg University from Brunswick, Ohio, majoring in history with an archaeology minor.  I am most interested in museum work or anything in the archaeological field. I play soccer and love visiting museums anywhere I go. The most memorable prisoner of war site I have visited was Andersonville, GA.

 

Craig Harnagel

I am from Eagan, Minnesota (20 minutes south of Minneapolis). I am majoring in anthropology at the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities Campus. This is my first hands-on experience. I chose Johnson’s Island for my field experience because I have a general interest in the Civil War period and had never learned about a Civil War prison in the North.

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