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SUMMARY:Marilyn Markel to Speak at the Westerners International
DESCRIPTION:Marilyn Markel is the scheduled speaker for our next Westerners' meeting. It will be\n\nheld on Tuesday\, December 11\, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. at the Silver City Cross Point Church \n\nFellowship Hall\, located at 11600 Highway 180 East. Come join us for a delicious meal and her presentation on a "Murder on the Mimbres: October 13\, 1902" and "Archaeological Excavations Near the Mimbres Culture Heritage Site". Marilyn tells a unique and fascinating story of facts and truths\; so don't miss this one! \n\n \n\nBio: Marilyn\, a native New Mexican and a graduate of the University of New Mexico\,\n\nhas long had an interest in the history and archaeology of the Southwest. She has had a\n\ncareer as an educator and teaches archaeology at Aldo Leopold Charter School in Silver\n\nCity as part of the Youth Conservation Corps program. She has worked on excavations\,\n\nsurvey projects\, and interpretive projects at numerous archaeological sites in New\n\nMexico and Arizona including many Mimbres sites. She has worked with the Gila\n\nNational Forest\, the Museum of New Mexico\, the National Park Service\, the WNMU\n\nMuseum\, and others. For the past 13 summers\, Marilyn has worked with the University\n\nof Nevada Las Vegas field schools on Mimbres area excavations\, including work at the\n\nHarris site\, and Stewart and Elk Ridge Pueblos. She is the Southwest Chapter\n\nCoordinator for the New Mexico Site Watch site steward program\, past president of the\n\nGrant County Archaeological Society (GCAS)\, and Education Coordinator at the\n\nMimbres Culture Heritage Site. Marilyn has been the driving force in turning GCAS into\n\nan active\, well-respected archaeological society that emphasizes site stewardship and\n\neducation and was highly involved in the development of the Mimbres Cultural Heritage\n\nSite\, with the Mattocks Ruin\, into a respected educational center. Just recently during the\n\nPecos Archaeology Conference held near Flagstaff Arizona in August\, Marilyn Markel\n\nwas the recipient of the Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society's Lex Lindsay\n\n"Unsung Hero" Award. Her efforts in southwestern New Mexico over the past two\n\ndecades have made major contributions to understanding the past.\n\n \n\nWesterners is an international group dedicated to sharing and preserving the history of the American West. "Westerners was founded in 1944 and has over 60 corrals (or chapters) in the US\, and 20 corrals abroad\, with over 4\,000 members around the globe. Corrals generally meet for camaraderie and interesting programs on all aspects of Western history. Anyone who loves the lore and history of the American West can join. Members range from local history buffs and readers and viewers of Western movies\, to professional historians\, educators\, writers\, and artists of all kinds." Our local chapter meets on the third Tuesday of every other month throughout the year\, except for December\, when the meeting is held on the second Tuesday. Dinner is served at the meeting\, and the cost is $12.00 per person for members and $15 for non-members. The public is invited to attend the meeting\, and everyone planning on attending should make reservations with Mary Margaret Soule at 538-2888 on or before Sunday\, December 9\, 2018.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Marilyn Markel is the scheduled speaker for our next Westerners&rsquo\; meeting. \; It will be
\nheld on Tuesday\, December 11\, 2018 at 6:30 p.m. at the Silver City Cross Point Church  \;
\nFellowship Hall\, located at 11600 Highway 180 East. Come join us for a delicious meal and her presentation on a &ldquo\;Murder on the Mimbres: \; October 13\, 1902&rdquo\; and &ldquo\;Archaeological Excavations Near the Mimbres Culture Heritage Site&rdquo\;. \; Marilyn tells a unique and fascinating story of facts and truths\; so don&rsquo\;t miss this one! \;
\n \;
\nBio: \; Marilyn\, a native New Mexican and a graduate of the University of New Mexico\,
\nhas long had an interest in the history and archaeology of the Southwest. She has had a
\ncareer as an educator and teaches archaeology at Aldo Leopold Charter School in Silver
\nCity as part of the Youth Conservation Corps program. She has worked on excavations\,
\nsurvey projects\, and interpretive projects at numerous archaeological sites in New
\nMexico and Arizona including many Mimbres sites. She has worked with the Gila
\nNational Forest\, the Museum of New Mexico\, the National Park Service\, the WNMU
\nMuseum\, and others. For the past 13 summers\, Marilyn has worked with the University
\nof Nevada Las Vegas field schools on Mimbres area excavations\, including work at the
\nHarris site\, and Stewart and Elk Ridge Pueblos. She is the Southwest Chapter
\nCoordinator for the New Mexico Site Watch site steward program\, past president of the
\nGrant County Archaeological Society (GCAS)\, and Education Coordinator at the
\nMimbres Culture Heritage Site. Marilyn has been the driving force in turning GCAS into
\nan active\, well-respected archaeological society that emphasizes site stewardship and
\neducation and was highly involved in the development of the Mimbres Cultural Heritage
\nSite\, with the Mattocks Ruin\, into a respected educational center.  \;Just recently during the
\nPecos Archaeology Conference held near Flagstaff Arizona in August\, Marilyn Markel
\nwas the recipient of the Arizona Archaeological and Historical Society&rsquo\;s Lex Lindsay
\n&ldquo\;Unsung Hero&rdquo\; Award. \; Her efforts in southwestern New Mexico over the past two
\ndecades have made major contributions to understanding the past.
\n \;
\nWesterners is an international group dedicated to sharing and preserving the history of the American West. \; &ldquo\;Westerners was founded in 1944 and has over 60 corrals (or chapters) in the US\, and 20 corrals abroad\, with over 4\,000 members around the globe. Corrals generally meet for camaraderie and interesting programs on all aspects of Western history. \; Anyone who loves the lore and history of the American West can join. Members range from local history buffs and readers and viewers of Western movies\, to professional historians\, educators\, writers\, and artists of all kinds.&rdquo\; Our local chapter meets on the third Tuesday of every other month throughout the year\, except for December\, when the meeting is held on the second Tuesday. \; Dinner is served at the meeting\, and the cost is $12.00 per person for members and $15 for non-members. \; The public is invited to attend the meeting\, and everyone planning on attending should make reservations with Mary Margaret Soule at 538-2888 on or before Sunday\, December 9\, 2018.
LOCATION:Silver City Cross Point Church Fellowship Hall 11600 Highway 180 East in Silver City\, New Mexico
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URL:http://www.silvercity.org/events/details/marilyn-markel-to-speak-at-the-westerners-international-4777
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