Dig a hole 50 cm wide by 1 m long by 10 cm deep. Sounds pretty easy, right? Well, it took Marilyn and me five hours to do it! Now, before you shake your head in disbelief and wonder what on earth is wrong with us, you should know that the tools we were given …
Our last week of spring excavations at Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park delivered another surprise and several new experiences for our crew. Shari got an early start on Monday morning with a phone interview on the CBC Eyeopener “Notes from the Field” segment, which you can listen to here. Cassandra Mihalicz returned to brave our hottest …
It was another week full of activity out at Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park. On Monday, with the help of our two dedicated volunteers, Carol McCreary and Cassandra Mihalicz, we continued to uncover lots of nails, brick, and glass in our southern units. On Tuesday we made quick work of the mapping thanks to the help of returning volunteers: Tracy …
We had another great week of excavations at Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park, searching for the bunkhouse foundation. Our southern and northern trenches were a beehive of activity with Monday’s volunteers: Drew Smith, Donna Fallon, and Tracy Teh. On Tuesday, we continued work in our southern trench uncovering a possible fireplace feature with the assistance of Scott Graham. Despite …
It’s been another week full of surprises at Glenbow. Monica Webster found the quest for the Glenbow bunkhouse irresistible and came back for more fun in the sun on Monday. Tuesday, we had lots going on when three volunteers from previous years returned to us again: Shirley Leew, Gilles Fournier, and Donna Fallon. Gilles made …
What a successful week out at Glenbow Ranch! Our continued search for the bunkhouse got off to a great start with the help of Karen Tubbs and Marilyn Walker, who came all the way from Sundre to join us. With their help, we continued work on our southernmost trench. In the afternoon, we were visited by a large group of …
Despite the chaotic weather, we had a successful second week of excavations. We opened a third unit full of artifacts with the help of Christine Hayes and Katherine Peterson. Throughout the week we had the opportunity to share the history of Glenbow Quarry with many visitors to Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park. We are looking forward to the upcoming week of excavations and our continued search for the bunkhouse.
The 2017 excavations started on the Glenbow Town and Quarry project. This week we began our search for the bunkhouse at the Workers’ Quarters – a two story building which housed the single men working at the quarry. With the help of two amazing volunteers Monica Webster and Megan Trefry we strung our grid, grabbed …