About the project
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The Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Parker Academy project is sponsored by the National Science Foundation. This multidisciplinary collaboration among historians, geographers, and anthropologists (archaeology and ethnography) engages diverse student participants in research exploring important problems of race, gender equality, and social justice in American History through archaeological excavations and archival research at the Parker Academy site in southern Ohio. The Parker Academy NSF REU is directed by Dr. William J. Landon and Dr. Sharyn Jones. The program provides an exciting and unique educational experience for undergraduates through hands-on research with an opportunity to earn academic credit. By participating in this project students will learn about archival research, US History, GIS, and archaeology as they gain practical skill-based knowledge that transcends disciplinary boundaries.
The material presented in this report is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under Grant # 1659467 to W. J. Landon and S. Jones. |
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Brian Hackett, Ph.D; Sharyn Jones, Ph.D; William Landon, Ph.D
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Greg Roberts, property owner
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MEET THE RESEARCHERS
Dr. Hackett leads the department's Master's degree program in public history, and is the primary faculty member for that program. He also has extensive experience in the field of public history, and he has a special interest in museum exhibits. Dr. Hackett was responsible for the day-to-day management and development of historic sites as executive director of the Montgomery County (Ohio) Historical Society from 1992 to 2004. He also served as executive director of the Ross County (Ohio) Historical Society from 1987 to 1992 and curator of collections for the Olmstead County (Minnesota) Historical Society from 1985-87. More recently, he has written a book and developed an exhibit celebrating the 150th anniversary of St. Elizabeth Hospital. His students in his public history courses have helped to create exhibits for museums in New Richmond (OH), Cincinnati (OH), and Newport (KY), among others.
Dr. Sharyn Jones is a professor of Anthropology at Northern Kentucky University. Her areas of focus are ethnoarchaeology, zooarchaeology, food identity, and gender. Dr. Jones has conducted research in Fiji, Polynesia and the Caribbean Islands, North America, Japan, Micronesia, and India. Currently, her work deals with issues of foodways and traditional ecological knowledge. She is also working on developing a model for hands-on science through anthropological field schools such as the Parker Academy project and the NSF REU Fiji program.
Dr. William Landon is a professor of History at Northern Kentucky University. To learn more about his work, please contact Dr. Landon at [email protected].
Dr. Hackett leads the department's Master's degree program in public history, and is the primary faculty member for that program. He also has extensive experience in the field of public history, and he has a special interest in museum exhibits. Dr. Hackett was responsible for the day-to-day management and development of historic sites as executive director of the Montgomery County (Ohio) Historical Society from 1992 to 2004. He also served as executive director of the Ross County (Ohio) Historical Society from 1987 to 1992 and curator of collections for the Olmstead County (Minnesota) Historical Society from 1985-87. More recently, he has written a book and developed an exhibit celebrating the 150th anniversary of St. Elizabeth Hospital. His students in his public history courses have helped to create exhibits for museums in New Richmond (OH), Cincinnati (OH), and Newport (KY), among others.
Dr. Sharyn Jones is a professor of Anthropology at Northern Kentucky University. Her areas of focus are ethnoarchaeology, zooarchaeology, food identity, and gender. Dr. Jones has conducted research in Fiji, Polynesia and the Caribbean Islands, North America, Japan, Micronesia, and India. Currently, her work deals with issues of foodways and traditional ecological knowledge. She is also working on developing a model for hands-on science through anthropological field schools such as the Parker Academy project and the NSF REU Fiji program.
Dr. William Landon is a professor of History at Northern Kentucky University. To learn more about his work, please contact Dr. Landon at [email protected].
Greg Roberts is currently Administrator for the Village of New Richmond, Ohio. A native of Clermont County, Greg has over 20 years experience in international business with Corning and 3M. As a member and former president of Historic New Richmond, Inc. Greg helps oversee the management of the U.S. Grant Birthplace in Point Pleasant, Ohio. A graduate of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, he is a recognized authority on local abolitionist and Underground Railroad history as well as the life and times of Clermont & Brown County's most famous son, Ulysses S. Grant. As owner of the Parker Academy property, Greg has spent countless hours researching the history and promoting the legacy of this remarkable school.
News HIGHLIGHTS
May 20, 2018
NKU students, faculty in third year of archeological excavations at New Richmond’s Parker Academy site
By David Kubota for Northern Kentucky Tribune
"Students and faculty from Northern Kentucky University recently began their third year of archeological excavations at the Parker Academy site in New Richmond, Ohio."
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NKU students, faculty in third year of archeological excavations at New Richmond’s Parker Academy site
By David Kubota for Northern Kentucky Tribune
"Students and faculty from Northern Kentucky University recently began their third year of archeological excavations at the Parker Academy site in New Richmond, Ohio."
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