My husband and I live on a farm in beautiful Pike County, Illinois. I grew up in Jacksonville, IL and my husband grew up here in Pike County. We have a historical town on our farm, http://www.newphiladelphiail.org We have retired and seem to have less time than before!
ARCHAEOLOGICAL exploration resumed this June under the supervision of Dr. Christopher Fennell of the University of Illinois, who obtained a second National Science Foundation grant to continue a field school in archaeology and laboratory techniques. The photos below were taken during the past three weeks:
THE week of June 23 saw Oregon Public Broadcasting/Time Team America at the New Philadelphia site filming for a PBS special that is to be aired in 2009 or 2010.