The GHS Annual Meeting will be held on Nov. 18 at 5:30 in the Amelia Room at Otterbein SeniorLife Center, 2158 Columbus Road, Granville.

In addition to the business meeting, a special presentation will be given by Dr. John Soderberg, Associate Professor of Archaeology at Denison University, sharing research from recent Racoon Creek excavations.

Wednesday, Nov. 18, 5:30 p.m., Amelia Room, Otterbein Senior Living, 2158 Columbus Road, Granville.

MEMBERS: Watch for a mailing soon with details about signing up for attending the annual meeting.

Schedule:
5:30 p.m.: Heavy Hors d’oeuvres
6:15 p.m.: Business Meeting
7:00 p.m.: Program: “Granville before Granville: Ancient Lives in Raccoon Valley,” featuring John Soderberg, Department of Anthropology, Denison University. John will discuss results from new archaeological excavations at Munson Springs and why Raccoon Valley is one of the most interesting areas for archaeology in the US.

Dr. John Soderberg

About our speaker: John has been teaching archaeology at Denison for approximately 10 years, with most of his research focused on medieval Ireland and why it developed so differently from other parts of Europe. He has also done work on Ohio petroglyphs, but Munson Springs is his first excavation in Ohio. He explains that the Raccoon Valley is filled with important archaeological sites.