Underwater Archaeological Society of Chicago

Meeting Minutes 29 August 2007

General

•  Tonight's meeting was lead by Howard Openlander
• Approximately 20 members gathered at the Helix Building

Officer Reports

• Treasury – Bob Gadbois reported the state of UASC finances. Contact Bob for details.
• ICSSD – Claire Gadbois reported ICSSD Activities:
  • Beach cleanup at Haigh Quarry 15 September. Raffle, with extra tickets for finding zebra mussels.
  • Pumpkin Carving October 7th, also at Haigh Quarry
  • President's Night Dinner October 20th. Bring Toys for Tots, unwrapped, with batteries, and non-violent.
  • ICSSD will hold elections next month.

Upcoming Events

•  September 6-8 - AGLMH Meeting, www.aglmh.org, Mackinac, MI
• September 7-9 - Traverse City Underwater Summit
• October 20 - Wisconsin UW Archaeology and Maritime History Conference ( 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ? )
• October 20 - ICSSD President's Night Dinner - Cocktails start at 6:30.
• October 27 - Chicago Maritime Society, Lecture on Great Divers of the Lakes in Fact and Fantasy

New Business

• Howard Openlander displayed a copy of Time Out Magazine, and proposed that we announce future UASC meetings there.
• Next month's speaker will be Tamara Thompson of the Wisconsin Historical Society, presenting the UW survey work that they did recently on the Rouse Simmons.
• Gene Hasiak talked about a visit to the Glenview Naval Air Station Museum, and suggested a possible group outing to go see the displays there.

Shipwreck Surveys

•  Car Ferry Barge Number 2 - John Loftus reported no recent activity, possibly working on a Photo Mosaic?
• Wells Burt Re-Survey - Jim Jarecki reported that Valerie Van Heest would be heading up a reunion dive on Dave Trotter's boat to examine the Wells Burt and see how it has changed since earlier survey work. Saturday September 15th, with Sunday the 16th as a backup date.

Featured Presentation

•  John and RuthLoftus provided a very interesting presentaiton on Our Maritime History - Schooners versus Steamers.
• Howard Openlander presented pictures and stories of his trip to East Coast Maritime Museums

Other Business

•  Many UASC members adjourned afterwards to Jak's Tap for continued discussions and good food and drink.