Programs
BRAVO has offered a variety of public programs in the past. Below is a brief list of past public outreach events. Please contact us if you would like more information.
Artifake Hunt
A hunt for reproduction musket balls by visitors to the 2004 Centennial Fair at Washington Crossing State Park, NJ.
Visitors to BRAVO's booth at the 2004 Centennial Fair got the chance to use BRAVO members' metal detectors to find "artifakes" (reproduction musket balls) on the designated battlefield area. After digging up their finds, they plotted the location of their artifake on a battlefield map, just like real battlefield archaeologists do. The end result was a map showing the lines of battle, which illustrates one way archaeologists can interpret historic battles. Thanks to everyone who participated!
Public Lectures
The programs listed below are among those presented at BRAVO meetings to which the public is invited. |
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"Ladies From Hell - Repulse of the British Third Brigade at Monmouth", presented by Dan Sivilich, president of BRAVO. Entertaining and interesting slide presentation on the battle against the 42nd Regiment of Foot (referred to as "ladies" because they wore kilts) as we now know it to have occurred due to archaeological discoveries at Monmouth Battlefield. For information about having this presentation given to your group, click on "Contact Us". "Forman's Mills During the Battle of Monmouth (June 26-28, 1778)", presented by Dr. Garry Wheeler Stone, Historian and Archaeologist with the New Jersey State Park Service, written with the assistance of Mary Ann Kiernan and James T. Raleigh. "A Billy Yank Governor", presented by author Bernie Olsen. The life and times of Franklin Murphy, New Jersey's turn-of-the-century governor who also fought in the Civil War. His presentation and book of the same name contain information and photographs never before published. "Old Tennent Church Talk and Tour", presented by Reverend Dr. Hugh MacKenzie. Fascinating information about the history of Old Tennent Church in Manalapan, NJ, one of the few original 18th century churches remaining in the state. Dr. Paul Kovalski, forensic dentist and president of the Marlboro Township council: slide presentation on the identification of bodies through dental forensics, and how this science has evolved since the time of Paul Revere, who was one of the first to use dental forensics to identify the body of an officer killed at Bunker Hill. "Excavating Architecture", a slide presentation by Dr. Garry Stone. Excellent presentation exposing hidden evidence in the walls, rubble piles, and beneath the surface of old buildings that can help us unravel the secrets of the past. Highlighted were classic New Jersey homes, excavations from St. John's (1638-c.1715) in St. Mary's City, MD, and Wright Tavern (c.1799-present) in Wentworth, North Carolina. |
