1. DISCOVERING THE PAST: HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY AT FORT ST
DISCOVERING THE PAST: HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY AT FORT ST. JOSEPH A Week-Long Camp For Educators And Graduate Students
July 25-30, 2016
Engage in history and search for evidence at Fort St. Joseph; one of the most important 18th-century French trading posts in the western Great Lakes.
Adults for Graduate/CEU Credit
Possible Credits Available:
• 3 WMU Graduate Credits
• 9 State Board Continuing Education Units, Michigan
• Credits for Recertification - Illinois
• Credits applicable toward the
Professional Growth Plan - Indiana
Each camp participant will receive an
Educational Portfolio containing resources
Sample Daily Schedule:
9 a.m. Discuss readings and questions
9:15 a.m. Address issues from the excavation
9:30 a.m. Academic Presentation
11 a.m. Wash/record artifacts
Noon Lunch
12:30 p.m. Site and unit tours
1 p.m. Excavation/Analysis/Interpretation
4 p.m. Dismissal
For an application, please visit or visit our website at
For information about earning credit, contact
WMU - - Southwest at (269)
For CEU’s contact Tim Bober, Public Education Coordinator at
The Fort St Joseph Archaeological Project is made possible through Western Michigan University and the City of Niles, Michigan