Archaeology Week
Each summer the York County Heritage Trust partners with the York County Department of Parks and Recreation to offer two sessions of Archaeology Week.  Students ages 9-12 are exposed to the basics of archaeology first-hand as they participate in actual excavations at real archaeological sites. Campers also learn about how artifacts are preserved and interpreted in a museum setting with visits to Trust sites and museums.  TheTrust runs programs during each session  to educate participants about the relevant history and time period highlighted at each dig site.

The summer's first archaeology week, July 9 - 13, will be held at York's Penn Park , former site of a Union Hospital during the Civil War.  The second week, August 6-10, will be held at a 19th century York Iron Company Mine, located in present day Raab Park.

Registration for York County Heritage Trust Members is open now.

Registration for non members begins February 6, 2012.

Please click here for a registration packet.

For specific questions about Archeology Week, contact Jeri Jones  York County Parks Program Coordinator or Patrick Bochy Museum Educator, York County Heritage Trust.