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Saturday, January 23, 1999 TIME DESCRIPTION 11:00AM - 12:00PM Social Hour 12:00PM - 1:00PM Lunch and Business Announcements 1:00PM - 2:00PM What Are We Digging For? :
Jefferson and the Expedition
in the Light of Current Science
By Dr. Albert Furtwangler
What Are We Digging For?
Jefferson and the Expedition in the Light of Current Science
Many recent headlines have reported sharp new findings in science about Jefferson and Lewis and Clark. In September, our group saw exciting archaeological work in progress at Fort Clatsop. In the weeks since then, a DNA report has forced Jefferson scholars to reassess his relations with his slaves. Some researchers claim that the mysterious death of Lewis can be more fully explained by means of modern physical testing. Dr. Furtwangler will review these current topics and offer a counterbalancing plan; that we should approach Jefferson and the explorers primarily through their words, not through specimens of their physical remains.
Albert Furtwangler grew up in Seattle, attended Amherst College, and completed his graduate degree at Cornell. He has taught at several colleges and universities, including the University of Chicago (1968-71) and Mount Allison University (1971-96), a selective liberal arts college on the east coast of Canada. He is now an independent scholar in Salem, Oregon.
Although his main teaching subject was literature, especially poetry and British authors of the 18th century, he has written five books in American intellectual history. These include studies of the Federalist papers, other early constitutional debates, and tragic patterns in the assassination of Lincoln. His work on these projects was supported by research fellowships at Yale (1977-78) and the Institute for Advanced Study (1984-85).
His most recent work is about explorations and encounters in the Far West. Acts of Discovery (1993) discusses how new perceptions of America were recorded in the Lewis and Clark journals. Answering Chief Seattle (1997) weighs the evidence for a dramatic confrontation between the famous Indian leader and the first governor of Washington Territory.
Professor Furtwangler is married and the father of two grown sons. His wife is another professor and author, who has written award-winning fiction under the pen name Ann Copeland.
2nd Floor Conference Rooms
Black Angus/Ramada Inn
220 Commercial St. SE
Salem, OR 97301
(503) 585-1011
Driving Instructions From I-5 Southbound Description Mileage 1) Take the OR-99E/SALEM PARKWAY/OR-99E BUSINESS exit, exit number 260A 0.4 miles
(0.7 km)2) Merge onto Salem Parkway 3.0 miles
(4.9 km)3) Turn SLIGHT LEFT onto COMMERICIAL St. NE 1.9 miles
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Driving Instructions From I-5 Northbound Description Mileage 1) Take the OR-22/N. SANTIAM HWY exit, exit number 253, towards STAYTON/DETROIT LAKE (OR-99E BUSINESS) 0.3 miles
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(3.7 km)3) Take the OR-22 ramp 0.2 miles
(0.4 km)4) Keep LEFT at the fork in the ramp 0.3 miles
(0.5 km)5) BELLEVUE ST. SE becomes PRINGLE PKWY SE 0.3 miles
(0.5 km)6) Turn SLIGHT LEFT onto FERRY ST. SE 0.3 miles
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