2009

• Conferences: Stories Past exhibited at the Society for Historical Archaeology conference in Toronto in January. Thanks to everyone who came to hear Mark Freeman's paper and who visted the exhibit booth.

2009

• Conferences: Stories Past will be exhibiting at the Society for Historical Archaeology conference in Toronto in January. The Virginia Association of Museums and Tennessee Association of Museums conferences in March and the Society for American Archaeology conference in April.
• Google Maps: Stories Past has created a free application using the new Google maps API for Flash. Click here for more information.
• Conference Papers: Mark Freeman of Stories Past will be presented papers at two archaeological conferences recently. In October at the Archeological Society of Virginia conference in Martinsville, and later in St. Mary's City.
• November: With the completion of the Rock Shelter module Project Archaeology is now adding sound. Audio files attached to all the modules will add rich multi-media as well as provide additional ADA support.
• November: An exhibit at the Children's Museum of Oak Ridge is opened in November featuring an interactive "At Home in Appalachia". The module explores crafts and work using items from the physical exhibit. (see knoxnews.com) An on-line version will follow.
• October: A new exhibit at St. John's museum in St. Mary's City in Maryland allows visitors to build a seventeenth century house, choosing materials, chimneys and other construction details. An on-line version will follow.
• August: An update to Lynchburg's Old City Cemetery graves database includes thousands of additional records on its Civil War burials.
• June: Work was completed on the Project Archaeology Plankhouse module. A further unit on Rockshelters will follow soon. Contact Projecy Archaeology for more information.
• March: What Do Archaeologists Do??? a new module available from the Teaching Virginia Archaeology page of the Virginia Department of Historic Resources, created by Stories Past
• The Virginia Department of Historic Resources has contracted with Stories Past to create a web module showcasing Native American projectile points and lithics
• The Tennessee Association of Museums conference is in Jackson. Please stop by our table and say hello (we have candy!)
• February: Executive Mansion Explore module goes live. Visit the Virginia Executive Mansion learn the secrets of the house.
• The Archaeological Society of Virginia web site has been redesigned by Stories Past.
• January: The Virginia Executive Mansion now has a new web site, courtesy of Stories Past. Please visit and learn about the oldest Governor's Mansion in America
• Mark Freeman of Stories Past gave a paper at the Society for Historical Archaeology conference titled: People, Place, Perspective and Period: A Phenomenological Approach to Interpretation on the Web. Thanks to everyone who stopped by the booth at the SHA conference.