SRAC Exhibit Hall

The SRAC Exhibit Hall:

On October 25th, 2008, SRAC officially opened it's Exhibit Hall at our Center located at 345 Broad Street in Waverly, NY.  The Exhibit Hall is jam-packed with thousands of locally found artifacts, most identified by the site they were found at. It is the largest display of locally found Native Indian Artifacts in the region! Visitors with a real interest in our region's Native American and prehistoric past are advised to plan to spend at least an hour for your visit!

How to View the Current Exhibits:

Exhibits are available to be viewed from 1-5pm Tuesdays through Fridays and Saturdays from 10-5pm. General admission fees are $3, $2 for seniors and students, and admission is always free for our SRAC members - How to become an SRAC member

Talk to a Specialist - SRAC has many specialists who work at the Center on regular schedules so that when you visit our Exhibit Hall, you can talk to someone about the artifacts on display or answers any questions that you might have about our local prehistory, early history, or archaeology.

	Ted Keir has been a member of the PA Andaste Chapter of PA Archaeology for over 50 years, is a well respected avocational archaeologist with knowledge of every site in the area,  and is a retired earth science teacher with extensive experience with rocks and minerals. Ted works at SRAC every Tuesday from 2-5pm. If you have an artifact or a rock that you would like someone to look at to help you identify it, Ted would be glad to help you. To learn more about Ted, visit his videos, or feel free to contact him to make an appointment on a day other than Tuesdays at tkeir@stny.rr.com, or 570-888-2718.
	Dick Cowles is the son of well known avocational archaeologist and historian, Ellsworth Cowles. Dick's expertise is in the Revolutionary War period to include the events that led up to and included the Sullivan Campaign in 1779. Dick works at SRAC from 2-5pm on Thursdays. To learn more about Dick, visit his videos, or feel free to contact him at rhcowles1@stny.rr.com, or 607-724-6902.
	Tom Vallilee is a member of the PA Andaste Chapter of PA Archaeology and an avocational archaeologist and like Ted Keir, knows the local archaeology and sites around the region. Tom works at SRAC Wednesdays and Fridays from 2-5 pm and is available to answer your questions. You may contact Tom at the Center at 607-565-7960.
	Deb Twigg is a local historian who was published in the Pennsylvania Archaeologist in 2005 concerning a local site called Spanish Hill and it's relationship to "Carantouan" which is referenced by Chaplain in 1615. Deb works at the Center every other Saturday and is available by appointment as well. She has an extensive background in the research of the many so-called Mound Builder cultures and has visited over 100 mounds throughout the United States. She has also studied the early archaeology of the region and the people involved with it. You learn more about Deb by visiting http://www.spanishhill.com, watch her videos or contact her at dtwigg@sracenter.org or 607-727-3111.

Would your group like to schedule a special visit to our Center?

We are happy to facilitate bus trips or educational tours. Presentations about our local history in our lecture hall can also be added to the scheduled visit with advance notice if your group is not a school.  Please contact us to learn more!

Teachers - Would you like to schedule a class trip to our Center?

We are happy to facilitate your class trip to our Center for free throughout the school year! All we ask is that you work with us to schedule this in advance. Please contact us to learn more!

SRAC/Safford Collection		Locally Found Artifacts

Highlights of Our Current Exhibits Include:

• Pottery - a huge collection of different styles of pottery found in our region. If you want to understand the cultures that were in our area and when, the pottery is said to be one of the easiest pieces of evidence to use. We have several pots and hundreds of shards listed by site.
• Lithic Library - one of two lithic libraries that we know of with over 100 types of materials that have been used to make our locally found stone artifacts and where that material was quarried. We also have several caches of trade material that was brought in from other regions of the country.
• Spanish Hill - one whole case filled with actual artifacts found at this incredible site
• Basic artifacts of prehistoric life - In this display we exhibit the basic artifacts used by the people who lived here before the Europeans set foot on the continent. This will give you an insight into the way of life that existed here hundreds to thousands of years ago.
• Artifacts by Site - thousands of artifacts are presented by the most well known sites in our region!
• Artifacts by Collectors - SRAC is dedicated to acknowledging the collectors that donate their collections to us. Several cases are displayed with the collectors name and picture with it. If you would like more information about how to donate your collection to be shared at SRAC, please click here.
• The Best of the Best - We have loaded one huge case with incredible unique pieces that would make any museum proud to own. From ornate bannerstones, pipes, and other items we have no official name for, this display will be sure to make you realize that the people that once lived here surely had better technologies and artistic talents than many thought possible!
• Private Collections - we will also exhibit private collections of local artifacts that are rarely seen in public! If you are a private collector and would like to display parts of your collection at SRAC - please contact us.

SRAC is fun for ALL ages!

- and kids have the chance to take our exhibit hall quiz and win a free prize!