@jarchae
Dad/Husband/Cat Dad. Archaeologist. Professor at UMich-Dearborn. Likes Cape Cod, Philadelphia, the Phillies, the Bay Area, classical music, grunge, and poker (plus the teaching/research parts of my job...who likes committee service?)
The battlefield will be on one of the tours at the 2026 conference, and the anniversary is marked with a commemoration and reenactment every year by River Raisin National Battlefield Park along with Tribal and community partners.
A row of costumed re-enactors under a 15-star US flag firing muskets.
A hand holding a musket ball with archaeological excavation activities in the background
Co-chairing Society for Historical Archaeology 2026 here in Detroit w/@krystaryzew.bsky.social ! I'll be reposting SHA items here, e.g.: Did you know that today is the 213th Anniversary of the 2nd Battle of the River Raisin in the War of 1812, which took place about 30 minutes south of Detroit?