Mary Beaudry gave the keynote address at the Society for Historical Archaeology Conference
The Society for Historical Archaeology’s 2020 Conference on Historical and Underwater Archaeology was held in Boston January 8-11, 2020. According to their Conference Preliminary Program, “This year marks the anniversary of many revolutionary events in history, including the 400th anniversary of the founding of nearby Plimoth Plantation, the 250th anniversary of the Boston Massacre, and the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th amendment to the United States Constitution guaranteeing and protecting women’s constitutional right to vote. This year’s theme, “Revolution,” is not only an acknowledgement of Boston’s legacy, but also a reflection on the many revolutions that we can interrogate archaeologically, and a call for revolution within our discipline. This plenary session will feature two revolutionary leaders in historical archaeology who will share their reflections on historical and contemporary revolutions in our discipline.” Mary Beaudry, first keynote, and Whitney Battle-Baptiste, University of Massachusetts at Amherst, second keynote. Many of our alum participated in the conference, many of which were Mary’s students, including two of the organizers, Joe Bagley (CAS’06), City of Boston Archaeologist, and Jennifer Poulsen (CAS’07).