Zoom Lecture announcement, 12/6

Dear Archaeology Friends,

Thanks to all our members and new friends who have attended our first two Zoom lectures of the year.  They were both great successes, and we are now looking forward to number three! We are thankful to Dr. Prieto for permission to record his November lecture – please go to our website and find the recording here.   Our next virtual Zoom lecture will be on Sunday, December 6 at 3:00.  Dr. Celia Bergoffen of the Fashion Institute of Technology will speak about Excavating Schnaderbeck’s Lager Cellar in Brooklyn.  This is our annual Helen H. Loeffler Memorial Lecture.  Her abstract can be found below.  This event will be offered live in Zoom, and recorded.  Be sure to attend on 12/6 so you can ask questions!

In order to attend the virtual lecture via Zoom, you will first need to register. After registering, you will be sent a confirmation email with information approving your registration and on how to enter the virtual lecture on the day of.  Be sure to register as soon as possible in order to receive reminders and secure your spot.

While the official start time for our meetings are 3:00, know that you will be placed in a virtual ‘waiting room’ at that time.  Once the host and speaker are ready to go, they will admit you to the live event; be patient – we know you are there!  During the lecture we will keep your microphones on mute.  We will do our best to make sure everyone’s video feed is on.  We look forward to having you ask questions.  You can feel free to write your questions into the ‘chat’ function, in which case Sarah will ask them for you once the lecture is over.  Otherwise, please be patient and wait until the end of the lecture when we will give participants the option to raise their hand, be called on, and then ask their question.  Good virtual lecture etiquette is essential in order to keep things streamlined and functioning well.

Register in advance for this meeting:

https://wagner.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMvcu-upzMjHdHCC8qdi0qMnBH8t2HLUDKD

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Remember that our calendar of lectures is posted on our website, www.siarchaeology.org. An email announcement like this one will come in advance of every lecture.   All announcements and notification of lectures will be made via email. If you know of someone else who is interested in attending, please have them email us at info@siarchaeology.org so they can be added to our e-newsletter list.

We are pleased to offer this year’s lecture series at no cost to participants.  However, there are still expenses that need to be covered.  Please think about joining or renewing your membership at $30 per year.  Donations of any amount would be greatly appreciated.  And new members are certainly welcomed!  Please send your check to: ASSI, PO Box 140504, Staten Island, NY 10314.

Be well, and I look forward to ‘seeing’ you on December 6th!

Sarah J. Scott, President

Sunday, December 6, 2020 at 3pm        The Helen H. Loeffler Memorial Lecture

Dr. Celia Bergoffen – Fashion Institute of Technology

Excavating Schnaderbeck’s Lager Cellar, Brooklyn

Four adjoining, massive stone and brick lager vaults were discovered fourteen feet below grade in the heart of Williamsburg’s former lager brewing district. Unlike other beers, lager yeast ferments at the bottom of the vat and the brew must age at low temperatures. Before refrigeration, this was accomplished in subterranean vaults. Introduced in the U.S. ca. 1840, lager took off in the 1850s when a major influx of thirsty German immigrants arrived in Williamsburg where the water was good and housing plentiful. Schnaderbeck was among the first to produce lager here and his cellars, built before 1860, are the oldest found. Though dozens must have existed in the 1860s-1870s, only one or two other vaults survive in the heart of America’s earliest lager brewing district.