MEETING HIGHLIGHTS ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDINGS

Trappe, PA - The Speaker's House will hold its second annual meeting on Ursinus College campus, Musser Auditorium in Pfahler Hall on Monday, December 3, 2007. A "meet and greet" held from 7 - 8 pm will be followed by a brief business meeting and presentation at 8 pm. The annual meeting is a free event and no reservations are required.

The annual meeting will highlight accomplishments from 2007 and discuss plans for the upcoming year. During the "meet and greet," members of the Board of Trustees will be on hand to discuss the project.

This year's presentation will feature Kim Morrell the project archaeologist who led the excavation that took place at the Speaker's House during the summer of 2007. Ms. Morrell will discuss the significance of the artifacts that were found and the outbuildings that were located, and show how this information is synthesized to give a glimpse of life in the Muhlenberg household. Kim Morrell has more than 15 years of experience in cultural resources management and has participated in the excavation of more than 100 archaeological sites in the United States.

Originally founded as Save the Speaker's House Inc, the mission of The Speaker's House is to restore, preserve, and interpret the home of Frederick A. Muhlenberg, first Speaker of the US House of Representatives. Muhlenberg's house stands at 151 W. Main in Trappe and will be undergoing a multiyear restoration project to stabilize and restore the property to its appearance during the Muhlenberg family's residence, 1781-1803. For more information, please call (610) 489-2105 or visit www.speakershouse.org.