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Karlis,
Just curious, any notion if those beads were meant for Native or non-Native
American consumption, or both?
Misty
Misty Jackson, Ph.D., RPA 16457
Arbre Croche Cultural Resources LLC
214 S Main Street
Leslie, Michigan 49251
517-525-3060
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arbrecroche.com
Center for Maritime and Underwater Resource Management
cmurm.org
> On Nov 9, 2022, at 11:00 AM, Karlis Karklins <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> The Arabia Steamboat Museum is an amazing place and the collections are
> truly amazing as well. I have been there on two occasions, and have
> studied and reported on the recovered glass bead cargo. It would be an
> absolute shame to have the Arabia collection broken up and sold piecemeal
> -- there is SO MUCH research potential there -- but I think the asking
> price is going to be way beyond what any one organization or institution
> can manage, especially in these financially troubled times. Plus the
> collection is -- as pointed out -- massive and would require a
> large warehouse to house it. Truly troublesome.
>
> On Mon, Nov 7, 2022 at 3:03 PM Fulmer, John <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> In 1856 the steamboat Arabia hit a snag in the Missouri River near
>> Parkville and sank with 222 tons of cargo. In 1988, Dave Hawley and friends
>> excavated the steamboat. The river had shifted course and the Arabia was
>> buried in a cornfield, 45 feet deep. Dave and his friends were treasure
>> hunters when they started out but as they became aware of the exceptional
>> nature of the cargo, they decided to keep it all together, and share it
>> with the public through the Arabia Steamboat Museum in downtown Kansas
>> City. The museum is the #3 tourist attraction in Kansas City. The 222 tons
>> of cargo make up the definitive type collection of domestic frontier
>> artifacts for the period - almost all whole and complete and perfectly
>> preserved in anerobic conditions. Approximately 60 tons are still in
>> storage or are currently undergoing conservation.
>>
>> The museum's lease will be up in 2026. The owners would like the
>> collection to stay together but they would also like to be paid fair market
>> value for it - the collection is currently being professionally appraised.
>> And other steamboats have been located for potential excavation. Dave's
>> vision is to eventually excavate a steamboat from each decade of the
>> Steamboat Era (roughly 1820-1870) and tell the story of the Western
>> Expansion and the steamboat's role in that process through the material
>> culture of the ships and their cargo.
>>
>> The museum website is here: A Historic Kansas City Attraction | The Arabia
>> Steamboat Museum (1856.com)<https://www.1856.com/>
>>
>> A documentary on the museum is here: Watch Cornfield Shipwreck | Prime
>> Video (amazon.com)<
>> https://www.amazon.com/Cornfield-Shipwreck-Shane-Seley/dp/B07XMCMSJY>
>>
>> Do you think there are any universities or other organizations that might
>> be interested in 1) Purchasing the Arabia collection; 2) Maintaining the
>> Arabia collection together as a museum; 3) Funding the excavation of
>> another steamboat (possibly offsetting costs through a documentary of the
>> process)?
>>
>> Curious to hear HISTARCH subscribers thoughts.
>>
>>
>> John Fulmer
>> Cultural Resources Section Manager
>> Environmental Services
>> Burns & McDonnell
>> 9400 Ward Parkway
>> Kansas City, MO 64114
>> Cell: 832.671.1838
>> Office: 816.276.1535
>>
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