These videos are incredibly interesting and the production values are highly professional. We live in Warrenville and there's so much interesting history of our area revealed in these outstanding videos. Well done!
At a few points in the video, we referred to the "Illinois Archeological Survey," intended as a shortened form of the "Illinois State Archeological Survey." This usage was incorrect, as we recently learned that there is in fact another distinct association referred to as the Illinois Archeological Survey. All of our references in this video refer to the Illinois State Archeological Survey (aka ISAS).
I am one of the persons who personally found dozens of artifacts there. Our family found hundreds. Our family was close to Auggie Meyer.. One of the Sites is named the "Runde site" We found the artifacts when the farmers would overturn the fields every year, which stopped when Fermi bought the property.
Wow, thanks for commenting and sharing that information. The Runde site sounds familiar but we are not sure where that was located within the Fermi lab grounds? Can you give a quick description of its approximate location? It would be interesting to know - as that helps to fill in many of the blanks regarding the story of Fermi archeology. Thanks again for watching and commenting!
I believe it was south west of Main visitor center building. It was listed in the archives that were posted on the 16th floor of the building, along with Auggie Meirs artifacts. He was friends with our family/dad Austin Runde@@BeHistoric
Thank you for putting together Part 2 of Fermi Labs Native American Archeology Sites. August Mier's work at the farms that became Permi Labs is amazing. Hopefully, his collection, which is the hands of Fermi Labs will be put on display again for all to see.
Great job telling a story that shows the best and worst of the response to the artifacts of the past being available to the public. Kudos to Dr. Early for taking August Mier seriously and including his collection in her research. A lesser person would have dismissed his lifelong and carefully done work. Also the family who inherited the artifacts for reaching out and to you for helping them get the artifacts to an agency that might catalog them and possibly put them on display. The response of Fermilab, unfortunately, proves the axiom that when you mix politics and history, you get politics.
Thanks for watching and the very thoughtful comment. Indeed, there are at least a few noble characters that have emerged from this story. And it was also most exciting to work with the O'Connors to reveal their trove of Mier documents and records. It was astounding that they had survived. Regarding the Mier/Early artifacts, we are still hopeful that all will work out in the end.
I grew up in a rural area, about 30 miles north of there. I always wondered if there were Indians that once lived there. I never heard of any, until watching this. We had lakes and streams, marshlands, and fertile soil, so it seemed like a good place for Indian people.
Yes, agreed. The landscape here had many desirable qualities, particularly for a hunting camp or bivouac, traveling between the Fox, DuPage, and DesPlaines river systems. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment!
This took me back to my child hood walking the fields of Fermi with my father and Augie in the spring time after they plowed and we had to have a good rain to show the points better, There's a site on this video named after my father the Runde site. I still have some frames and axe head I found as a kid. Great way to grow up. and actually worked at Fermi for 4 years and recall all the frames on the 15th floor. Its a damn shame on Fermi for not holding up their end of displaying like Augie wanted.
Thank you for watching and sharing your personal experiences! That is very interesting regarding your Dad and the Runde site, and Augie Mier's friendship with your Dad. Perhaps we can talk further about these topics offline. Thank you again!
@@BeHistoric please feel free to reach out and drop by my wood shop and take a peak at some fun stuff from the past , will dig some Augie hand written journals out for you to see.
@@MrFunkychicken211 Hi, we sent you an email response a few days back. Hopefully, we can arrange a visit in the coming days/weeks. We would love to see your artifacts and Mier materials.
Hi! I give tours at the lab, and his collection the 15th floor is what led me to learn more about Augie, and in fact what led me here to this video! Hoping to learn as much as I can about the fascinating history of the land before the lab's construction. Thanks for sharing about your own experiences! I am eager to learn more.
SUCH a well- made video! I give tours at the lab and have been searching for this kind of history. Very informative and fascinating! Even though it's small at the moment, I admire Augie's collection every time I'm up on the 15th floor. Very much appreciated, thank you! I learned so much. ❤
Very glad that you enjoyed the video and that you found it informative! We found both the archeology of the Fermi landscape, as well as the history of the archeology, to be very interesting - and wanted to share that story. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment! Thanks too for the kind words and support!
Is the great story! Honoring those who came before us so what it's all about. Can't stress enough how important it is to record all Finds. Keep up the good Work!
Thanks very much for commenting and for the kind words. Much appreciated! Fully agreed - recording context is absolutely vital to archeological research. Some amateurs do an excellent job with this.
Great work! Hopefully Fermi will honor August Mier and put his work on display. If they are unable to they should put the collection in the hands of U of I with his other collection.
I was a friend of Mr George nasal we collected off of the Huber site back in 2006 during parking lot Construction we found a lot of archaeological evidence George head showed me a frame of projectile points collected from fermilab I remember a small turkey tail they were all surface finds George passed away around 2004 rest in peace George
Thank you for sharing your experiences regarding George Nasal. Amateur archeologists added a great deal to local archeology by preserving many artifacts that would have otherwise been bulldozed and dropped into a landfill area. Thanks again!
Sadly, it sounds like Fermilab has gone woke. It’s shameful, and is a slap in the face of August Mier and others who worked hard to preserve history for future generations. This and many other circumstances has me thinking twice about donating any historical collections that I may or may not have to any governmental agencies. Thank you for your hard work in creating this beautiful documentary!
Thank you for watching and commenting! Yes, it is unfortunate - and many people will think twice before donating their collections to institutions such as this as a result.
These videos are incredibly interesting and the production values are highly professional. We live in Warrenville and there's so much interesting history of our area revealed in these outstanding videos. Well done!
Thanks very much for the kind words and support - and thanks too for watching our videos and for taking the time to comment!
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At a few points in the video, we referred to the "Illinois Archeological Survey," intended as a shortened form of the "Illinois State Archeological Survey." This usage was incorrect, as we recently learned that there is in fact another distinct association referred to as the Illinois Archeological Survey. All of our references in this video refer to the Illinois State Archeological Survey (aka ISAS).
Fantastic work and presentation.
Thanks for watching and for the kind words and support! Very much appreciated!
I am one of the persons who personally found dozens of artifacts there. Our family found hundreds. Our family was close to Auggie Meyer.. One of the Sites is named the "Runde site" We found the artifacts when the farmers would overturn the fields every year, which stopped when Fermi bought the property.
Wow, thanks for commenting and sharing that information. The Runde site sounds familiar but we are not sure where that was located within the Fermi lab grounds? Can you give a quick description of its approximate location? It would be interesting to know - as that helps to fill in many of the blanks regarding the story of Fermi archeology. Thanks again for watching and commenting!
I believe it was south west of Main visitor center building. It was listed in the archives that were posted on the 16th floor of the building, along with Auggie Meirs artifacts. He was friends with our family/dad Austin Runde@@BeHistoric
Thank you for putting together Part 2 of Fermi Labs Native American Archeology Sites. August Mier's work at the farms that became Permi Labs is amazing. Hopefully, his collection, which is the hands of Fermi Labs will be put on display again for all to see.
Thanks very much for watching this series and for commenting! Very much appreciate it!
Great job telling a story that shows the best and worst of the response to the artifacts of the past being available to the public. Kudos to Dr. Early for taking August Mier seriously and including his collection in her research. A lesser person would have dismissed his lifelong and carefully done work. Also the family who inherited the artifacts for reaching out and to you for helping them get the artifacts to an agency that might catalog them and possibly put them on display. The response of Fermilab, unfortunately, proves the axiom that when you mix politics and history, you get politics.
Thanks for watching and the very thoughtful comment. Indeed, there are at least a few noble characters that have emerged from this story. And it was also most exciting to work with the O'Connors to reveal their trove of Mier documents and records. It was astounding that they had survived. Regarding the Mier/Early artifacts, we are still hopeful that all will work out in the end.
I grew up in a rural area, about 30 miles north of there. I always wondered if there were Indians that once lived there. I never heard of any, until watching this. We had lakes and streams, marshlands, and fertile soil, so it seemed like a good place for Indian people.
Yes, agreed. The landscape here had many desirable qualities, particularly for a hunting camp or bivouac, traveling between the Fox, DuPage, and DesPlaines river systems. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment!
This took me back to my child hood walking the fields of Fermi with my father and Augie in the spring time after they plowed and we had to have a good rain to show the points better, There's a site on this video named after my father the Runde site. I still have some frames and axe head I found as a kid. Great way to grow up. and actually worked at Fermi for 4 years and recall all the frames on the 15th floor. Its a damn shame on Fermi for not holding up their end of displaying like Augie wanted.
Thank you for watching and sharing your personal experiences! That is very interesting regarding your Dad and the Runde site, and Augie Mier's friendship with your Dad. Perhaps we can talk further about these topics offline. Thank you again!
@@BeHistoric please feel free to reach out and drop by my wood shop and take a peak at some fun stuff from the past , will dig some Augie hand written journals out for you to see.
@@MrFunkychicken211 Hi, we sent you an email response a few days back. Hopefully, we can arrange a visit in the coming days/weeks. We would love to see your artifacts and Mier materials.
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Hi! I give tours at the lab, and his collection the 15th floor is what led me to learn more about Augie, and in fact what led me here to this video! Hoping to learn as much as I can about the fascinating history of the land before the lab's construction.
Thanks for sharing about your own experiences! I am eager to learn more.
SUCH a well- made video! I give tours at the lab and have been searching for this kind of history. Very informative and fascinating! Even though it's small at the moment, I admire Augie's collection every time I'm up on the 15th floor. Very much appreciated, thank you! I learned so much. ❤
Very glad that you enjoyed the video and that you found it informative! We found both the archeology of the Fermi landscape, as well as the history of the archeology, to be very interesting - and wanted to share that story. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment! Thanks too for the kind words and support!
Is the great story! Honoring those who came before us so what it's all about. Can't stress enough how important it is to record all Finds. Keep up the good Work!
Thanks very much for commenting and for the kind words. Much appreciated! Fully agreed - recording context is absolutely vital to archeological research. Some amateurs do an excellent job with this.
Great work! Hopefully Fermi will honor August Mier and put his work on display. If they are unable to they should put the collection in the hands of U of I with his other collection.
Thanks for the kind words and for taking the time to comment! And thanks too for watching both videos in the series!
Very nice video! Keep up the great work.
Thank you for watching and commenting! And thank you for the support!
Great channel, guys. Good work!
Thanks very much for the kind words! Glad that you are enjoying our channel and videos!
I was a friend of Mr George nasal we collected off of the Huber site back in 2006 during parking lot Construction we found a lot of archaeological evidence George head showed me a frame of projectile points collected from fermilab I remember a small turkey tail they were all surface finds George passed away around 2004 rest in peace George
Thank you for sharing your experiences regarding George Nasal. Amateur archeologists added a great deal to local archeology by preserving many artifacts that would have otherwise been bulldozed and dropped into a landfill area. Thanks again!
Sadly, it sounds like Fermilab has gone woke. It’s shameful, and is a slap in the face of August Mier and others who worked hard to preserve history for future generations. This and many other circumstances has me thinking twice about donating any historical collections that I may or may not have to any governmental agencies. Thank you for your hard work in creating this beautiful documentary!
Thank you for watching and commenting! Yes, it is unfortunate - and many people will think twice before donating their collections to institutions such as this as a result.