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Wyoming Chinatowns Archaeology: Summer ’24-Spring ’25 Project Updates
Read more: Wyoming Chinatowns Archaeology: Summer ’24-Spring ’25 Project UpdatesHi all! It’s been a busy year and I have not had a chance to update everyone on last summer’s archaeological fieldwork in Evanston Chinatown and Rock Springs Chinatown. Photos from the digs can be found in the links below: At the Evanston Chinatown, the field crew consisted of myself, Dr. Dudley Gardner, Paul Hoornbeek,…
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The Life and Labor of Lock Chong Choong
Read more: The Life and Labor of Lock Chong ChoongHey everyone! George here, and this post will be a little less artifact-related, and more about history. Let’s begin with this: What did Chinese migrants do for a living in Evanston or the city’s Chinatown? If you answered coal miner, this assumption would only be partially correct. While coal mining was the most common profession…
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Firearms from Evanston Chinatown
Read more: Firearms from Evanston ChinatownHey all, Welcome back to the Buried Chinatowns Blog! George and I have been hard at work cataloging thousands of Evanston Chinatown artifacts, but I’ve decided to take a break today to discuss one of our more interesting sets of objects: ammunition! Evanston may not have been the rough-and-tumble, gunslinging town that stories of the…
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