Chipeta Chapter
Colorado Archaeological Society
Montrose, CO
About
The Chipeta Chapter, established in Montrose, CO in 1935, is the oldest continuously active chapter of the Colorado Archaeological Society (CAS). Our objectives are to foster interest in archaeology and to discourage the exploitation of archaeological resources.
CAS is a non-profit organization with chapters located throughout the state. Members include professional and avocational archaeologists as well as individuals interested in learning more about the practices and discoveries of archaeology.
Chipeta Chapter benefits include:
- Entertaining and educational archaeological presentations at our meetings
- Field trips to sites around Colorado and surrounding states
- Opportunities to participate in professionally supervised archaeological projects, volunteer work trips, and service projects
- Program for Avocational Archaeological Certification (PAAC) classes
- CAS membership
- CAS annual meetings
- Publications
- The Uncompahgre Journal: Chipeta Chapter newsletter
- The Surveyor: CAS newsletter
- Southwestern Lore: CAS journal
Meetings
Join us on the third Wednesday of each month (except in December, June, July, and August) for an entertaining and educational archaeological presentation. Meetings are free and open to the public. In addition, we hold special events for members, including a summer picnic and a winter holiday party.
Next Meeting
Our next meeting has been cancelled due to the increasing number of COVID cases in the Montrose area.
Field Trips
The western slope of Colorado offers many opportunities for field trips to archaeological sites. Our chapter has been leading field trips for over eighty years. We even have original field notebooks from the 1960's!
If you would like to attend a field trip...
Full details are e-mailed to all members, including information about how to sign up and where and when to meet. Field trips are restricted to members, their guests, and members of other chapters if space permits. Due to the sensitive nature of archaeological sites, we do not post complete information about field trips on this web site.
If you would like to lead a field trip...
- Please review the Field Trip Leader Guidelines.
- Fill out the Field Trip Announcement form.
- Contact a member of the board to have your trip approved.
Program for Avocational Archaeological Certification
(PAAC)
Established in 1978 by the Colorado Archaeological Society and the Office of the State Archaeologist of Colorado, PAAC allows individuals to obtain formally recognized levels of expertise outside of an academic degree program. PAAC facilitates avocational public service and the protection of archaeological resources in Colorado.
See the History Colorado - PAAC website for statewide information.
Contact the PAAC Coordinator to make suggestions or find more information about local classes.
Site Stewards
In the site stewardship program, volunteers from our chapter (and other organizations) monitor historical, archaeological, and paleontological sites on public lands. Site stewards provide a valuable service by reporting changes—both natural and human-caused damage—to sites on public lands.
Site stewards must...
- Complete a 1-day Site Stewardship class
- Be able to hike across rugged and uneven terrain
- Commit to visit assigned site(s) an agreed-upon number of times per year
To become a site steward, or for more information about the program, contact the Site Steward Coordinator.
Join/Donate
Consider joining over 100 chapter members who participate in numerous educational, recreational, and service activities. Membership is open to anyone interested in archaeology who is in agreement with the CAS Code of Ethics.
To join
- To set up a new account on the membership portal: Member365 New Accounts.
- If you already have an account on the portal: Member365 Existing Accounts.
- If you prefer to submit a paper application, print this form and submit to the address given on the form. Allow up to 4 weeks for paper renewals to be processed.
- Existing members will be sent an annual renewal e-mail with a link to the portal.
- Members agree to abide by the Code of Ethics.
To donate
- Instructions for donating to the Squint and Juanita Moore Scholarship fund, sponsored by the Chipeta Chapter can be found here.
- Online donations to the Chipeta Chapter General Fund or to the Alice Hamilton Scholarship Fund, sponsored by the state CAS can be done here.
For more information contact the Membership Chair.
Newsletter
The Uncompahgre Journal
Recent Issues
Past Issues
2021
Other publications can be found at the Colorado Archaeological Society.
Scholarship
The Squint and Juanita Moore Scholarship Fund awards an annual scholarship to a deserving college student who majors in anthropology or archaeology.
Students can apply for the scholarship online at CollegeXpress .
Squint Moore
In the late 1920's, a 13-year old boy named Carlyle “Squint” Moore wandered the canyons and mesas of western Colorado in search of archaeological sites. During those early years he and his younger sister Ruth explored for days in the canyons, telling their mother not to be concerned unless they were gone more than three days. Squint’s knowledge, keen eye, powers of observation, and dry, quiet wit endeared him to several generations of avocational and professional archaeologists.
In 1935, Squint was a founding member of the Chipeta Chapter of the Colorado Archaeological Society‐the first chapter in the state. In 2006, Squint Moore died at the age of 91. Up until a relatively short time before his death he was out banging around in the hills much of the time, revisiting sites he had found decades before and making sure the locations of the sites were properly noted and recorded. His uncanny memory was an inspiration to many who were decades younger than him.
Soon after Squint's death, the Chipeta Chapter put together a scholarship fund in honor of him and his wife, Juanita.
To donate
You can donate to the scholarship in several ways.
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Send a check made out to Montrose Community Foundation
to
Montrose Community Foundation
Please put Moore Scholarship in the memo line.
PO Box 3020
Montrose, CO 81402 - To donate online, visit this link . Follow the payment prompts and on the second page you will be asked to choose which fund you are donating to. Scroll down to the Squint & Juanita Moore Scholarship.
- If you would like to donate gifts of appreciated stock or mutual funds please contact the Montrose Community Foundation offices at 970-249-3900 for instructions.
- If you'd like to donate a car or other vehicle, visit this link .
Recipients
- 2021: Zach Vincent, St. Andrews University
- 2020: Ty Carey, University of Oxford
- 2019: Jessica Weinmeister, Western Colorado University
- 2018: Colin Patrick McCollough, Western State University
- 2017: Amanda Campbell, Western State University
- 2016: Veronique Torres, Colorado Mesa University
- 2015: Victoria Riggs, Eastern Washington University
- 2014: Guy Hepp, University of Colorado
- 2012: Hannah Watts, Fort Lewis College
- 2011: Kelsey Fife, University of Colorado
- 2010: Amelia Haney, Tufts University
- 2009: Ian Anderson, Western State College
- 2008: Jessica Dunham, Universty of Minnesota
- 2006: Rachel Jankowski, American University
- 2005: Rachel Jankowski, American University
Contact
Board Members
- President
- Sally Johnson
- president@chipetachaptercas.org
- Vice President and Professional Advisor
- Leigh Ann Hunt
- vp@chipetachaptercas.org
- Secretary
- This position is available. Please notify Sally Johnson if you are interested.
- Treasurer
- Jim Douras
- treasurer@chipetachaptercas.org
- CAS Representative
- Nick Ard
- casrep@chipetachaptercas.org
Standing Committees
- Membership Chair
- Sally Johnson
- membership@chipetachaptercas.org
- Newsletter Editor
- Dave Batten
- editor@chipetachaptercas.org
- Site Steward Coordinator
- Leigh Ann Hunt
- sitestewards@chipetachaptercas.org
- Library Chair
- Linda Manske
- library@chipetachaptercas.org
Other Committees and Posts
- PAAC Coordinator
- Dave Upchurch
- paac@chipetachaptercas.org
- Scholarship Committee
- Bill Harris
Fred Henderson
Jon Horn- scholarships@chipetachaptercas.org
- Field Trip Committee
- Leigh Ann Hunt
Joe Oglesby
George Decker- fieldtrips@chipetachaptercas.org
Links/Forms
Links
- Colorado Archaeological Society
- History Colorado - Program for Avocational Archaeology (PAAC)
- CAS Member365 New Accounts
- CAS Member365 Existing Accounts
- CAS Code of Ethics
- Online donations to Chipeta Chapter General Fund
- Donations to Squint and Juanita Moore Scholarship Fund (Chipeta)
- Student application for Squint and Juanita Moore Scholarship Fund
- Online donations to Alice Hamilton Scholarship Fund (CAS)