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Contributions to Aviation Archaeology

2009

  • The Social Effects of North American Bases on Newfoundland Perceptions and Way of Life (public lecture). North Atlantic Aviation Museum Annual General Meeting, Gander, May 2009.

2010

  • Mapping and Memories: The Methods and Impact of Investigating World War II Aircrash Sites (presentation). Aldrich Interdisciplinary Lecture and Conference, Graduate Student Union of Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, March 2010.
  • CBC Grand Falls/Central Morning Show (radio interview). Aviation Archaeology in Gander, NL. 18 August 2010.
  • Aviation Archaeology in Gander: A Look at the B-17 in the Tomas Howe Demonstration Forest (public presentation). Thomas Howe Demonstration Forest, Gander, August 2010.
  • CBC St. John’s Morning Show (radio interview). Aviation Archaeology in Gander, NL. 23 August 2010.
  • CBC Radio-Canada Atlantique (entrevue par radio). Archéologie en Gander, Terre-Neuve (doublé). 23 au 24 août 2010.
  • Uncovering Gander: Public Archaeology in the Former Town Site of Gander, Newfoundland (poster presentation with Eric Guiry). The Shifting Environments of Archaeology: the 44th Annual Charmool Archaeology Conference, University of Calgary, November 2010.

2011

  • Flight Path: A Look at the Cultural Uses of Aviation Sites in Newfoundland and Labrador (presentation). Aldrich Interdisciplinary Lecture and Conference, Graduate Student Union of Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, February 2011.
  • 2010 Survey of World War II Aircraft Crash Sites In and Around Gander, Newfoundland. Provincial Archaeology Office 2010 Archaeology Review, 9, 2011.
  • Flight Path: A Look at the Cultural Uses of Aviation Sites in Newfoundland and Labrador (presentation). Current Archaeology on the Island of Newfoundland, Annual Meeting of the Canadian Archaeology Association, Halifax, May 2011.
  • Aviation Archaeology In Newfoundland and Labrador (two day lecture). Department of Education of Newfoundland and Labrador Enrichment Short Course, May 2011.
  • CBC Grand Falls/Central Morning Show (radio interview). Aviation Archaeology in Ganer, NL. 6 July 2011.
  • The B-17 in the Thomas Howe Demonstration Forest: History and Archaeology (public presentation). Thomas Howe Demonstration Forest, Gander, August 2011.
  • CBC Grand Falls/Central Morning Show (radio interview). Field Season Follow-Up and the Future of Aviation Archaeology in Gander, NL. 10 August 2011.
  • Profiles for Success: Aviation Archaeology in Newfoundland and Labrador (panel presentation). Museum Association of Newfoundland and Labrador Annual General Meeting, September-October 2011.

2012

  • Flights and Film: 2011 Field Work in Gander, NL (with Eric Guiry). Provincial Archaeology Office 2011 Archaeology Review, 10, 2012.
  • How to Map Chaos and Destruction: Adapting Archaeological Methods to survey World War II Aviation Sites in Newfoundland and Labrador (presentation). Aldrich Interdisciplinary Lecture and Conference, Graduate Student Union of Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, St. John’s, March 2012.
  • Aviation Archaeology In Newfoundland and Labrador (two day lecture). Department of Education of Newfoundland and Labrador Enrichment Short Course, May 2012.
  • CBC Radio Weekend AM (radio interview). The Hindenburg over Newfoundland and Labrador. 3 June 2012.
  • Aviation Archaeology in Newfoundland and Labrador (lecture). Shad Valley International, July 2012.
  • The Telegram Live Interview (online chat interview). An Air Tragedy Near Stephenville 66 Years Ago Today. www.thetelegram.com, 3 October 2012.
  • The Forgotten Crash (newspaper article by Steve Bartlett). The Telegram. 3 October 2012.
  • The North Atlantic Squadron: A Survey of World War II Aviation Archaeology Sites in Gander, Newfoundland (presentation). Council for Northeast Historical Archaeology 2012 Conference, St. John’s, 4-7 October 2012.

2013

  • Plans and Profiles: Lisa Daly Researching WWII Airplane Crash Sites in Newfoundland (blog interview by Tim Rast). Elfshot sticks and stones, www.elfsotgallery.blogspot.ca, 25 January 2013.
  • The Crash Hill Crash: Surveying the Site of the Stephenville AOA Crash of 1946 (with Shannon K. Green). Provincial Archaeology Office 2012 Archaeology Review, 11: 42-47, 2013.
  • A Tale of Two Bogs: Aviation Archaeology in Newfoundland and Labrador (lecture). Shipwreck Preservation Society of Newfoundland and Labrador, May 2013.
  • Aviation Archaeology In Newfoundland and Labrador (two day lecture). Department of Education of Newfoundland and Labrador Enrichment Short Course, May 2013.
  • Searching for the Hindenburg (newspaper article by Garrett Barry). The Telegram, 15 June 2013.
  • Aviation Archaeology in Newfoundland and Labrador (lecture). Shad Valley International, July 2013.
  • The Arrow Air Disaster (lecture). Shad Valley International, July 2013.
  • Archaeologist to Give Talk on Historic Plane Crash Site (newspaper article by Corey Hurley). The Western Star, 8 August 2013.
  • Archaeologist Researching Crash Hill Through Local Responders (newspaper article by Corey Hurley). The Western Star, 09 August 2013.
  • Archaeologist Researching Crash Hill Through Local Responders (newspaper article by Corey Hurley). The Telegram, 09 August 2013.
  • Archaeologist Researching Crash Hill Through Local Responders (newspaper article by Corey Hurley). The Georgian, 09 August 2013.
  • Aircraft Archaeology in Bay St. George: A Look at Garden Hill and Crash Hill (public presentation). Stephenville Regional Art and History Museum, Stephenville, August 2013.
  • The North Atlantic Squadron: A Survey of World War II Aviation Archaeology Sites in Gander, Newfoundland. Canadian Aviation Historic Society Journal, 51(4), 2013.

2014

  • Beyond the Battle: Archaeology of Non-Combat Military Sites (panel participant). Society for Historical Archaeology 2014 Annual Meeting, Quebec City, 8-12 January 2014.
  • Sinking Slowly: Adapting Underwater and Terrestrial Methods for Surveying Airplane Sites in the Bogs of Newfoundland and Labrador (presentation). Society for Historical Archaeology 2014 Annual Meeting, Quebec City, 8-12 January 2014.
  • Garden Hill: The Crash of a USAAF C-54 (with Shannon K. Green). Provincial Archaeology Office 2013 Archaeology Review, 12: 22-24, 2014.
  • Floating Fences: Strict Military Protocol vs. Fluid Interactions Between Countries on the WWII Gander Airbase (presentation). Aldrich Interdisciplinary Lecture and Conference, St. John’s, March 2014.
  • Aviation Archaeology in Newfoundland and Labrador (two day lecture). Department of Education of Newfoundland and Labrador Enrichment Short Course, May 2014.
  • Aviation Archaeology in Newfoundland and Labrador (lecture). Shad Valley International, July 2014.
  • The Arrow Air Disaster (lecture). Shad Valley International, July 2014.
  • BBC North American expert on Ferry Command, 2014.

2015

  • The Hindenburg’s Final Flight Took it Right Over Newfoundland (online article by Geoff Bartlett). CBC News, 08 February 2015.
  • Fallen War Birds (presenter). Land and Sea, first aired 08 February 2015.
  • Aviation archaeology of World War II Gander: An Examination of Military and Civilian Life at the Newfoundland Airport. Doctoral (PhD) thesis, Memorial University of Newfoundland, April 2015.
  • Aviation Archaeology in Newfoundland and Labrador (two day lecture). Department of Education of Newfoundland and Labrador Enrichment Short Course, May 2014.
  • Actor-Network Theory and the Practice of Aviation Archaeology (second author with Michael Deal and Cathy Mathias). Journal of Conflict Archaeology, 10(1), 3-28, 2015.
  • So You Want to Work With The Ancient and Recent Dead?: Unearthing Careers from Paleontology to Forensics (by J.M. Bedell, interviewed as a contributor). Aladdin Books/Beyond Words, 2015.

2016

  • Survey of the 1978 Beechcraft Crash Site Near Bauline Line. One file at the Portugal Cove-St. Phillip’s Town Office, October 2016.

2017

  • Preserving Aviation Archaeology Sites while Engaging Public Interest: A Discussion with Gander, Newfoundland, as a Case Study (presentation). Public Archaeology Twitter Conference 2017, Twitter, April 28, 2017.
  • The Search for the Sabena Diamonds: Stories, Rumours and Legends About the 1946 Sabena Airlines Plane Crash near Gander, Newfoundland (presentation). International Small Island Cultures Conference, St. John’s, June 15-19 2016.
  • Bells and Whistles: Erroll Boyd, Mabel Boll, and the Bellanca Monoplane in Harbour Grace (presentation). Conception Bay Museum, Harbour Grace, 03 July 2017.
  • The Queen of Diamonds and The Canadian Lindbergh: The Aircraft Columbia, Harbour Grace, and the Trans-Atlantic Race (presentation). Avalon Expo 3, 25-27 August 2017.

2018

  • Dogfight Over the Gander Airbase. InFormation: The Historical Publication of the Alberta Aviation Museum, January/February 2018.
  • An Empty Graveyard: The Victims of the 1946 AOA DC-4 Crash, Their Final Resting Place, and Dark Tourism, AP Online Journal in Public Archaeology, 8(2): 79-98.
  • Sacrifice in Second World War Gander. In Canadians and War, vol. 3. Lammi Publishing: Canada.
  • Crashes to Microfilm: Researching Gander’s Aviation History. Taking Flight: An Archival Perspective on Aviation in Newfoundland & Labrador. Association of Newfoundland and Labrador Archives, 23 November 2018.

2019

  • Garden Hill, Newfoundland and Labrador: Aircraft Wreckage, Site Use, and Local Museums. Public Archaeology Twitter Conference #PATC3, Twitter, 30-31 January 2019.
  • Crashes, Recoveries, and Aviators: The Evolution of Aviation Archaeology in Newfoundland and Labrador. Conjoint Annual Meetings of the Canadian Archaeological and Association and the Association des archeologues de Quebec, Quebec City, 15-18 May 2019.
  • Introduction. Flights From The Rock (Vance, Daly, and Curtis, eds.). Engen Books: Canada.
  • EIN FLUGHAFEN AM ENDE DER WELT: Die Geschichte des Gander International Airport (Gander International: The Airport in the Middle of Nowhere, presenter). Gruppe 5 Filmproduckton GmbH. First aired 12 November 2019, German TV 3sat.

2020

  •  Engaging the Public at the Crossroads of the World: Methods and Site Preservation of Aviation Archaeology Sites in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Society for Historical Archaeology 2020 Conference on Historical and Underwater Archaeology, Boston, 8-11 January 2020 (presented in absentia).
  • Aviators and Airfields: Aviation Archaeology Work in Newfoundland and Labrador. Newfoundland and Labrador Historical Society, St. John’s, 27 February 2020.

2021

  • Sidney Cotton and Donald Bennett: How Australians Helped Shaped Aviation in Newfoundland and Labrador. Aviation Cultures Mk. V Conference, Online (Australia), 25-28 March 2021.
  • Courage? I Should Say So: Frances Grayson, The Dawn, and the Plane in the Pond. NQ, 114(2): 30-42, Fall 2021.
  • Sidney Cotton and Donald Bennett: How Australians Helped Shape Aviation in Newfoundland and Labrador. Avalon Expo, 18-19 September 2021.

2022

  • Lindbergh’s Lost Rivals (presenter/archaeologist). Expedition Unknown. First aired 15 June 2022, Discover Channel.
  •  Searching for the White Bird in Newfoundland: Discovery Channel Program Airing Tonight on Search for Missing French Plane in Pond (article by Evan Careen). Saltwire. 15 June 2022.
  • Frances Grayson’s Transatlantic Attempt (presented in absentia [I got the time zones wrong]). Aviation Cultures Mk. VI Conference, Online (Australia), 15-17 July 2022.
  • Dogfight over the Crossroads of the World. Riddle Fence: A Journal of Arts and Culture, 46: 33-36.

2023

  • Lost Aircraft and Documentaries at CgAl-01, Gull Pond, Cape Shore, NL (with Ken Keeping, Kathryn Hargan, Johanna Bosch, and Maliya Cassels). Provincial Archaeology Office 2022 Archaeology Review, 21: 106-109.
  • Engaging the Public at the Crossroads of the World: Methods and Site Preservation of Aviation Archaeology Sites in Newfoundland and Labrador Canada. In Strides Towards Standard Methodologies in Aeronautical Archaeology (Hunter W. Whitehead & Megan Lickliter-Mundon, eds.).  Switzerland: Springer Nature, pp. 239-256.
  • Their Sturdy Pride: Aviation Archaeology in Newfoundland and Labrador. Newfoundland and Labrador Archaeological Society Symposium, St. John’s, 24-25 November 2023.
  • Frances Grayson’s Transatlantic Attempt. Avalon Expo, St. John’s, 25-26 November 2023.

2024

  • US Navy Hudson Bomber Wreck (CjAm-05) near Harbour Buffett on Long Island, Placentia Bay (second author with Neil M. Burgess). Provincial Archaeology Office 2023 Archaeology Review, 22:17-21.
  • Their Sturdy Pride: RCAF Torbay History and Aviation Mysteries of Newfoundland and Labrador (with Nelson J. Sherren). Engen Books: Chapel Arm.
  • Archaeology on a Dime: Aviation Archaeology on an Independent Researcher’s Budget. The Second International Conference on Aviation Archaeology and Heritage, Aviation Cultures, Online, 14-15 November 2024.
  • L’invasion amicale de Terre-Neuve (presenter). 39-34 en sol canadiene, TV5 unis, S3 E13, first aired 02 December 2024.
  • At War, but Far From the Front: Crashes, Disasters, and The Newfoundland Airport. Disasters, Pandemics and Crises in Newfoundland and Labrador: Past, Present and Future, Journal of Newfoundland & Labrador Studies, 38(1): 1-41.
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