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The
HISTORIAN
On the web: www.datasync.com/~history	OF HANCOCK COUNTY
Bay Saint Louis, Mississippi	AUGUST 1997
AUGUST HAPPENINGS
The August luncheon meeting of the Hancock County Historical Society will be held at noon on Thursday, August 21 at the Kate Lobrano House, 108 Cue Street, Bay Saint Louis.
Our speaker will be Marco J. Giardino, PhD, a research scientist in the Earth System Science Office at NASA?s Stennis Space Center where he specializes in the application of remote sensing techniques to archaeology. He has recently conducted work at St. Stanislaus? Back School (Rip University), Gainesville and Logtown and has excavated sites in Italy, France and southeastern United States. Dr. Giardino has long been a friend and contributor to our Society.
Please call 467-4090 for luncheon reservations at $6.00. It is advisable to call early to assure your reservation as we expect this to be a very popular subject. As always, non-members or nondiners are also welcome.
PRESIDENT?S MESSAGE
It is with great appreciation that I acknowledge the numerous donations made recently to the Historical Society. The generosity of Hancock Countians, though legendary, is exceeding even its own reputation. We are very grateful to all who have shared their treasures and talents with us.
The photograph at the top of this page shows two beautiful display cases built for us by member Emile StiefFel. They Continued on page 3
MONTE WALDEN COLLECTION DONATED TO H.C.H.S.
Mrs. Monique Walden Chaix has donated an extensive collection of Native American artifacts to the Hancock County Historical Society in memory of her late father, William Monte Walden. Mr. Walden, though a man of the future who was employed in designing the space shuttle tanks at Stennis Space Center, spent many years deeply involved in archaeology.
He was bom in Olathe, Kansas in 1918 in a house which had a sod roof for insulation against the elements. His mother was an artist and teacher who taught Native American children so he grew up
with knowledge of their culture.
In 1964 he married Pat, a T Sligli? Native American whose family heirlooms formed the beginning of their collections. Over the years he did research in Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Florida, Tennessee and Alabama in addition to numerous Mississippi sites.
Mrs. Walden reports that Mr. Walden was so excited after his first day at the Claiborne site that only his obligations at Stennis could drag him away.
Most of the articles in this collection are from Hancock County although there are a number of ceremonial pieces traded from other locations. Some pieces are thought to have come from as far away as Yellowstone National Park.
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