Please join Friends as we Dig into History and welcome City Archaeologist Carl D. Halbirt from the City of St. Augustine’s Archaeology Program. The signature Brown Bag Lunch program is free and open to the public, but reservations are required to guarantee seating. Please stop by the reference desk or call the Main Library at the number listed to make your reservation.

Mr. Halbirt and the City program were featured in several of the 450th celebration televised specials, and in the Fall 2015 issue of American Archaeology. According to the City Program website, “St. Augustine’s archaeological heritage is unparalleled in the quantity and diversity of remains buried beneath its buildings, streets, and backyards.” The City program is in place to “preserve the information of those buried remains.” Mr. Halbirt’s talk will focus on what has been learned since the City of St. Augustine adopted its Archaeological Preservation Ordinance in 1987, specifically the discovery of archaeological deposits that made archaeologists reevaluate certain assumptions regarding the city’s cultural heritage. Learning about this group and their projects promises to be the perfect final program for the historic 2015 calendar year.

Patrons are welcome to bring their lunch to the Brown Bag Program. Refreshments will be provided. For additional information, contact Friends President Toni Siriani, toni825@hotmail.com. Follow Friends on FaceBook.