The publication is reproduced in full below:
CONGRATULATING KENNETH BURKETT
(Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Kenneth Burkett, a Jefferson County resident, for receiving the Crabtree Award from the Society for American Archaeology.
This award is given annually to an outstanding avocational archaeologist in remembrance of Don Crabtree. Mr. Crabtree brought experimental archaeology to prominence.
Recipients of the Crabtree Award are archaeologists who have contributed to advance the understanding of local, regional, and national archaeology through excavation, research, publication, site preservation, or collections preservation, all in collaboration with the professional community or public outreach.
This award is well deserved for Kenneth, as he has spent his career conducting archaeological research and excavations in western Pennsylvania, focusing on the lifeways of prehistoric Native Americans who once lived in the Redbank Creek watershed.
Kenneth is currently the executive director of the Jefferson County History Center as well as a field associate with the Carnegie Museum of Natural History. He spends time working closely with the Society for Pennsylvania Archaeology 29th Chapter, located in North Fork.
Kenneth has a true passion for bringing our history to life and sharing the artifacts of the people who walked this Earth before us.
Once again, I want to congratulate Kenneth on this well-deserved accomplishment.
____________________
SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 168, No. 40
The Congressional Record is a unique source of public documentation. It started in 1873, documenting nearly all the major and minor policies being discussed and debated.
House Representatives' salaries are historically higher than the median US income.
Alerts Sign-up