[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 40 (Monday, March 7, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H1315-H1316]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     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

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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.

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