Price $4.00
1st Conference on as central Illinois and Indiana. The
Ancient Copper greatest abundance being the Copper
Houghton, Michigan, Country range throughout the Ke-
July 10-12, 2009 weenaw Peninsula, along the lake
This event, sugg-ested by AAPS over to Ontonagon. This is BIG:
President, Glenn De-Vlaminck, is Michigan copper’s fingerprint is
the first to focus on ancient copper, having silver in its chemical com-
in the Copper Country, (or any-
where.) It featured excursions and position. NO OTHER copper in the
just one evening of presentations. world is the same. Anealing does not
Coordinated by Judy, with the change the chemical identity. We can
knowledge-able assistance of go a looong way with this knowledge.
Hoolie DeCaire and Robert Natural copper crystal, abt. 14” tall
Wheeler, we are thankful to de- Seaman Mineral Museum
clare our first Conference on An- 2. Then onto Calumet to visit Cop-
cient Copper a success… per World shop to enjoy their wares
attributing to the responses from and private collection of copper and
attendees. (25 in all) The weather
was gorgeous, the scenery a de- datolite pieces, Several of us spent
light, and the sites diverse and in- money on their treasures. Next was
teresting. Coppertown USA Mining Museum
Unusual copper where we learned “modern” mining
specimens of na- techniques of the last 150 years, with interesting exhibits of equipment, tool-
tive copper, ing, and copper & mineral specimens.
unique to the Lake
Superior Copper 3. Friday night: program of speakers at Houghton High School. David
District. Most Hoffman was to kick-off but technical problems set us back while Judy shot
from Calument the breeze about Fred and AAPS. Myron Paine stepped up to speak of an-
and Hecla Con- cient Norse travel and languages mixed into Algonquin nation tribes. David
glomerate lode then showed images of very old maps showing varied water levels, rivers
where copper re-
placed the matrix, that sliced through the Upper Peninsula, making waterways between Lake
cementing cob- Superior & Michigan. He also showed the Mississippi came out the west end
bles in the con- of Lake Superior and down to the Gulf, making another passage from the UP
glomerate to the rest of the world. Then we enjoyed a playing of the Pennington’s film
together.
Subsequent alter- on Fred Rydholm- Let Me Not Drown on These Waters.
ation and disinte- Map from 1960 Michigan History Mag.
gration of the
cobbles left be-
hind the skull-like
molds, preserving
their shapes.
Review of activities and things we learned
1. Seaman Mineral Museum, Michigan Tech campus hosted by cu-
rator Dr. Robinson, who led us with emphasis on copper. What a visual
delight this was! There are some very large hunks and sheets of glacial
copper, and a marvelous collection of unique crystallized copper and
copper/silver blends. Copper crystals can look lumpy, square, like frost,
tree-shaped, and more. Dr. Robinson patiently answered dozens of
questions about the origins, creation & removal of copper, and why was
it so pure right here, (with a touch of silver and a wee bit of )arsenic?
Just lucky to have all the right components, which melted into crevices
created by intense heat released by geophysical upheavals billions of
years ago. The mountains formed (highest in the world) were scrubbed
off by progression and recession of glaciers at the same time the gla-
ciers picked up then dropped the wonderful pure- to near pure- copper
right on the surface of the land, to be discovered and harvested. “Float”
copper was dropped all over the Lake Superior area, and down as far

Monette Bebow Reinhard spoke on the old copper culture peoples of often aligned with copper. We
Oconto Wisc. She raised questions on Fred’s research and conclusions on found a few small pieces with
amounts of copper removed from the UP, and connection to bronze-making wee lines of copper crystals
(90% copper, 10% tin) during the Bronze Ages, 5-7000 years ago. Sure wish along blue-green prehnite
Fred was there to talk with her! veins.
Saturday: 1. Caledonia Copper Mine, Greenland MI. The only working cop- 2. Copper Harbor: The
per mine in the UP today, though they only mine specimen copper, not in- BEST!!! We drove into the
dustrial. This place is significant to us, as the main shaft is an “addit” mined boonies west of town, walked a
in the 1800s atop a mine begun by ancient miners. Above & right of the wide long way and saw FABulous
approach to this shaft is a small ancient copper pit left just as it was thou- ancient petroglyphs. We‘e still
researching and discussing
sands of years ago.
Caledonia Mine. Foreground was cleared by present owners of 40 ft of rubble to re-
possibilities as to their meaning
veal main shaft. Red arrow points to ancient pit. left un-mined. and source. Those things are OLD! We were greeted by a 6” bear -symbol of
We drove another few strength in many cul-
tures, then climbed to a
miles to a site near Mass
curious triangular lady
City where we enjoyed (Tanith?) a whole bird for
seeing two ancient pits, her head. The bird could
one into a deep crevice be a phoenix, thunder-
under an overhang of gran- bird, songbird or raven,
ite, and one more near by. leaning to raven because
Warren Jensen viewing of the curved beak and
cave-like pit above photo. Norse connection. There
are angular writings
nearby; oft-seen in
bronze ages, cross-in-a-
3. Bob Wheeler’s back yard, circle symbolizing sun,
to view petroglyphs. The most earth or life. There are
prominent being the 3-legged “A” faint markings in each
like form, (right) perhaps Ba’al, quarter of the circle. To
symbolizing the ancient (Ogam) the lady’s left is a hand.
Phoe-nician name of sun god. Markings hint of Ogam
Wheeler Glyph below and runic writings.
Top image-untouched.
Lower image- enhancement
of inscribings; Hand, Circle-
cross (sun, earth, life,)
4. Quincy Mine tour took us Lady-Bird (about 10” tall) &
seven levels down into a mine other markings.
(closed in 1972) that once DJohn White says all
went 92 levels down over
2,000 feet to temps of high these symbols represent
90s. At level 7 the temp was Earth Mother in some form.
a steady 45 degrees. The Extremely slow-growing
lower levels flooded when lichens can provide clues to
continuous pumping ceased. age.
As curious as it was to see From a 13th century Icelandic
the modern style of saw manuscript, is the Norse god,
Odin with his wise Ravens
17 tons of pure vein copper taken from Lake Huginn and Muninn on his shoulders- as if giving advice to his ears. His female con-
Superio rnear Eagle Harbor, 2001 sort is known as Tanit or Tanith…perhaps the lady-raven figure here. Note the beak
5. We enjoyed the museum-like mineral shape similarity. Also seen is the sun…like the circle-cross. Some 35 feet north of
the lady is a wonderful ship with a square sail; its prow & stern like Norse, Carthagin-
shop Prospector’s Paradise at Allouez, ian or Minoan ships.
amazed at the fabulous collections from 3. After a great
which to buy…from 50 cents and UP! Many lunch at The
came away with copper specimens and Mariner, many went
other goodies. to the Astor House
Sunday: 1. After breakfast in Mohawk, the Museum to view
group split at the Old their collections of
Native American,
Delaware Mine.
historical and pre-
Some went 300 steps historical relics.
down to the old cop- The VERY best
per mining caves, thing is having the
and some enjoyed time to get to know
picking rocks in a tailings pile. Hoolie, our resident one another, and
expert, told us what to look for to find copper & other enjoy the beauty of
minerals. Datolite, calcite, quartz and prehnite are the UP together.

Conclusion of attendees: Find more won- * Give programs and/or exhibits in your area schools, library, scouts, service
ders in the Copper Country, and DO IT groups, churches, 4-H, etc. Use Myron’s free downloads of PowerPoint programs. If
AGAIN! We’ll see… Whew! you can’t do that, ask him to mail you CDs. Myron Paine Ph- 925-957-0260, or for
free downloads, go to www.frozentrail.com
* Talk about our ancient connections to the world with anyone who will listen.
It’s amazing how many people’s interest will be piqued. Even some of my paper doll
customers are getting curious and have asked to see a newsletter. It’s very exciting
to people whose knowledge only goes back to Columbus. They love mysteries and
want to learn more. Read Karl’s Strategy below for ways you might fit into this en-
deavour.
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A Strategy for Establishing The Copper Trail
For Consideration by AAPS Prepared by Karl Hoenke
Background – During the period 1845 to 1996, an estimated 15.6 billion pounds of
copper were recovered from Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula using modern mining
techniques. However, long before this, ancient miners were active throughout the
From Danish 12th century man- western Lake Superior Region. Between 5,000 B.C. and 1,200 B.C. indigenous peo-
uscript. Note shape of ships sim- ples, and perhaps others, are believed to have removed an estimated 1.5 billion
ilarity to petroglyph. They lack pounds of this Region’s uniquely pure copper from both surface finds and from shal-
sails, however. low pits. While archaeological evidence for “Michigan” copper in the Americas is
Poking around, we found several abundant, evidence for use of such an enormous quantity is lacking. It is hypothe-
other markings not previously sized that the Bronze Age in Europe and the Mediterranean provided a market for
noted by earlier investigators. much of this copper and that a complex trade network (The Copper Trail) existed to
Above: Markings are overlaid move copper throughout the Americas and also to Europe. The Bronze Age in Eu-
with orange in photo. It can be rope and copper mining in the Region both terminated in 1,200 BC.
hard to tell natural cracks from Objectives – The AAPS wishes to see this story brought to the general public
intentional scribes. Petroglyph through a network of museums and archaeological waystops illustrating the how,
etiquette says we must not touch them as oils disrupt age-clues in the stone. who, when and where of this ancient copper trade. General education would recog-
L: Mediterranean Bucket Boat nize and teach the means by which ancient traders followed land, river and ocean
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ routes to supply the Americas. If quantities and distribution can be confirmed, the
OCONTO WI COPPER FEST, JUNE 11-13, 2009 story would include movement of this essential raw material to supply the Bronze Age
in Europe and the Mediterranean. Public appreciation of the Great Lakes’ role would
AAPS had a presence at the Copper Fest this year. We were the only evi- begin to fill in the enormous gap in knowledge spanning the post-glacial epoch from
dence that the so-named festival had anything to do with copper. Monette Clovis to Columbus. Curiosity should support an increase in regional tourism as well.
Bebow Reinhard would have had a booth, but funds did not support that wish. Initiation – The AAPS membership comprises both professional and amateur scien-
Several of your AAPS board attended our booth (a tent w/netting sides purchased-on tists interested in developing and sharing knowledge of ancient copper mining activi-
sale for the occasion.) Judy and Glenn set up the tent & displays. They were assisted ties in the western Lake Superior Region. AAPS must start by determining its role in
by Oedith Harris, Ray Meininger, and Hoolie DeCaire. All had turns talking with curi- this enterprise. Will it seek to develop and manage the effort by itself? Will it seek to
ous people who stopped by. Several would have attended the Copper conference if develop and lead a coalition of interested parties? Will it seek to inspire formation of
not for schedule conflicts. We proposed the idea that Oconto, situated along the such a coalition and then contribute people, time and funds while others assume
Oconto River, would have been a perfect stopping point for ancient travelers hauling leadership?
copper to Lake Michigan, thence to the gulf. Higher waterways would have allowed
such travel. As there is evidence of 7,500 years of activity on that site, one can only Leadership – AAPS’ first need is a key individual to lead this program, regardless of
speculate what may have transpired among the peoples over those thousands of which participation role is chosen. This leader is someone with the optimistic person-
years. It most certainly involved copper at the site, and in transit. We are thankful for ality and enthusiasm to lead such a long-term and challenging project as this. This
this connection with Oconto and Ms. Bebow and her determination to learn all she is essentially a full-time job, and could remain such for several years. Many other
can about the copper connections to Oconto. AAPS members must be willing to contribute time and knowledge. A local UP person
would probably be best due to the importance of networking with local and regional
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ institutions.
THE COPPER TRAIL Scope – The second requirement is to actually define The Copper Trail. In all likeli-
This is a project that will eventually be supplemental to our future museum. COP- hood many pathways will be discovered by which copper was moved from the Re-
PER TRAIL from Isle Royale and the Keweenaw/ Copper Country, southward, across gion to the present Canada, U.S. and Mexico, and perhaps beyond. It will be best to
the UP via rivers, from Lake Superior to Wisconsin, to Lake Michigan, into the select only those routes and sites for which the strongest available evidence can be
Wabash and Chicago Rivers then the many connecting sites along the Missis-sippi, assembled and articulated (to avoid giving critics any opportunity to dismiss the Trail).
and out to the Gulf of Mexico, then leading onto the WORLD! Dr. Jim Scherz is Establish dates of activities and identify who the people were, if possible, and if they
working on mapping. Karl Hoenke (707-279-1615) is researching sites integral to the are related to present indigenous populations. Research and confirm the quantities
movement of ancient copper. David Hoffman (715-477-1210) and his water-level re- of copper removed and the amounts of copper estimated to have been consumed by
search will be helpful. Jeff Bennett (952-8840048) has offered his help too. Oedith the Bronze Age. Employ as many technical tools as possible for dating and finger-
Harris (906-353-6409) is researching Bronze Ages-dates, locations, to get an idea of printing sites and copper. Our selected sites should be robustly supported by data to
how many bronze implements and armor may have been made to get an idea of how avoid simply creating tourist “Mystery Spots” with no credible connection to our foun-
much copper may have been required…a huge endeavor. She would like to share re- dation belief.
searching with others. If you can offer further knowledge in any aspect, please call AAPS needs to define the geographic and technical extent of the Copper
numbers given. Trail project. It could be local, regional, national, and/or international. It would be
Important things you folks can do to help promote this effort logical to begin with local features centered on the AAPS’s Copper Museum. As
as well as general spreading of knowledge: recognition is established, expansion could involve regional sites such as museums,
* If you are near any significant sites along the Mississippi, talk to city/township of- portages, mines, transshipment locations, etc. The Plan must address the pace and
ficials and the Chambers of Commerce, so they are aware of the tourism potential direction of scope expansion. Each step is best if self-contained or stand-alone.
of having this ancient history highlighted in their area. Sites must be selected early which contribute significantly to the Project.

Public Awareness – Success or failure of The Copper Trail Project rests on suc- Myron Paine- The Copper Culture event was outstanding. Similar events should be
cessful implementation of a publicity plan. General and professional support must tied into the proposed Copper Museum. The event would make a good Elderhostel
be generated and sustained. A critical tool for achieving this would be a distinct logo program. Perhaps a bigger “contribution” could be requested. I would be willing to
or graphic to associate with the Trail, realizing it would appear in print, on roadsigns, be one of the Copper Trail instructors in the next program. One of my greatest gains
in advertisements, etc. from the event is the book by Roger Jewell entitled Ancient Mines of Kitchie Gummi.
The publicity plan will identify players and means for generating public awareness I cannot believe that the book was published in 2004, a year before the first Confer-
of both the broader outline of the Trail and also of many local specifics such as a par- ence on Ancient America, and I did not know about it until I bought a copy in the Min-
ticular mine or dolman or ham-merstone. Alliances through which AAPS could lever- ing Museum. You MUST get Roger Jewell on the Conference on Ancient America.
age its resources would be especially valuable. It will be necessary to identify which He is an authoritative author that builds a logical skeleton of the copper trade and
vehicles (newspapers, public TV stations, schools, etc.) can be most effective in the hangs a lot of flesh on the skeleton. Thanks for organizing an excellent outing.
……………………………….
U.P. and probably to generate a continuous stream of publicity through them to keep Karin & Allen Altman- Hi Judy, Many thanks for the wonderful Copper Culture Con-
momentum. ference. We especially enjoyed the petroglyphs near Copper Harbor. We’ve sent you
Funding – Another item critical to success is adequate financing. The Leader should a check for the AAPS conference in September.
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establish budgets consistent with the scope, objectives and pace of development. David Hoffman- Always an honor to be with like-minded people, sharing questions.
Public awareness will help generate donations, but institutional sources and commit- One can see photographs, read certain articles, but there is always something rather
ments will most likely be needed first. Once the Copper Trail story is written and illus- indescribable that results from standing in front of a prehistoric feature. Who were
trated, the Leader can take it “on the road” to solicit contributions from some of the
those guys? [who made the petroglyphs]
potential sources noted in section 8 of the Outline. ...................................................
Timetable – The pace of development will be limited by people and financial re- Lowell Ferguson Grosse Pointe Farms, MI- Sorry I did not respond when Fred
sources. Nevertheless, realistic timetables for each of the major efforts above passed away. I was suffering from shingles during th period. Better now. Also sorry
(scope, publicity, funding) should be established with milestones for measuring we did not get to the UP in July to visit the copper sites. Weill consider the Fall pro-
progress. gram. This past winter, I purchased three copies of "Michigan Copper" from Snow-
Reporting – The Leader should prepare a quarterly report to AAPS, benefactors, and bound Books and had them sent to friends. One, a retired superintendent of the
Northern Michigan Intermediate School District, found Fred's book fascinating as we
allies/partners summarizing progress, obstacles, changes, etc.
all did. He, in turn, sent me an interesting book "1491" by Charles Mann. That book
UPDATE: The board has deemed top priority, continued raising of funds for focused on the Western Hemisphere before and after Columbus's arrival in 1492. Al-
the giant float copper, & acquistion of a museum building, as we have only though Mann's book does not reference Fred's work, it paints a very interesting por-
until March 27th, 2011 to end of contract to raise $340,000. Focus is on an trait of civilizations in the Americas well before Columbus arrived. It is estimated that
existing historical building in Calumet in cooperation with city and National the population of Central America was over 20 million at the time of Cortez. Mexico
Parks Service- who have recently indicated great enthusiasm to work with us City was then larger than Paris and London. Clearing of the trees in the Amazon rain
and our vision and goals. We are seeking grants & continued donations to forest has exposed huge tracks of land that were used for irrigation farming many
centuries ago.
these ends. The Copper Trail will be a support plan to these first goals.
I am beginning to believe that the Western Hemisphere saw civilizations come and
National Parks Service HQ in Calumet building below. go over the past thousands of years. These disappeared for one reason or an-
other......volcanoes, earthquakes, comets, meteors, and disease certainly took their
toll. I became interested in ancient civilizations over forty years ago, starting with
Stonehenge followed by Barry Fell and his America BC series, Salvatore Trento's
"The Search for Lost America," and finally "Collapse" by Jared Diamond. There are
many more texts yet to be read. These all point in the same direction, and that is .....
smart humans have been around for a very long time. The truth depends on the
questions we ask. With Warm Regards,
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FRIEND of AAPS on the HISTORY CHANNEL
I don't know if I'll be making the conference or not considering all
the commitments I have coming up in the coming days. My new
book comes out July 22nd and the documentary film [on the Kens-
ington Stone] is set to air on History Channel September 21st. However, if I
can make it, I'd love to come! Scott Wolter
Letters from Members ……………………….……
Lee & Joy Pennington- Hi Judy, We returned to much work and am just now with 5th International Conference
chance to say thanks for the conference on ancient copper and the tours you put to-
gether. I know you did an amazing amount of work organizing it all (Joy and I for 28
on Ancient America
years organized an international storytelling festival here in Louisville and we know Sept 25-27, 2009, Marquette, Michigan
what work it takes to make something like the copper conference work). There were Holiday Inn, Hwy 41 West
a bunch of highlights. The Seaman Mineral Museum was special, especially with Dr. phone 906-225-1351 – ask for AAPS price ($99)
Robinson's guide duties and his gracious sharing of information. Visiting the historic
hi-marquette@charterinternet.com Limited to 100
mines also was nice. To find the Quincy mine had 92 levels and that heat at the 92nd
level was around 105 degrees (closer to the center of the earth) was interesting. Was Sponsored by AAPS & Ancient American Magazine
glad to get to see Bob Wheeler's petroglyph site (which may be connected with some ] The end of September is likely to have better weather than Oct. and
kind of relationship to the Copper Harbor site). If the one petroglyph is indeed Ba’al at near peak color of our annual Autumn Spectacle.
the Wheeler site,then Baal's consort, Tanith, at Copper Harbor, would likely be re- ] Room rates are the same as last year- $99/ up to 6 in room.
lated the same people, Carthaginians, would have been the seafaring visitors. Oh
we could name more highlights. But mainly, as David mentioned many times during ] Our speakers - not necessarily in this order:
the conference and tours, the best part was just being with people with similar inter- ] Documentary Film-makers, Lee & joy Pennington: “’Eyes That Look at
ests who shared with each other in a very special way. So this is to say thank for you the Sky: The Mystery of Easter Island’ Thor Heyherdahl thought there was a set-
all your hard work and effort. You done good! We all appreciate that. tlement on the island from S. America (some of the stonework sure looks like Inca
……………………..….. stonework). Other archeologists say not so. This gives a comprehensive overview of
the island, people, and the giant moai.”

] William Morin of Sudbury, Canada, is Native American/ British Isles Ford Motor Company on Board with
blended heritage, a college professor, author, poet, philosopher, with a spe- Ancient Michigan Copper!
cial interest in native interactions with ancient visitors. GOOD NEWS! The historical department of Ford
] Author, Peter Marsh, has been working for years on his “Polynesian Motor Company, historian and producer, were here to
Pathways” book, which links these sea-farers with Canada, Ancient America, interview June Rydholm (and a little with Judy too) about Fred's research
& Peru. He goes into genetic and plant & animal evidences. and knowledge of Michigan ancient copper. They are making a film on the
] Karl Hoenke "Provocative Perspectives in Time" up to 12,000 years. Industry of Ancient Michigan Copper! The historians have done enough
To include the comet story and some of the plants, microbes, and animals research to know that there was a great deal of activity in ancient days here
"out of place" as per the writings of Sorenson and Johannesson. (Part of in the U.P. June did a fine job of getting the idea across of the importance of
which will be incorporated into the Paradigm Project with Jay and Myron) saving artifacts, having a place to house and display them, and of saving the
] Gregory Cavalli,’s family has the largest private Pre-Columbian collec- massive float copper as the centerpiece of a museum. Mr. Robert Kreipke,
tion in the world. Several generations have mined in central America and Ford Motor Co. Corporate Historian, and Janine McFadden, Producer are
have preserved their findings, which are sometimes on loan to museums. enthusiastic about the importance of UP copper and its influence on the rest
Gregory and his wife with their little children and a contingency of profession- of the world. This will be a real help to get the word out far and wide, and to
als have turned to archaeology entirely, and have exciting finds to share with educate thousands about our copper.
us. He had to cancel in ‘08 as the dig was so successful, he couldn’t leave, ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
as will be the problem again this year. However he is creating a film on his
finds,. methods, techniques, agreements with interested parties, provenance
etc. which will be of value to all researchers.
on that search.
] Dr. John White, 2 programs: Mystic Symbol Culture, and Sun Religion
of Old and New Worlds.
] By this time, Wayne May may have some good news on the cave. We Pennington Film & Rydholm Tribute in Marquette
thrill just thinking about what’s soon to be found. On Sat. May 30th from 2-4:00 pm the wonderful film we so enjoyed premier-
ing at conference ’09, was shown at no charge to the public, at Peter White
] Author-researcher Jay Wakefield: Poverty Point and the Copper Trail
Jay Reports, “Presentation of 72 slides, many, an introductory walk-over of Public Library community rooms. June and son, Dan started the program
the site. I have documentation of pottery and metallic finds, and literature with happy memories. Then young friend William Morrison narrated June’s
finds, that I am sure will contribute significantly to the Copper Trail story. I slide program. The JoLee film is entitled after the ancient Norse prayer stone
look forward to having fun presenting these slides!! I wish Fred could be fund in the Escanaba River; Let Me Not Drown Upon These Waters, Fred
there.” [ You and every one of us, Jay!] Rydhom, Michigan’s Mr. Copper, the film highlights the joys of a lifetime of
research, study, teaching,
] Author, Researcher, Jack Salmela: European Land Claims in Central story-telling, sharing, plant-
North America -- the history behind the novel, "Of Vikings & Voyageurs"
ing trees, love of family,
] Radio Host, Rick /Oz Osman: "The Coalition of Pre-Columbian Stud- community, friends, family
ies". It will give an overview of what CoPS is, how we got into this doctrine of and COPPER! The room
Columbus first, and a plan for how we get out of it. was packed to standing
] Author-Researcher Roger Jewell “Ancient Mines of Kitchi-Gummi” and room only with over 200
updates learned since the publication of this seminal work. He hopes to pre- people, many of whom
miere his newest book to us. were wearing Fred’s fa-
] Judy M Johnson, Sec. AAPS: “A History of AAPS-Where we’ve been, mous plaid shirts, given by
and Where we are going” June. The warm feelings
We love to hear from others who have updates to share: Sam Osmonagic shared by all attendees, cannot be explained here, except to say we all felt
says we’ll see him in ‘10. As schedules always change, if you have a short close to Fred, while hearing his booming voice, his infectious laughter, and
presentation handy, it would be well to be prepared should a spot open. words of wisdom. The Pennington’s say “We would not have missed this for
the world. It was truly a precious event.” They had tears of joy and apprecia-
PARADIGM TEACHERS’ SYMPOSIUM
In our efforts to expand education to the schools, we are incorporating the Paradigm tion for the reception of the film and the powerful emotions felt in the room by
Project into our Sat. a.m. Schedule: Educators are invited to the day’s event at NO so many who love Fred. Photos for this article are by Eaton J. Blumenstein
CHARGE. We’ll get some press in local Calendars. Myron, Jay, and Karl will work ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
on this program which will be of interest to us all, even though some of it will not be June Rydholm Picking up Where Fred Left Off
“new” to us, having a review never hurts. DVD/PowerPoint. Karl’s introductory
speech on timelines, Jeff’s PowerPoint on the “Oceans” with Myron narrating, Jay’s June has been a busy little beaver, handling phone calls, setting up meetings, plan-
PowerPoint on the “Maps of Stone,” CDs will be available at no charge to teachers. ning/ promoting the showing of the Pennington's film on Fred, doing interviews, giving
out promos/ mission/goals of AAPS. She is as determined- or more so- as any one of
’09 CONFERENCE SCHEDULE OVERVIEW us active members, to see Fred's dream of saving the huge float copper, for it's place
Registration Times: Hotel lobby Thursday 7:00- 9:00 pm, and on Friday as a centerpiece attraction in the future museum. She's learning to make PowerPoint
9:00 am to noon when lunch begins, followed by programs @ 1:00. presentations, and had one ready to give when receiving an award from Marquette
Programs, with buffet meals interspersed Arts and Culture for Fred...a big push to understand the historical importance of an-
* Friday 1:00 to 10:00 pm * Saturday 9:00 am to 9:00 pm cient copper and our goals. She believes we can beat our deadline to make the
* Sunday 9:00 am to noon $340,000 to buy the copper and 40 acres, with ALL our efforts together. She goes to
the Huron Mountain Club to hand them her PowerPoint program, and post cards...a
Registration Fees Full conference/all programs/exhibits $135 subtle push toward some funding from members there, as hey do not hear direct ap-
SIX Meal package only $120 per person incl. tax/tips. peals for any donations. Way to go, June!

Donations and Memorials In the extensive glass dis-
play cabinets, Wayne is show-
To date we are thankful to have nearly $1400 to date. Thank you to- Karin &
ing some of his treasures.
Allen Altman, Faye Amo, Charles & Audrey Alvord, Karl Bohnak & Liz Yel-
AAPS has loaned some of our
land, Richard & Ronald Bullock, John Case, Ann & James Caudill, Charles
ancient copper artifacts, and a
DuCharme, Stan Hess, Judy M Johnson & Glenn DeVlaminck, Ken & Helen
portion of the Michigan
Johnson, Marjorie Hornblower Johnson, Dave Kallio, Kathie & Chriss Kerr,
Relics/Tablets from the David
Leonard Kramer, Eeva Miller, Sally Olsen, Lee & Joy Pennington, Carol
Deal/Henriette Mertz collection
Rees, Robert Swanson, and Jim Weupper. From Am. Legion Unit #444
will also be exhibited. The arti-
Baraga: Sharon Wright, Virginia Penoric, Beverly Yon, Phyllis Adams, Diane
facts will be displayed with in-
Koskinen, Barbara Broadbeck, Cindy Collins, Barbara Mayo, Sandra Pittsley,
formational cards. Also available in the hotel gift shops, will be related books
Dorothy Mayo, Diane Waara, Karen DeKleyen, Mary Williams, Viv Barada,
on the subjects, including Fred Rydholm’s Michigan Copper book, and AAPS
Val Darcy, Berdee Sheldon, Barbara Stephens, & Oedith Harris.
fund-raiser post cards…which help promote our goals of acquiring the giant
Thank you all, for your general contributions & memorials to Fred!
float copper and eventual museum building. Here’s a coup; the Michigan
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State Historical Society is loaning 100 pieces of the Michigan Tablet collec-
Renew or Not to Renew Your Membership?
tion for this exhibit. Photo shows the AAPS exhibit.
If you have not yet renewed and wish to continue supporting our goals, and
Congratulations and thanks to Wayne for helping to create perhaps the
receive the News, please send $25 (or more-thanks!) to address below. If
first true diffusionist museum, which will do much to promote and display
you get the newsletter and do not wish to renew, a $5 donation to cover the
anomalies until a major museum can be built. To loan a piece from your
cost of one issue would be most appreciated.
collection, mail to: Palmyra Inn, 955 Canandaigua Road, Palmyra, New
Members-In-Good-Standing for 08-09 or through 09-10 York 14522. Contact Wayne May at 877-494-0044 or 1-800-426-9900.
All board and advisors: Thom Bell, Jim/Hoolie DeCaire, Glenn DeVlaminck, Tips: When you select artifacts from your own collections to loan to the
Oedith Harris, David Hoffman, Judy M Johnson, Dave Kallio, Carl Lindquist, museum, take photos, check with your insurance company to make sure the
Wayne May, Rick Osmon, Myron Paine (Patron,) Lee & Joy Pennington (Pa- item is covered against loss in transit and in a location away from your
trons,) June Rydholm, Mary Turvey, Jay Wakefield (Supporting,) Beth Webb home. You may need to add a small rider to your policy. Keep track of all ex-
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and Robert Wheeler. penses and deduct them under the AAPS non-profit status. Ask that your
Other Members (*Welcome New!): Karin & Allen Altman (patrons,), *David & items go into the AAPS section of the exhibits.
Janet Anderson, Monette Bebow Reinhard, Mary Jo Berner, Charles Bruns, .
Kevin Callaghan (Supporting,) Anne Caudill, Charles Creager (Patron,)
*Charles DuCharme, Barb Dukeman, *Lowell Ferguson (Supp.,) Hugh Fox, PENNIES for Mr. COPPER
Larry Gallant, Richard & Judy Haskell, Stan Hess (Supp.,) Karl Hoenke By Lee Pennington
(Supp.,) Peter Hoheisel, Robert & Joan Howling, Charles Huver & Andrea If we all can think together and do together, we
Hildebrandt, *Larry & Sue Koetter (Benefactors,) Leonard Kramer (Supp.,) can get Fred's dream of the copper piece saved
Dale Kramer (Supp.,) Gail Manthei, Marion Manthei, Eeva Miller (Supp.,) and the museum going in his honor. It would be a
Mary Ellen Quaine, Chris Reinhold Hill, *Fred K. Rydholm, *Tom Teel, Norm shame not to call the museum the Fred Rydholm
Thomas, Wayne & Crystal Trickle, *Wayne Westerson (Supp), and *J.C. Ancient Artifact Museum or something near that. If
Williamson. Some have already paid for 09/10, thank you very much! We fig- Fred's name is connected to the whole thing up
ure memberships from Sept.-Oct. as so many join and renew at conference front, it will certainly help the fundraising, I think. Also, every single one of us
time. If you are a paid-up member, and do not see your name here, please needs to donate something, whatever we can, if only a $1. Each person needs to be
let Judy know she’s made an error. Thanks. Your renewals are appreciated. and feel a part of this. I've tried to think of something unique that would get thou-
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AAPS PowerPoint CD Now Available world-wide and even attract total strangers to the cause. I thought about this kind of
campaign: "Pennies for Mr. Copper," and having people send their pennies to a bank
Judy will send to anyone for a small fee: A PowerPoint Program "AAPS His- account set up in Marquette strictly for saving the piece of float copper. With a little
tory from 1999 to 2009" is now ready with self-explanatory images. Any one of you You Tube and other outlets and EVERYBODY spreading the word, it might just attract
who have been to an AAPS conference and/or heard Fred Rydholm speak, can make enough attention to work. The logistics of THAT many pennies would be horrendous,
a decent fill-in talk using this little program of 28 slides. It starts with Patt Hendrick- but that's exactly what would attract the attention. After all, it would only take
son's People's Festivals in Baraga Michigan with ancient American subjects and pro- 35,000,000 pennies. At approximately 180 pennies per pound, that would only be
grams and exhibits, to formulation of our casual PCCRS/Pre-Columbian Cultural approximately 194,444 pounds, about 97 tons. Wouldn't this give everybody some
Research Society and excursions, to AAAPF and conferences to our final name kind of sense of the amount of copper that came out of the UP and Isle Royale in an-
AAPS. Our goals of acquiring the giant float copper, land and eventual museum with cient times? Some estimates are as high as a billion pounds that came from those
photos, are included. LOTS of pictures of people and artifacts are included. I'll be ancient mines. So when all the copper pennies started rolling in for Mr. Copper, and
happy to send you a copy for just $3.75 to cover CD, case and shipping. the mass started growing, we could say, "Hey, if you think this is a lot of copper, just
Judy M Johnson, PO Box 216, Skandia MI 49885 imagine how much copper was mined by the ancients. Also, it would give a sense of
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ just how big this piece of float copper is (some estimates 70 tons, or about 27 tons
less than the pennies needed to save it).
AAPS / Diffusionist Museum in New York State
EVERYBODY could participate for just pennies, literally. Even during these hard
Wayne May has worked with hotel owners to establish a mini-museum economic times, people could, and I think would, donate their pennies without their
(30’x60’) at Palmyra Inn, in upstate New York. Both are along what is known suffering. And I think a bank in Marquette, in spite of the logistics, would be willing do
as the “Mormon Trail.” Wayne says that about 60% of the tour travelers are this for Fred. [Ed. Note: We suggest you start a penny jar, to bring it to fall confer-
ence to dump together with other penny-savers. If you are flying, and you have a big
Mormon, the rest, interested parties in America’s ancient past. Thousands of
weight of pennies, you might want to change it into paper at your bank, before con-
travelers each summer traverse these historical trails. A perfect place to ex- ference or mailing to us. If a display is necessary for publicity purposes, we can
pand the copper history and other evidences. change your paper back into copper.]

May & August Board Meetings Report AAPS is “Mission Fish” Approved
In our accounts: 7-30-09: Savings - $14,917.86 Checking - $566.24 Charity on eBay
This is before costs of newsletter product & QuarkXpress If you sell or buy on eBay, here’s an easy way to
Elections- AAPS Officers: help raise funds for AAPS. Judy is selling some of her books on eBay with 10% of
sale price being automatically credited to AAPS’s PayPal account. YOU can do the
Glenn E DeVlaminck (prev. VP) moved into Fred’s spot as President.
same thing when you sell or buy. Just look for the “Donate to a Charity” button, scroll
Newly elected are Vice President: David Hoffman to AAPS or put it in the search to find us. Then select the % you wish to contribute.
2nd Vice President: Ray Meininger It is tax deductible as a charitable 501-C-3 corporation. They send receipts
Renewed are Treasurer, Dave Kallio and Secretary, Judy M Johnson. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Board Members Renewed and New: MAGAZINES FEATURE ANCIENT UP COPPER
Oedith Harris Jim (Hoolie) DeCaire The May/June 2009 issue of Michigan History
Thom Bell Mary Turvey Magazine featured an 8 page report on ANCIENT
Robert Wheeler Beth Webb copper pits in the Copper Country. They noted reports
of early historical agents of mines; captains, superintend-
WELCOME June Rydholm and Carl Lindquist! ents, and high ranking company officials. They consis-
Advisors: Lee Pennington, Jay Wakefield, Myron Paine, Ida Jane Gal- tently reported that signs of ancient miners were most
lagher, Jeff Bennett, Rick Osman, Karl Hoenke, evident. They said these prehistoric miners were not
WELCOME new Advisor, Charles DuCharme. primitive, but “were educated and had a broad base of
world experience.” Maps and photos supported the story;
We have received a note of resignation from Dan Hornbogen for personal
showing positions of ancient copper pits, cribbing holding
and health reasons. He is regretful that he must do so. We thank him for the hammered copper boulders, and tools. They acknowledged the thousands of pits on
years of sage advice he has given, and we wish him well. David Richarde, Isle Royale alone. The expert contributing this data? John Halsey, the State of Michi-
citing irreconcilable beliefs & goals, resigned early this year as well. gan’s Archaeologist. Very interesting.
Recent News and Decisions: 2 issues of Rock & Gem feature Michigan Copper: #36, August 2006, and #39,
May 2009. What’s exciting about these articles is they have answered the burning
After five of us visited “our” float copper and site we decided unanimously
question; what’s the chemical fingerprint that can identify Miichigan copper from that
that we would not build on that remote woodsy site, but seek an existing found elsewhere in the world. It’s the SILVER- and a wee bit of arsenic! Ours is the
building in Calumet, perhaps an old mining structure associated with the Na- only copper in the world that has this intrinsic fingerprint. Bob Jones is the author/re-
tional Parks Service. Money would better be spent on that than on an expen- searcher of both articles. I’ll call him as soon as I receive the issues I have ordered.
sive road across the easement to the interior forty acres. Judy popped into Vintage post card showing 5 millions lbs of UP copper awaiting shipment. c.1930s
the Parks offices on Aug. 6th, ran into city liason to the Parks, executive di-
rector of Main Street Calumet, Historic Preservation; Tom Tikkanen, who was
extremely responsive to our plan of having a museum with a focus on an-
cient copper. He said “Perfect! People want to know more about aboriginal
copper people and we don’t know what to tell them. We have this great book
by Fred Rydholm, but not everyone can buy that.” I shared some things
about our group, our goals to buy the copper and have a museum, and they
want to work with us. Having “copper” in our museum name, will not limit us
when you consider how copper connected the Americas to the rest of the
world, and it helps get us into a system that wants to help us succeed in hav-
ing a museum. By conference we will have more to report on this.
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MES Barry Fell Award
Given to Fred Rydholm
Each year the Midwestern Epigraphic Society BOOK DONATED TO AAPS
selects a worth recipient for this honor. The organi- We received an intriguing book by Stephen W Snuffer, “Mountain Mysteries
zation continues the work of finding, preserving and and Ancient History: the Prophecy of the 7th Seal and Crystal Skulls” It’s BIG,
deciphering ancient epigraphy whether on stone, 8.5”x11” & 689 pages, soft cover. Its focus is on ancient archaeology of West Virginia
clay, metals or parchments. These words and symbols are key in helping us under- with a wide smattering of many topics, showing lots of photos of inscriptions and
stand our history and our connectedness with the worlds beyond out shores. The ogam writing found inside mounds, on cliffs and at stone forts. Mr. Snuffer is an em-
group presented the award posthumously, to Fred, being accepted by Lee Penning- ployee of West Virginia as a substance abuse therapist. Additionally he is an insur-
ton. Lee gave a program about Fred and AAPS as well. We are all most appreciative! ance agent and private investigator, aiding him in ferreting out evidence of ancient
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ visitations and their link to native peoples. Read about mounds, pyramids, petro-
Curious Stone Found on Shores of Lake Superior glyphs, end-time & ancient calendars, and many mysteries.
$55.50, Stephen Snuffer, PO Box 786 Cool Ridge WV 25825.
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brother, Charley MacIntosh, found a SILENT AUCTION AGAIN PLANNED FOR
small marked rock on the north shore of
AAPS CONFERENCE on ANCIENT AMERICA
the Keweenaw Peninsula. He’s always
kept it as a treasured touchstone. He’s Our silent auction of donated goods last year at 4th Annual Conf. on Ancient
agreed to show a photograph of it here America raised $769! thanks to the generosity of our friends. Most items
in hopes that some of our people might were related to archaeological subjects: books, images, mineral specimens,
have a clue as to its origin and meaning. artifacts, tools, etc. A few things were unrelated but brought some income
Photo showing front & back, is discolored reddish tone, by flash. White banding indi- too. We again seek donations of goods to support our mutual goals of a dif-
cates Lake Superior igneous black basalt as the base stone. The MacIntosh’s own fusionist museum. See registration form to pledge your donation, even if you
the charming Nahma Inn Bed and Breakfast on Lake Michigan in Southern UP. 906- cannot come to the conference. Thank YOU!
644-2486
Mail to: AAPS, PO Box 216, Skandia MI 49885
Phone Judy: 906-942-7865 or 810-299-5210

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