The Friends of the Sellars Farm State Archaeological
Area is a nonprofit volunteer group, organized to assist and encourage
the development of one of the best preserved mound/village site of the
Middle Cumberland Mississippian Period Culture near Lebanon, Wilson County,
TN. Membership in the Friends of the Sellars Farm State Archaeological
Area is open to any who contributes time, skills and/or resources
to the Friends mission.
Established in 1999, the Friends have cleared growth
and debris from strategic areas of the site, mowed the State owned area,
conducted site tours, given numerous educational programs, helped with
the Phase One Project, the U. S. Postal Service unveiling of the Sandy
stamp, the Stone Statues Exhibit, and numerous other projects. Public tours
are available and have included tours for the annual Tennessee Archaeological
Awareness Month, School Groups, Scout Troops, The Nashville Grotto, The
Sierra Club and Tennessee Trails, just to name a few. Thousands of
volunteer hours have been donated toward the mission of the Friends. To
increase awareness of the Sellars Farm Archaeological Area the Founder's
of the Friends are also giving presentations at local clubs and schools.
Working with area's State legislators, state, local
and county officials, the Division of Archaeology, Wilson County Convention
and Visitors Bureau and the Chamber of Commerce, progress is continuing,
but much remains to be accomplished.
The Mission of the Friends of the Sellars Farm State
Archaeological Area includes:
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Aid in the protection, promotion and programing of the
site.
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Educate the public about the Middle Cumberland Mississippian
Period Culture and the Native Americans who once lived at Sellars Farm.
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Encourage and assist the State in the scientific archaeological
study of the site.
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Promote the repatriation and reinterment of skeletal remains
exhumed from the site in the past.
For more information about the Friends, its activities,
tours of the Sellars Farm State Archaeological Area, or if you would like
join us to volunteer for future projects, contribute resources and become
a member, contact us at:
Be
a Friend
or
Friends of The Sellars Farm State Archaeological Area
c/o Wilson County Convention & Visitors Bureau
233 E. Gay St.
Lebanon, TN 37087
PH: 615-453-9655 or 800-789-1327
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