Patricia Samford Appointed Manager of Historic
Bath and N.C. Historic Sites Northeast Section Chief
Contact:
For more information
contact Kay Williams
at 252-514-4900.
BATH, NC -- Patricia Samford of New Bern has been appointed
manager of Historic Bath and chief of the Northeast section
of the division of N.C. Historic Sites. She began working
in the position February 17.
Samford was formerly with Tryon Palace Historic Sites and
Gardens where she had been archaeologist and museum services
head since May 1999. Previously, she worked at the University
of North Carolina Research Labs of Archaeology and Colonial
Williamsburg in Williamsburg, Va.
“Patricia brings a wealth of experience and enthusiasm
to her new position,”
said Kay Williams, director of the N.C. Historic Sites, a
unit of the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources. “Her
unique set of skills in the field of history can only serve
to enhance what the great staffs at Bath and the other Northeastern
historic sites currently offer the people of North Carolina.”
As section manager, Samford will oversee Historic Bath, Historic
Edenton, Historic Halifax, and Somerset Place.
Consistently recognized for her work, Samford received a National
Endowment for the Humanities grant in 2000, a Getty Institute
fellowship in 1998 and a research fellowship at the Winterthur
Museum in Winterthur, Del., in 1994. She has co-written and
published two books: “Archaeology for Young Explorers:
Uncovering History at Colonial Williamsburg” (1995)
and “Intrigue of the Past: North Carolina’s First
Peoples. A Teacher’s Activity Guide for Fourth Through
Sixth Grades” (2001). In addition, Patricia Samford
has written numerous articles in regional history journals,
reviewed articles for professional publications, edited scholarly
works and served on editorial boards and committees dealing
with archaeology and historic preservation.
Samford holds a doctorate in anthropology from UNC-Chapel
Hill (2000), a master’s in anthropology/historical archaeology
from the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va.
(1990), and a bachelor’s in both anthropology and psychology
from William and Mary (1979).
For more information on Patricia Samford or the N.C. Historic
Sites program, a division of the N.C. Department of Cultural
Resources, contact Kay Williams at 252- 514-4900.
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