Expessing ethnic identity in a French town: study of the Janis-Ziegler Site (23SG272) in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri

Summary

Dr. Elizabeth Scott introduced me to many aspects of understanding ethnicity in the historical and archaeological record through her years of work at the Janis-Ziegler site (23SG272). Despite Ste. Genevieve being founded by the French, the German Ziegler family resided in the town beginning in the early 19th century. In 2006, archaeological investigations went underway on the Janis-Ziegler site, directed by Dr. Elizabeth Scott and Donald Heldman.  The purpose of my research was to discover to what degree the Ziegler family showed their ethnicity while living at the Janis-Ziegler house, as well as, to figure out whether the German ethnicity of the Ziegler family could be uncovered through the material culture. In this research, I reviewed the English and German newspapers from 19th century Ste. Genevieve.  I then compared the findings of the advertisements to the material culture from the Janis-Ziegler site, the Ziegler probate inventory, along with other data.  

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• One of Great Note: Honoring the Career of Elizabeth Scott   •
• Society for Historical Archaeology 2017

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