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Join Barry Dale, one of the supervising field archaeologists of the emergency relocation of more than 1,000 individuals interred at Albany County’s historic poorhouse cemetery. Learn how archaeologists documented findings in the field, managed a large-scale excavation, and approached the careful recovery and reburial of human remains. Ask questions and gain insight into the methods, challenges, and decision-making involved in this significant archaeological project at the Albany County Almshouse.