Nautical Archaeology Society

 

Dan Harrison

Dan Harrison is a historian and librarian at Henry Ford Community College in Dearborn, Michigan.  He holds a Master’s degree in History from Oakland University and a Master’s in Library Science from the University of Michigan.  He is completing work on a third Master’s in Anthropology/Archaeology at Wayne State University.

 

 In over thirty years of diving and sailing the Great Lakes, Dan has developed a love of maritime history and lore.  Dan is the first North American to earn a NAS II certification and was awarded the NAS “Grand Traverse Prize” in 2009 for his survey of a War of 1812 site.

 

Education

            1972:  B.A., University of Michigan (English)

            1975:  M.L.S., University of Michigan (Library Science)

            1987:  M.A., Oakland University (History)

            2012 (expected):  M.A., Wayne State University (Anthropology)

 

Teaching Credentials:

            1976 – present:  Bibliographic Instruction (Texas A&M University; Oakland

                        University; Henry Ford Community College)

            2008:  NAS Tutor Training, Traverse City, Michigan

            2010, 2011:  NAS-III “Social History of Ships,” NAS International Field School

 

Additional Training

            NAS Level I and II

            PADI AOW, NAUI Rescue Diver

 

Research Activities

            Revision of Inventories of Submerged Cultural Resources, Manitou Passage

                        Underwater Preserve and Grand Traverse Bay Underwater Preserve

 

Publications

2009  Corduroy Road Remnant near Brownstown, Michigan (NAS-II survey;

Grand Traverse Award)http://www.gtbup.org/cgi-bin/download.cgi 

            2012  “Let it be Well Done:” Community Archaeology on Michigan’s First Road

(MA Essay).  Forthcoming.

 

Research Interests

            Underwater and Maritime Archaeology of the Great Lakes region; Maritime

                        Heritage; Native American Studies; Recreational Land Use Planning.