COVID-19 Business Continuity Statement

Our core values drive two essential commitments that have heightened relevance today: We commit to assuring the health and safety of our employees, their families, our business partners, and the community. We commit to delivering a high level of service to our clients and partners in support of their projects and program goals.

Maintaining our commitments during these challenging times requires special consideration and action. In response to recommendations from public health officials, we have taken, or are taking, the following steps:

•      Transitioned to a “work from home” protocol;
•      Implemented a comprehensive plan to continue project fieldwork while assuring the health and safety of our employees and the community;
•      Implemented heightened personal hygiene and workplace sanitization;
•      Canceled or postponed in-person meetings and moved them to virtual environment;
•      Canceled nonessential domestic air travel and postponed all international air travel; and
•      Providing employees with regular updates to make sure each employee has the latest information on the COVID-19 virus.

Our project teams have been working and providing services across the country for a long time. Working remotely is in our DNA, this is not new territory for us. Our operational framework has been designed to maintain location flexibility; the way we work on projects will not change. Our core functions remain in place to support your project needs as we navigate these unprecedented times.

Gray & Pape is unwavering in our focus and dedication to our core values of health, safety, and service during these trying times. We hope you and your loved ones remain healthy and safe.

W. Kevin Pape
President
Gray & Pape Heritage Management

COVID-19 Business Continuity Statement

Our core values drive two essential commitments that have heightened relevance today: We commit to assuring the health and safety of our employees, their families, our business partners, and the community. We commit to delivering a high level of service to our clients and partners in support of their projects and program goals.

Maintaining our commitments during these challenging times requires special consideration and action. In response to recommendations from public health officials, we have taken, or are taking, the following steps:

•      Transitioned to a “work from home” protocol;
•      Implemented a comprehensive plan to continue project fieldwork while assuring the health and safety of our employees and the community;
•      Implemented heightened personal hygiene and workplace sanitization;
•      Cancelled or postponed in-person meetings and moved them to virtual environment;
•      Cancelled nonessential domestic air travel and postponed all international air travel; and
•      Providing employees with regular updates to make sure each employee has the latest information on the COVID-19 virus.

Our project teams have been working and providing services across the country for a long time. Working remotely is in our DNA, this is not new territory for us. Our operational framework has been designed to maintain location flexibility; the way we work on projects will not change. Our core functions remain in place to support your project needs as we navigate these unprecedented times.

Gray & Pape is unwavering in our focus and dedication to our core values of health, safety, and service during these trying times. We hope you and your loved ones remain healthy and safe.

W. Kevin Pape
President
Gray & Pape Heritage Management

DEEPLY ROOTED HERITAGE PODCAST

THIS IS A PODCAST ABOUT PRESERVING MEMORY THROUGH STORYTELLING. EACH EPISODE INVITES YOU TO LEARN ABOUT THE CULTURAL HISTORY OF PEOPLE, PLACE, LANDSCAPES, AND OBJECTS.

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About Deeply Rooted Heritage

In our society, memory and cultural heritage are commonly shared through oral histories and storytelling. As Americans, we are deeply rooted with traditions, customs, and stories that capture our individual ethnic identity. When used to preserve cultural resources and heritage, oral histories and newspapers enhance contextual histories by offering remnants of the past that would otherwise be lost.  For many, American history and cultural heritage are separate ideals instead of shared resources. The Deeply Rooted Heritage podcast aims to build on Gray & Pape’s cultural heritage focus by inspiring an appreciation of cultural heritage and intangible culture by presenting untold histories and discussing relevant matters in the fields of historic preservation, architecture, urban planning, public policy, social history, environmental conservation, museum studies, and archaeology.

As a cultural heritage and public history project, Deeply Rooted Heritage seeks to honor the challenges of underrepresented groups in America, whether it be Native American, African American, Jewish American, Chinese American, Muslim American, Hispanic, LGBT, etc., and elucidate how shared heritage amalgamates us as Americans, yet express ethnic diversity. The customs, traditions, and stories that make us unique need to be captured, studied, and better understood by us all. Deeply Rooted seeks to achieve this goal by cultivating a general appreciation for American cultural history through shared heritage.

Season 01 Episode 01: Urban Renewal in Cincinnati’s Lower West End

Episode Description

Prior to the mid-twentieth century, Cincinnati’s West End neighborhood was characterized as a dense urban area full of social and economic activity comprised of multiple thousands of buildings that housed almost 5% of the city’s entire population.  Urban renewal impacted the existing landscape of the lower West End through two separate projects. During the late 1930s, new public housing buildings were constructed byway of renewal. On an even larger scale, during the 1960s, the city sought to create a new industrial area known as Queensgate I or the Kenyon Barr Urban Redevelopment project, which resulted in the comprehensive demolition of thousands of dwelling units, systematically displacing over 25,000 residents. It may not surprise you to find out that the large majority of families forced to relocate out of the West End were African American. In fact, prior to the 1960s renewal project, the neighborhood housed 75% of the city’s black population.

In this first Deeply Rooted Heritage episode, we dig deep into the history of the West End to better understand the heritage of a once thriving community by speaking with local urban historians Anne Delano Steinert and Dr. Eric Jackson.  Towards the end of the episode, Anne describes, then deconstructs, the story behind the photographs from her Finding Kenyon Barr exhibit.

Follow along visually by checking out the Urban Renewal Episode Storymap (created using ArcGIS)!

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PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR ARCHAEOLOGY Houston, TX Office

Gray & Pape, a national cultural heritage firm, is seeking a full-time Principal Investigator specializing in Archaeology in our Houston, TX office. The successful candidate will work as part of a project team comprised of diverse and dynamic cultural heritage professionals to support our federal and commercial clients. The successful candidate will be confident, outgoing and will have strong competence in community engagement and consultation, will assist in the preparation of proposals and marketing and must be able to interact successfully with clients.  This is a senior role at Gray & Pape and the incumbent will have the opportunity to develop, train and mentor junior staff. Occasional travel may be required. Occasional to frequent travel depending on job duties may be required.

 

Qualifications: The successful candidate will have a minimum MA/MS degree in Anthropology, Archaeology or related field and must meet the Secretary of the Interiors Qualifications Standards for Archaeology. The candidate must have a minimum of two years of previous experience as a Principal Investigator or other experience directly related to the responsibilities of a Principal Investigator in cultural resource or heritage management projects. Preference will be given to candidates with a minimum of five years’ experience. Additional requirements: knowledge of the archaeology of Texas or Southeast US; knowledge of preservation laws and processes; familiarity with NHPA/NEPA compliance; previous experience conducting Section 106 report documentation and survey work; ability to evaluate resources for National Register eligibility and prepare treatment plans to mitigate adverse effects; ability to implement effective research designs within constraints of project schedules and budgets; ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously; and experience leading and supervising others..

 

Gray & Pape offers a competitive pay and benefits package, including paid holidays, paid vacation and sick leave, health and disability insurance, and a 401(k) retirement plan.  A complete job description is available upon request. If you are ready to join our team, please submit a resume, short sample of original writing and three professional references to Charity Touchette, HR Manager, ctouchette@graypape.com. Position will be open until filled.

 

Gray & Pape is an EOE/Veterans/Disabled/LGBT employer.

Preservation Project Award from the Ida Lee Willis Memorial Foundation

Earlier this week, the board of the Rabbit Hash Historical Society, owner of Rivertown construction Ed Untereiner, and Gray & Pape’s Mike Striker were in Frankfort to accept a Preservation Project Award from the Ida Lee Willis Memorial Foundation and the Kentucky Heritage Council for their work on the restoration of the Rabbit Hash General Store. The award reads: “In recognition of their efforts to rebuild this iconic and beloved landmark back to its original 1831 appearance following a devastating fire; for painstakingly preserving and utilizing as much remaining historic fabric as possible; and for utilizing community support, cooperative effort and hard work toward a common goal”.

SAA Presidential Award

Chris Polglase, and members of the task force led by Frank McManamon, received the SAA Presidential Award for their contribution to the Advances in Archaeological Practice landscape volume last year. Their article Values-Based Management of Archaeological Resources at a Landscape Scale Values-Based Management of Archaeological Resources at a Landscape Scale looked at values based heritage assessments which, along with other work of the task force, is redefining archaeological practice and resource management. Congratulations, Chris!

 

 

 

Karen Leone Presented Poverty Point Site at SEAC

Our very own, Karen Leone, was co-author and co-presenter at the Southeastern Archaeological Conference on the latest botanical and faunal research done at the Poverty Point site. Karen’s focus was the botanical research, Jim Delahoussaye did the faunal research, and Diana Greenlee, Poverty Point’s Station Archaeologist, was the presenter. Today, Poverty Point is a U.S. National Monument and World Heritage Site. The Late Archaic people who built and occupied Poverty Point were hunter-fisher-gatherers in one of the most interesting, and for many years puzzling, facts about the site. It posed an explanatory problem (i.e., that hunter-gatherers, not agriculturalists, were responsible for the monuments and the abundant nonlocal stone) for archaeologists. Even though the nonagricultural status of Poverty Point subsistence is widely accepted, many questions remain. In this paper, we integrate analyses of faunal and botanical remains to summarize what is known and not known and we suggest research priorities for improving our understanding of Poverty Point subsistence.

 

 

 

 

Parsons Selected to Lead I-69 Ohio River Crossing Review

Gray & Pape, Inc., is pleased to be part of the professional services team led by Parsons Transportation Group, Inc. to complete the preliminary design and the environmental review for the I-69 Ohio River Crossing project. The selection of the Parsons team was recently announced by the Indiana Department of Transportation and Kentucky Transportation Cabinet I-69 Ohio River Crossing Review. For more than 10 years, Gray & Pape has served as the lead archaeological consultant for the 141–mile I-69 project from Evansville to Indianapolis, Indiana. The firm reviewed the cultural resource work completed by other consultants, conducted multiple Phase I archaeological surveys totaling several thousand acres, completed Phase II investigations for several archaeological sites in Sections 1 through 5, and the Phase III mitigation of one site in Section 4. Gray & Pape also provided supporting work for the assembly of complex coordination documents, including several MOAs, the DEIS, and the FEIS for each section. The company is currently engaged in completing the Phase 1a archaeological surveys for the last segment in Section 6. Gray & Pape looks forward to working on the Parsons team in completing Ohio River Crossing project and I-69 in Indiana.

SmithGroupJJR Selected for Lumpkin’s Jail Project in Richmond, VA

Richmond CelebrationIn October Chris Polglase and Al Dobbins attended a celebration in Richmond, Virginia announcing the selection of the A/E firm, SmithGroupJJR, for the Lumpkin’s Jail Project. Gray & Pape is honored to be apart of the Project Team commemorating the story of the Lumpkin’s Jail Site.

Photographed is Mayor Dwight C. Jones stressing the importance of confronting and honoring the past. A total of $19 million in state and local funds has been allocated to the Lumpkin’s Jail Project.

 

Maritime Heritage

Long Island Bridge Utility Corridor Survey, Boston Harbor
Long Island Bridge Utility Corridor Survey, Boston Harbor
Shipwreck Coast of Oregon
Shipwreck Coast of Oregon
Sunset Nantucket Sound, Massachusetts
Sunset Nantucket Sound, Massachusetts
Sub sea bottom core split for analysis
Sub sea bottom core split for analysis
North lighthouse Block Island, Rhode Island
North lighthouse Block Island, Rhode Island
Typical suite of equipment
Typical suite of equipment
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Gray & Pape’s Maritime Heritage team provides a wide range of domestic and international cultural heritage services to support our private and public sector clients. We regularly complete office and field based studies for our clients utilizing a state-of-the-art GIS and remote sensing tool kit. Our clients include state and local governments, oil and gas and offshore wind developers, and resource managers.

Services include:

  • Desktop studies, risk assessments, and predictive modeling
  • Strategic advice on scopes of work, budgeting, and staffing
  • Remote sensing and archaeological baseline surveys, resource evaluation, and site mitigation
  • Provision of recommendations to the project’s offshore survey contractors on archaeological survey specifications
  • Analysis of geophysical survey data supplied by the project’s offshore survey contractors
  • Diver investigations to examine or mitigate sites
  • Cultural Heritage Management Plans (CHMP) and archaeological monitoring plans
  • Geomorphological data review and analyses
  • Hydroprobes and geotechnical analysis
  • International impact assessment support
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