St. Mary’s City, MD — Historic St. Mary’s City is pleased to announce that Dr. Travis Parno has joining the museum staff as chief archaeologist directing excavations within the National Historic Landmark.  Dr. Parno received his Ph.D. from Boston University where his doctoral research focused on the Fairbanks House (c.1641) in Dedham, Massachusetts.  Parno studied both the rich occupational history of the house, which is regularly touted as the oldest timber-framed house in North America, and the building’s function as a heritage museum.  He received his BA from the College of William and Mary and his masters from Bristol College.  He has considerable field experience in New England, the Mid-Atlantic, and Bermuda.  As part of his responsibilities, he will be directing the annual field school in historical archaeology cosponsored by St. Mary’s College of Maryland.