1998    Archaeology and Preservation at the Ben Schroeder Saddletree Factory and Residence:  Deciphering Nearly A Century of Domestic and Industrial Activity.  Prepared for the Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology, Indiana Department of Natural Resources.  Report of Investigations 49.  Archaeological Resources Management Service, Ball State University. 

Archaeological investigation of the Ben Schroeder Saddletree Factory and Residence (12-Je-507) in Madison, Indiana began during the summer of 1997.  A second field season was recently conducted at the site as a public archaeology project.  Archaeological investigation focused upon former buildings and additional areas of potential domestic activity.  The purpose of this report is to discuss the second field season of archaeological investigation.  All aspects of the field, archival, and laboratory research and analyses are presented.  The results of each line of inquiry are explicated and the conclusions are incorporated with those form last year.  The document concludes with recommendations for future historical and archaeological research.