Meet & Greet/Lecture series

6:00PM - 8:00PM: Carver School

Tom Ashmore

C.A. Maedgen, III

​Tom Ashmore spent 22 years in the Air Force as a special intelligence analyst.  After retiring active duty he taught intelligence skills for another 20 years for the Air Force Intelligence School at Goodfellow AFB, Texas.  He headed up avocational archeological investigations for the Concho Valley and Iraan Archeological Societies and worked closely with the Texas Archeological Society over the last 15 years.  He completed a book in 2019 on his Butterfield Trail investigations, ‘The Butterfield Trail Through The Concho Valley And West Texas.’  He is currently a member of the West Texas Archeological Society and board member of the Southwest Federation of Archeological Societies.

​C.A. Maedgen, III is a military veteran having served in Viet Nam at Da Nang in the U.S. Air Force in 1970. Prior to military service C.A. graduated from SMU with a degree in Geology and MFA in Communications. After military service C.A. worked in Houston as a licensed Real Estate Broker for 10 years and in the last 30 years C.A. worked for a national chemical manufacturer. C.A. has many hours of avocational archeology at Forts Chadbourne and Concho historic sites, Butterfield Trail station sites, Horse Head Crossing, Lower Pecos Rock Art and archeology sites.  He served for over 10 years as the Region 10 Director of the Texas Archeology Society, 4 years as president of the Concho Valley Archeology Society, and past board member of the Southwest Federation of Archeology Societies.  He is currently an active member of the West Texas Archeology Society and Texas Archeological Society.

From Seminole Days 2018

Following Mr. Ashmore and Mr. C.A. Maedgen's lecture, we will begin what is known as our “meet and greet.” During this time, everyone will have a chance to meet with our lecturers, mingle with each other, and enjoy some light refreshments.
Mr. Ashmore and Mr. Maedgen's lecture will begin at 6:00PM. It will last approximately one hour and an half.
The meet and greet will take place following the lecture.
If you have any questions, please contact us.