Current expedition
The Treowen Expedition
The University continues its survey of Treowen Manor, a seventeenth-century house near Monmouth, Wales, at the invitation of its present owner. Friends attend in small parties as overnight guests and record what they observe.
- Site
- Treowen Manor, Wonastow, Monmouthshire
- Status
- Ongoing. Parties depart regularly through the season.
- Liaison
- Dr Vanja Khan, Senior Research Fellow
Friends with a confirmed place should complete the expedition questionnaire before travelling. It helps the Liaison place each Friend where their talents are of most use.
Expedition questionnaireStanding
Deepening your friendship
Every Friend begins with the same privileges. Those who contribute careful, original observations are offered more.
- FriendInvitation to expeditions, the expedition briefing and the University’s correspondence.
- Trusted FriendLimited requests from the published catalogue of the University Library, answered by telegram in the field.
- CouncilA seat and a vote at expedition council, and access to material the University does not publish.
Standing is granted at the University’s discretion and may be withdrawn.
The University in the field
A long tradition of fieldwork
Miskatonic’s scholars have gone where the record is thin: to New England hill country, to Vermont, and to the Antarctic plateau. Professor Henry Armitage of the Library, Albert Wilmarth of the English department and Professor William Dyer of Geology all relied on trusted volunteers. The Friends were formed so that such help could be given properly, with training, a reporting procedure and the University’s backing.
The University does not comment on reports of unusual phenomena arising from its expeditions.