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Board Room, 2nd Floor 281 Country Club Road, Avon, CT, United StatesThe Avaricious Humour of Designing Englishmen: Land Transactions between the Tunxis and European Settlers of the Farmington Valley (virtual)
Online 281 Country Club Rd, Avon, CTTHE SNOW DATE HAS BEEN INVOKED FOR THIS EVENT. THIS LECTURE WILL OCCUR ON WED., 1/17 AT 2PM. NEW ZOOM LINKS WILL GO OUT THE MORNING OF 1/17. Join us for a virtual presentation with Ken Feder, archaeologist and retired Professor of Anthropology at Central Connecticut State University. Dr. Feder will discuss land transactions […]
Remembering Connecticut’s Colored Regiments: Film Screenings and Discussion (in-person)
Offsite: Avon Senior Center 635 West Avon Rd., Avon, ConnecticutS C R E E N I N G S • D I S C U S S I O N • R E C E P T I O N Screening of “The Connecticut 29th” written and produced in 2023 by Berlin Equity Action Team. This 15-minute video includes a brief history of the […]
Dutch-Indigenous Relationships in Eastern New Netherland (That’s Connecticut, Folks!) (virtual)
Online (Zoom)Join us for a virtual lecture, Dutch-Indigenous Relationships in EasternNew Netherland (That's Connecticut, Folks!) Enhance your knowledge about Dutch contributions to our Connecticut heritage: few people know that the first documented European to visit Connecticut was the Dutch explorer Adriaen Block in 1611, and that the first European settlers in Connecticut were the Dutch at […]
Unearthing History: 2024 Virtual Lecture #1: The History of Native American Archaeology in Connecticut
Online (Zoom)The History of Native American Archaeology in Connecticut, presented by Nicholas Bellantoni, emeritus state archaeologist with the UCONN State Museum of Natural History and adjunct associate research professor in the Department of Anthropology. He will take the audience through the history of archaeology in CT bringing it up to present day with new discoveries and […]