Sunday, February 4, 2024 2-3pm

"Project Mishoon: Underwater Treasures of the Nipmuc".

A recreational diver exploring the dark waters of Lake Quinsigamond happened upon a dugout canoe. For nearly 400 years, this canoe and others found nearby have rested quietly in the lake’s silty bottom awaiting the return of their Indigenous paddlers. Not until 2001 would Nipmuc descendants return to them and become the first Indigenous community in Massachusetts history to secure an archaeological reconnaissance permit from the Commonwealth’s Board of Underwater Archaeological Resources. Hassanamisco Nipmuc Band member and Project Mishoon Director, Cheryl Stedtler shares the history of the project and the exciting new directions that the project is headed.



In person seats are filled.- Zoom registration only.

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