After more than 375 years, the Pequot War (1636-1637) remains one of the most controversial and significant events in Colonial and Native history of America. The Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center is identifying and preserving battlefields and historical sites associated with the Pequot War. The primary goal of the Battlefields of the Pequot War project, [...]

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Overview: Siege and Battle of Saybrook Fort
Saybrook Fort & the Pequot War The Pequot siege of Saybrook Fort took place from September 1636 to March 1637 during the Pequot War. Following the August 1636 Massachusetts Bay attack on Manisses, Pequot, and Western Niantic villages, ...
Pequot War Programs at the Museum!
Visit us (the researchers!) when you visit the Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center on April 19 and May 4 - see the programs below. We're excited to see you! Friday, Apr. 19, 1-2:30 pm New Witnesses ...
Archaeology Field Schools with UConn
Summer 2013: our FOURTH Battlefield Archaeology Field School! By working together, the University of Connecticut, the Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center and Kevin McBride (MPMRC research director and UConn associate professor of anthropology) the Pequot War project has become more ...
Do you know of any early American colonial history websites?
We would love to hear about any information you might have! The Battlefields of the Pequot War project will never stop collecting local history or local lore about early colonial Connecticut, or any seventeenth century, ...
Battlefields of the Pequot War Exhibit at Old Saybrook Historical Society
The Battlefields of the Pequot War has arrived...in Old Saybrook! Visit the Old Saybrook Historical Society to see our mini-exhibit and learn about the Battlefields of the Pequot War project, our field work in Old Saybrook, and battlefield archaeology.  Our ...
Updated Contact Information
Hello Friends, We have updated our Contact Information. Please don't hesitate to contact us for any reason - suggestions, comments or concerns are always welcome. Can't wait to hear from you! - The Battlefields Staff