17th Century Encampment 09.21.2018 – 09.22.2018     Visit the Pequot Museum farmstead on September 21 & 22, 2018 for a unique chance to experience Native American and European life in the 17th Century! Native, English, Dutch, and French reenactors will portray different aspects of daily life (circa 1600-1700) outdoors for two full days. Visitors are […]

Join us for the MPMRC’s 5th Annual 17th Century Encampment! The 4th Annual 17th Century Encampment will be this September 21 and 22, 2018! Over 50 Native American, European, and African American reenactors and historical interpreters will be encamped on the Pequot Museum Farmstead for this two day event where the visitors experienced different aspects of 17th Century life! […]

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Battle of Munnacommock Swamp / “Pequot Swamp Fight” July 13-14, 1637 The Fairfield Museum and History Center has embarked on an exciting new project in conjunction with the National Park Service’s American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP), Connecticut Office of the State Archaeologist, the Connecticut State Historian and local institutions to study the last battle of […]

Fields of Conflict 2018 Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center The Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center is excited to announce that it has been selected to host the 2018 Fields of Conflict academic conference! September 26-30, 2018, the Tenth Biennial International Fields of Conflict Conference will take place at the Pequot Museum. This multidisciplinary forum will […]

Archaeology of Mistick Fort Exhibit Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center – Pequot War Gallery The Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center opened an exciting new addition to the Pequot War Gallery. The “Archaeology of Mistick Fort” exhibit highlights the latest findings and over 60 artifacts from the Pequot Museum’s archaeological surveys of the Mistick Fort […]

Our 2016 Battlefield Archaeology Field School is about to begin!   The annual Pre-contact and Battlefield UConn Field Schools will begin the field season in a few weeks at the Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center. They will learn archaeology field techniques and methods to apply at pre-contact and later historic sites.   Space is still […]

17th Century King Philip’s War Encampment & Reenactment! Daniel Benton Homestead – Tolland, CT Learn all about Connecticut in King Philip’s War this Sunday, May 8, 2016 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Daniel Benton Homestead at 170 Metcalf Road in Tolland, CT. A group of 17th-century historical interpreters will be at the […]

Open Every Wednesday for Museum Members! Although the Pequot Museum is closed for the winter (November 29, 2015 – March 31, 2016) the exhibits are open for Museum Members and Group Tours every Wednesday throughout the season! The museum will reopened for the 2016 season on April 1, 2016. During the interim the museum will be open […]

Check out the new Interactive Pequot War Era Timeline! Pequot Museum (MPMRC) Research Department staff have recently completed a new interactive Pequot War Era timeline using Tiki-Toki, a free web-based timeline software. The new interactive timeline is based on the timeline presented here on the Battlefields of the Pequot War website.  It is a condensed […]