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Sign up to Get all the Dirt on the Pequot Museum & Research Department with “Field Notes!” If you would like to receive regular e-mail updates and our monthly e-newsletter “Field Notes” then please click on the “Contact Us” tab at the top of the page or submit your email in the box on the […]



Last Call for 2016 Battlefield Field School!

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 […]



Online at ConnecticutHistory.org!

New Pequot War Articles at ConnecticutHistory.org! We have most recently been working with the staff of ConnecticutHistory.org (who are, by the way, a delight!) in prepping and editing articles about the Pequot War for this go-to catch-all Connecticut history website. Take some time to peruse the depths of Connecticut history available…we certainly did! You can find our […]



Call for Abstracts: 17TH CENTURY WARFARE, DIPLOMACY, & SOCIETY IN THE AMERICAN NORTHEAST

Call for Abstracts: 17th Century Warfare, Diplomacy, & Society in the American Northeast October 17, 18, & 19, 2013 Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center, 110 Pequot Trail, PO Box 3180, Mashantucket, Connecticut 06338 Abstract Submission Deadline: February 1, 2013 The Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center, in conjunction with its 15th anniversary, presents the […]



Archaeology at Saybrook Fort? Find out about it!

Learn more about battlefield archaeology to take place at the site of Saybrook Fort in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, where a siege and battle took place during the Pequot War of 1636-1637. Project supported by the National Park Service American Battlefield Protection Program funded through a grant and by the Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center.



Tweets from the Pequot Museum

Follow Battlefields of the Pequot War on Twitter! The Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center is an active social networker! Learn about what’s new, upcoming programs and up-to-the-minute thoughts from staff. Dave Freeburg, Librarian (^df), Chris Fry, Marketing (^cf), Laurie Pasteryak, Archaeologist and Pequot War staff (^lp), and Meredith Vasta, Collections (^mv).



A Chance to Tell your Story

Kristin Swanton, M.A. candidate at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, is currently working on her Masters thesis on the archaeology at the Battle of Mystic Fort. Her specific focus explores how the legacy and memory of the Pequot War have impacted archaeological research. Preliminary findings were recently presented at the Society for Historical Archaeology Conference in […]



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