Interested in Native American defensive forts in the Pequot War and King Philip’s War? Come visit us at the Pequot Museum to learn more! If you can’t make it, be sure to visit the Pequot Museum’s online exhibit about Monhantic Fort. Saturday, Nov. 12, 2-4 pm Native American Forts in Southern New England Join Director […]
Old Saybrook Landholder Meetings Battlefields of the Pequot War staff are hosting two upcoming meetings for landholders and the public in Old Saybrook. Where: Acton Public Library (2nd Floor Public Meeting Room) When: Wednesday, September 21st, at 10am When: Tuesday, September 27th, at 7pm Why: Battlefields of the Pequot War staff present an overview of […]
The Memory and Legacy of the Pequot War Sunday, May 22 1:00PM to 2:00PM Jabez Smith House Museum – Groton, CT Catch Dr. Kevin McBride at the Jabez Smith House in Groton this coming Sunday to discuss the results of our first phase of fieldwork at the Mystic Fort Battlefield site. Our analysis is ongoing, […]
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 […]
Read Dr. Kevin McBride’s online article for the Connecticut Trust for Historic Preservation here.
Right now, we (The Diggers) are working in Mystic, Connecticut where we expect to find evidence of the English and Native troops camp the evening before the fateful morning attack, what we now know as the Battle of Mystic Fort in May 1637. However, the metallic evidence on the landscape stretches hundreds of years, not […]
Dr. Kevin McBride will be presenting on Friday, May 21 at the 2010 Annual Meeting of the Society for Military History at the Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia. Dr. McBride’s presentation, “The Evolution of Native Warfare in Southern New England: 1200-1637” will be among other in the session titled “Native American Warfare in 17th Century New […]
The Pequot War: Read the History
