For thousands of years, canoes were central to the lives of Native Americans in New England. Travel by canoe connected people within and between the major watersheds, creating social and economic alliances and distributing scarce resources to far-flung communities linked by ties of kinship and common culture. European settlers, traders, and explorers adopted Native canoe technology in the 17th and 18th centuries, and a few dozen dugout canoes have since been recovered from the bottoms of ponds and lakes across northern New England. Join archaeologist Dr. Robert Goodby to discover what we’ve learned from these recovered canoes, including six from New Hampshire that have only recently been carbon-dated.

5:30 to 6:30 p.m. via Zoom. To get the login details, register here. Please save the confirmation email you receive from Zoom to access at the time of the event. Closed captioning will be available. For more information, contact Brett Amy Thelen.

Note: This event will be recorded. To ensure access to the recording, please register for this event, even if you cannot attend live. We will follow up with all registered participants when the recording is ready to view.

Co-sponsored by the Harris Center for Conservation Education and the Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum.

About Robert Goodby

Robert Goodby has spent 40 years studying Native American archaeological sites in New England. He is a past president of the New Hampshire Archeological Society and a former Trustee of the Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum in Warner. He has also served on the New Hampshire Commission on Native American Affairs. His book, A Deep Presence: 13,000 Years of Native American History was awarded the 2023 People’s Choice Award for Non-Fiction by the New Hampshire Writer’s Project.