Manchester Millyard Guided Tour: Abenaki and Archaeology: Digging up Manchester’s Past
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Manchester Millyard Guided Tour: Abenaki and Archaeology: Digging up Manchester’s Past
Date:
March 11, 2020
Time:
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM EDT
Manchester Millyard
Event Description:
AARP members and a guest can step back in time each month for a special guided tour at the Millyard Museum, 200 Bedford Street, in downtown Manchester. Guided group tours will begin at 10:30 am. Each 45-minute tour will cover a specific topic from Manchester’s rich history and will include time for questions with your tour guide. Museum admission is included with the tour and guests are invited to visit the entire museum after the tour please feel free to visit the entire Millyard Museum at your leisure. Guests will receive a $3 discount on tickets.
The presence of the Merrimack River is the most important reason for the early settlement of this area, first by the Paleo-Indians, then by the Native Americans, called the Abenaki. The Manchester Historic Association has nearly 20,000 artifacts recovered from local Native American sites. This is one of the most important archaeological collections of Native American materials in New England. This collection represents every phase in the habitation timeline of the Merrimack Valley since the first known peoples arrived more than 11,000 years ago. You will see here some fine examples of stone artifacts, some quite ancient, as well as pottery sherds and a more recent item made of quillwork and birch bark.
The presence of the Merrimack River is the most important reason for the early settlement of this area, first by the Paleo-Indians, then by the Native Americans, called the Abenaki. The Manchester Historic Association has nearly 20,000 artifacts recovered from local Native American sites. This is one of the most important archaeological collections of Native American materials in New England. This collection represents every phase in the habitation timeline of the Merrimack Valley since the first known peoples arrived more than 11,000 years ago. You will see here some fine examples of stone artifacts, some quite ancient, as well as pottery sherds and a more recent item made of quillwork and birch bark.
