WNHHS April Zoom Meeting – Robert Goodby– Paddling Through Time: The Long History of Canoes in New England
Mon, Apr 12
|Online Zoom Event
Canoes were central to the lives of Native Americans in New England. A few dozen ancient dugout canoes have been recovered from across northern NE. Join archaeologist Dr. Robert Goodby to discover what we’ve learned from them, including 8 from New Hampshire. Click RSVP for a Reminder.
Time & Location
Apr 12, 2027, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Online Zoom Event
About the Event
This event is Free and Open to the Public!
Paddling Through Time: The Long History of Canoes in New England
With Anthropologist/Archaeologist Professor Robert Goodby
***This program is sponsored by the Washington NH Historical Society***
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 murky 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 eight from New Hampshire that have only recently been carbon-dated.