Polly Forcier will provide an overview of historic stenciled walls from northern New England. The presentation will be followed by an opportunity to see one of the Woodstock History Center’s new artifacts — a piece of a stenciled wall from the Noah Wood house in Woodstock and enjoy historic treats.
Indigenous histories are deeply rooted in present-day Vermont and New Hampshire, a region collectively known to Abenaki people as Ndakinna (“our homeland”). This talk by Dr. Marge Bruchac features new research into archaeological records, historical archives, and other sourcesthat document Abenaki persistence and survivance, despite past and present attempts at erasure.
