Join the conversation as Director of Research & Collections, Lucianne Lavin, Ph.D. identifies and provides interesting commentary about your local stone objects and Northeastern Native American cultural items. While we can't appraise or speculate about the value of an object, we can certainly talk about the who, what, when, where, and how of your mystery […]
Due to the approaching storm this event has been Postponed! A new date will be announced shortly As the weather warms up, the evening sights and sounds begin to change. Join IAIS staff as we take a walk along our museum’s trails and discuss nighttime phenomena that people in the Eastern Woodlands have been experiencing […]
Looking for a sweet end to the winter months? As the days get warmer but the nights are still cold, it’s just the right conditions for maple sugaring! Join IAIS Staff along with primitive technologists Jeff and Judy Kalin for an afternoon celebrating the gift of Maple Sugar. The Kalins will demonstrate the technique of […]
Spend a sociable afternoon with friends painting figurines! There are both Native American and wildlife forms just waiting to be brushed with color and looking to be placed in your collection. You will be guided by Native artist Jeanne Morningstar Kent, Abenaki, who is a retired art instructor and currently owner of Morningstar Studio. You do not […]
In our continuing Lecture Series, the Litchfield Hills Archaeology Club (LHAC) welcomes avocational archaeologist and author Michael Bouchard. In his talkArchaeology: Exploring Connecticut’s Past, Mr. Bouchard will provide an interpretative review of four archaeological site reports that he authored: The Paleo Project - Paleo-Indian Migration Patterns in Connecticut, The Baldwin Station Site (Milford), The Laurel Beach Site (Milford), and […]