Genealogical Research Assists Archeology

Virtual Class

Genealogical Research Assists Archeology

Christy Dolan

Christy Dolan will talk about how genealogical research was used to provide context to a Colonial Massachusetts archaeological site.  Her discussion will look at an archaeological excavation conducted on the Three Cranes Tavern in Charlestown, Massachusetts.  The tavern was originally built as a home for John Winthrop, the first Governor of Massachusetts, in the 1600s.  He lived there for a few years before moving across the river to Boston.  It was then owned by several generations of the Long family and operated as a tavern until the British burned it in the Revolutionary War.  Christy will discuss the excavations, what was found, and how historical/genealogical research was used to provide context for the archaeological materials.

Registration is now open and will be open for the first 100 people

For questions contact Christy Dolan at only4ancestry@hotmail.com