SHOALS HISTORY WEEK

Prerequisite: None; this is a non-credit program open to all, 18 years of age and up!

2012 Registration Form (download, complete and send to Shoals).

SEE our Archaeological Institute of America 2012 listing.

WATCH this video from the "Windows to the Wild" TV program on Isles of Shoals history, then sign up to become a citizen archeaologist on Smuttynose Island!

READ this recent news article about historic artifacts on Smuttynose Island.

Citizen science:
Participate in an archeological dig on Smuttynose Island (pictured below, by RHS). Spend evenings learning about life on Smuttynose from the 1800's to the 1600's through pottery, domestic animal bones, buttons, coins and other finds from the Isles of Shoals Archaeology Project.

Historical tours:
Daily walking tours of both Appledore and Star Islands to look at the historical landmarks and settlement history of these islands. Learn about the Haley family's store, ropeworks, and orchard on Smuttynose; the Star Island fort; and Appledore's 17th century school.

The life and times of Celia Thaxter:
Archaeology explorations at Celia Thaxter's cottage site on Appledore, just behind her famous garden. Learn more about the other cottages around Celia's cottage, and about life on Appledore during the Appledore House era of the 19th century.

Optional historical tour of Creek Farm Cottage and grounds in Portsmouth, NH at the end of the program (more details will be provided in confirmation packets). What's so special about Creek Farm? Read about the history of the cottage and grounds, Arthur Astor Carey's stately home, where delegates to the Russo-Japanese Peace Conference were welcomed in 1905.

FACULTY and RESEARCH TEAM LEADERS:
Dr. Nathan D. Hamilton, University of Southern Maine
Dr. Robin Hadlock Seeley, Shoals Marine Laboratory, Cornell University