A virtual program, By Any Means Necessary: Retracing Algonquin Portage Routes in New York by Evan Pritchard will be held Sunday, Feb. 23 at 2 p.m.
Join Pritchard for his presentation on local Native American portage routes. The Rondout Creek, Chestnut Creek, Neversink River, Callicoon Creek, and the Delaware River were all probably and provably interconnected by various Native American portage routes and today’s route 55 is a remnant of that. Also included is the portage route through Stamford - traced by route 23 - and portage routes west from the Esopus now traced by route 28.
Admission to this virtual only program is free for museum members and $5 for non-members. To join the program, register by email at info@timeandthevalleysmuseum.org and put Native American Portage Routes Talk in the subject line, or call 845-985-7700. A link will be sent to you. Non-members will be asked to first make a donation on the Museum’s website: www.timeandthevalleysmuseum.org
Pritchard is a descendant of the Micmac people, founder of Center for Algonquin Culture and former professor of Native American history and ethics at Marist College. He is the author of Native New Yorkers: The Legacy of the Algonquin People of New York, the widely praised No Word For Time: The Way of the Algonquin People, and many other books, including an Algonkian language series. Connecting Water People and the Catskills, the Time and the Valleys Museum is open Memorial Day through September, Saturday and Sunday, noon to 4 p.m., and other times by appointment. Located at 332 Main Street in Grahamsville, state Route 55, Sullivan County, admission for adults is $5, children under 16, $2, and children under six are free.
