Redding Before History: From Glacier to Colonists with local historian Dan Cruson at New Pond Farm

On Wednesday, March 23, 7:30–8:30pm join us at New Pond Farm (101 Marchant Road, Redding) to learn about how fifteen thousand years ago, the area of Redding, CT was covered by an ice sheet over one mile thick, and did not retreat like those of the mid and far west, but rather it decayed in place. It therefore molded the landscape in a fashion unique to New England and New York. Our consideration of Redding before history begins with how you can read this glacial prehistory as you walk through the town’s forests.

The story then turns to the people who entered this area for the first time about 10,500 years ago and began making their mark on the landscape. As time passed, the climate changed, and so did the culture of Connecticut’s indigenous people. These changes occurred in several phases as hunter gatherers evolved into intensive foragers and finally to the agriculturists who greeted the first European settlers.

Using slides and artifacts, the succession of inhabitants of this area will be shown along with the impact that they had on Redding.

$10 per New Pond Farm member, $15 per non-member

Registration is required. Please visit us online or call us at (203) 938-2117 to register.