The Barkhamsted Lighthouse

The Archaeology of the Lighthouse Family

Kenneth L. Feder (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

198 Seiten

2023
Rowman & Littlefield (Verlag)
978-1-5381-8084-6 (ISBN)

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Deep in the woods of Barkhamsted, Connecticut, archaeologist Kenneth Feder found a series of irregular cellar holes. That discovery led to the archaeological and genealogical investigation into what had become the legend of Barkhamsted Lighthouse. The long told story as it appeared in local newspaper articles, a school play, and even a book-length poem focused on Molly Barber, a white woman born in central Connecticut in the middle of the eighteenth century. Molly, the legend goes, abandoned her family, her friends, and her privilege to marry the man she loved, James Chaugham, a Narragansett Indian from Block Island in Long Island Sound. Molly and James ultimately had several children and their growing community became a magnet for other outcasts including Native Americans as well as people of African and European descent. Some of these newcomers married into the family and together created a community in their little village.

As a tale of rebellion, race, resistance, and resilience the legend called out for investigation. The site was excavated intermittently between 1986 and 2009, and Feder also started a genealogical investigation of James and Molly and their descendants. After meeting with Raymond Ellis, a seventh-generation descendant of the founding couple, Feder recognized that this was more than just a historical mystery to solve, it was also a chance to connect archaeology of historic places with the present-day relatives of those who once lived there.

Kenneth Feder is professor emeritus (Anthropology) at Central Connecticut State University in New Britain, Connecticut. His primary research interests include the archaeology of the native peoples of New England and the analysis of public perceptions about the human past. He is the author of several books including: Frauds, Myths, and Mysteries: Science and Pseudoscience in Archaeology ; Ancient America: Fifty Archaeological Sites to See for Yourself (Rowman & Littlefield, 2017); Archaeological Oddities: A Field Guide to Forty Claims of Lost Civilizations, Ancient Visitors, and Other Strange Sites in North America (Rowman & Littlefield, 2019); and Native American Archaeology in the Parks: A Guide to Heritage Sites in Our National Parks and Monuments (Rowman & Littlefield, 2023).

Preface
Chapter 1: A Lighthouse in Barkhamsted?
Chapter 2: Lewis Mills and the Legend of Barkhamsted Lighthouse
Chapter 3: Sources of the Lighthouse Legend
Chapter 4: Digging in the Documents: James Chaugham and Mary Barber
Chapter 5: Digging in the Documents: An Ever Widening Circle
Chapter 6: The Pedestrian Survey
Chapter 7: Digging in the Dirt: Excavating the Lighthouse, the Artifacts
Chapter 8: Generations Speeding Onward
References Cited
Index
About the Author

Erscheinungsdatum	29.07.2023
Zusatzinfo	69 b/w photos; 8 tables; 8 textboxes;
Sprache	englisch
Maße	158 x 237 mm
Gewicht	508 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
ISBN-10	1-5381-8084-7 / 1538180847
ISBN-13	978-1-5381-8084-6 / 9781538180846
Zustand	Neuware