Did you know that events in what is now Westchester County played a big part in our nation’s founding? The extent to which our fledgling nation teetered on collapse after the Declaration of Independence is often forgotten– and Westchester was the site of some of the period’s most significant events that allowed the new nation to endure. This lecture will discuss the history and archaeology of the achievements that occurred during that fateful period, including local historic landscapes of  events that have been lost to development.

About the Presenter: Eugene Boesch is a professional archaeologist and cultural resources and historic preservation specialist who has undertaken compliance and research oriented investigations and related work for over 45 years in rural and urban settings documenting Pre-Contact, Historic, and Industrial sites and resources. He received a Ph.D. and other graduate degrees from New York University. Dr. Boesch’s work has primarily focused on Pre-Contact period cultures and adaptations in the Eastern Woodlands of North America and on early Euro-American settlement in the Hudson Valley region.