War of 1812 Archaeology

The Ogdensburg History Museum is pleased to announce an upcoming presentation on the Archaeology of the War of 1812 in Northern New York. The event will take place on June 9th at 11am at the museum located at 206 Ford St, Ogdensburg.

The presentation will be given by Timothy J. Abel, PhD. Dr. Abel, an adjunct professor of anthropology at SUNY Canton and senior archaeologist at Timothy J. Abel, PhD has completed over 300 successful archaeology projects throughout upstate New York.

Abel received his Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees from the University of Toledo, Ohio, and a Ph.D. from the University at Albany, SUNY. His academic specialties and interests include precontact ceramics, Northeast and Great Lakes prehistory and ethnohistory, the St. Lawrence Iroquoians, military sites, and political economy. He is currently an adjunct professor at SUNY Canton.

During the presentation, Abel will highlight past and ongoing archaeological research on sites related…