Monthly Archives: May 2022

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22 May 2022; Point Donation

Long time museum supporter, John Day from Ohio, recently donated a collection of artifacts to the museum.  The treasure trove includes arrowheads, spearheads, scrapers, points, and even a fish hook as well as a drill which John noted is clear proof that Black and Decker did not invent the first drill. […]

16 May 2022; Mosquito Repellant?

We often get asked if the local natives had to deal with mosquitoes or what they used to repel mosquitoes. The first answer, is yes. Native people had to cope with mosquitoes as well as other biting insects like ticks and horseflies. It was a bit different during their time […]

9 May 2022; Returned Volunteer

We are so happy to have our volunteer, Lee, here for a second season! Lee helped last year with so many different projects! From counting some of the bead kits to preening feathers and polishing jewelry to sorting materials. It may not seem like much to those reading, but she […]

2 May 2022; Get Your Recipe Published Next!

Most of you have seen that our very first Native American Cookery book was published and available for purchase. We were overjoyed to have so many recipes submitted, and torn when we had to choose which we had to exclude out of this volume. Then…we had a brilliant idea…. Get […]