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SUMMARY:2026 Winter Forum: Evidence of the Past and the Stories Told
DESCRIPTION:Please note: Tickets can be reserved online until Saturday\, March 21 at 12:00pm. Please call the Museum at (207)985-4802 if you wish to reserve tickets after that point. Thank you for your support! \n\nWhat’s Next: Ongoing Research\, Preservation\, and Community Engagement\nJoin the Cape Porpoise Archaeological Alliance (CPAA) and Co Founder/Archaeologist Tim Spahr for an afternoon exploring archaeology and anthropology and how we use evidence to understand the past\, tell meaningful stories\, and shape what comes next. This year’s Winter Forum highlights ongoing research\, preservation efforts\, and the role of community engagement in protecting and interpreting Maine’s cultural heritage. \nFeaturing: \nGabe Hrynick brings his expertise to talk about: The sea; it is uncovering the past—while also washing parts of it away—revealing how people lived along the coast for 3\,000 years.  \nLeith Smith will share the result of the recent: Search for Kennebunk’s African American Community:  Summary of Five Seasons of Archaeological Investigation  \nKate Pontbriand discusses fascinating findings from 12 years of experience in cultural resource management that includes extensive research in determining the time of year Native Americans constructed coastal shell middens.  \nKathy Ostrander Roberts will discuss: Why Understanding Unmarked Graves and Forgotten Lives matters today: Memory\, Identity\, and Community in Kennebunk  \n  \nPresenter Bio: \nGabe Hrynick: PhD Anthropology\, University of New Brunswick \, Director – Northeastern Archaeological Survey has been conducting fieldwork at eroding archaeological sites in far Downeast Maine\, Archaeologist specializing in the study of coastal hunter-gatherers\, External Associate\, University of Maine’s Climate Change Institute\, Research Associate Faculty\, at the University of New England\, National Geographic Explorer\, Elected Fellow\, Royal Canadian Geographical Society\, UNB Merit Award in 2022\, Research Scholar Award in 2025  \n Leith Smith: PhD Archaeology\, Syracuse University\, Historic Archaeologist with the Maine Historic Preservation Commission  \n Kate Pontbriand: BA Anthropology\, Franklin Pierce University\,  MS Quaternary & Climate Studies\, University of Maine Climate Change Institute  \n Kathy Ostrander Roberts: Kennebunk Town Historian\, Author\, “Unmarked Graves and Forgotten Lives”\, Founder of Museum in the Streets\, Encaustic Artist 
URL:https://www.brickstoremuseum.org/calendar/2026-winter-forum-evidence-of-the-past-and-the-stories-told/
LOCATION:Brick Store Museum\, 117 Main Street\, Kennebunk\, ME\, 04043\, United States
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