Cushnoc and Fort Western: Pilgrim Trading on the Kennebec

Join historians and archaeologists Linda Novak and Leon Cranmer for an online talk about the history of the Kennebec River area near Augusta, Maine.   Originally the site of a successful Pilgrim trading post at Cushnoc, the region played an ongoing and significant role in the history of Maine from the 17th to the 20th centuries.  As the 400th anniversary of Cushnoc's establishment approaches in 2028, the Fort Western Museum seeks to build a replica of the trading post and tell its Pilgrim story.

Linda Novak is the director and curator of Old Fort Western and has worked for the James River Institute of Archaeology and Colonial Williamsburg.  Leon Cranmer is a retired historic archaeologist from the staff of the Maine Historic Preservation Commission and author of the book Cushnoc: The History and Archaeology of Plymouth Colony Traders on the Kennebec, based on his master's thesis.  

This talk will be broadcast through Zoom.  Advance registration is required .

  The Alden Kindred owns and operates Alden House Historic Site, the former homestead of Mayflower passengers John and Priscilla Alden and generations of their descendants.  It is located at 105 Alden Street, Duxbury.