Underwater Archaeology on Lake Champlain
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Join us at 5 pm November 12, 2026, on the ground level of the Hancock House for "Underwater Archaeology of the American Revolution on Lake Champlain," a presentation by Christopher R. Sabick, executive director of the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum. Reservations are limited to 40: email [email protected]
The meal will be potluck. Think about bringing simpler-to-eat foods. Torch will collect $5, which will include the usual $4 meeting dues plus money toward the paper goods and plastic utensils.
A voluntary collection for LARCH, who allow us to use the room at Hancock House, will be taken.
PROGRAM
In the years running up to the current 250th commemorations of 1776, the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum has focused its research activities on the American Revolution. This presentation will share information on a number of previous, recent, and current research efforts focused on the Revolutionary War in general, and the Battle of Valcour Bay (October 1776) and its aftermath in particular.
Archaeological excavations at Valcour Bay, Arnold’s Bay, and recent documentation and research efforts on the gunboat Spitfire will be discussed. The combination of historical research and archaeological evidence leads to a deeper and more comprehensive understanding of the pivotal events that took place on Lake Champlain in 1776.
PRESENTER
Chris Sabick joined the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum in 1998 as an intern and returned for a full-time position in 1999. Since that time, he has also acted as an Archaeological Diver, Conservation Lab Director, and the Director of Research and Archaeology. In November of 2023 Chris became the Executive Director of the organization.
Chris earned a B.A. in History and Anthropology from Ball State University, and a M.A. from the Nautical Archaeology Program at Texas A&M University. Chris has more than 25 years of experience leading the archaeological examination of underwater sites related to the military and commercial history of the northeastern United States and Canada.
The meal will be potluck. Think about bringing simpler-to-eat foods. Torch will collect $5, which will include the usual $4 meeting dues plus money toward the paper goods and plastic utensils.
A voluntary collection for LARCH, who allow us to use the room at Hancock House, will be taken.
PROGRAM
In the years running up to the current 250th commemorations of 1776, the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum has focused its research activities on the American Revolution. This presentation will share information on a number of previous, recent, and current research efforts focused on the Revolutionary War in general, and the Battle of Valcour Bay (October 1776) and its aftermath in particular.
Archaeological excavations at Valcour Bay, Arnold’s Bay, and recent documentation and research efforts on the gunboat Spitfire will be discussed. The combination of historical research and archaeological evidence leads to a deeper and more comprehensive understanding of the pivotal events that took place on Lake Champlain in 1776.
PRESENTER
Chris Sabick joined the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum in 1998 as an intern and returned for a full-time position in 1999. Since that time, he has also acted as an Archaeological Diver, Conservation Lab Director, and the Director of Research and Archaeology. In November of 2023 Chris became the Executive Director of the organization.
Chris earned a B.A. in History and Anthropology from Ball State University, and a M.A. from the Nautical Archaeology Program at Texas A&M University. Chris has more than 25 years of experience leading the archaeological examination of underwater sites related to the military and commercial history of the northeastern United States and Canada.
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Hancock House, 6 Moses Cir, Ticonderoga, NY 12883-1041, United States
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