Archeological Dig at Norwich Burger King Site finds No Evidence of Burials Norwich — Crews from the archaeological firm Historical Perspectives Inc. drilled several test pit holes in the rear of properties at 61, 63 and 65 Town St. on Thursday before construction of a proposed Burger King restaurant on property that abuts a colonial burial […]
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Cece Saunders was awarded the True Friends Award
The Friends of Sherwood Island State Park present the 2014 True Friend Award to Cece Saunders for her above and beyond work for Sherwood Island State Park. Cece has supported the park in many ways. Her recent accomplishments included writing and securing two grants for the park. One grant was for an archaeological dig which […]
Selected Articles on HPI Projects
Mascia, Sara 2010 New Listings on the National Register: Arrowheads to Racing Cars. Connecticut Preservation News. Vol. XXX111, No. 1. January/February 2010. Connecticut Preservation News_Jan-Feb 2010 Saunders, Cece and Robert Moore 2007 Documentation Standards for Connecticut’s Cultural Resources. Pathways to the Past: Transportation, Heritage, and the Twenty-First Century. Pathways to the Past Litwinionek, Luc 2012 “A Stone Arch Bridge […]
Celebrating Women in Science
Celebrating Women in Science: HPI at the Connecticut Science Center The Connecticut Science Center’s Women in Science initiative encourages girls and young women to pursue studies and career paths in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) and celebrates the achievements of women in the sciences. The initiative seeks to bridge the gender gap in STEM […]
Miller, Robert
2016 “Ancient Times Revealed Along Riverbank.” Newstimes. June 5, 2016 There is a bend in the Pomperaug River in Southbury where the moving water is eating away at the riverbank. Because the Pomperaug flows into the Housatonic River, there was $180,000 in grant money available to stabilize that bank. The money came from the $7.5 […]