Hunterdon County - Flemington - “Indian Burial Vaults in Hunterdon County?”

Saturday, September 15 – Hunterdon County 5th Annual Cemetery Seminar 10:30 a.m.         “Indian Burial Vaults in Hunterdon County?”   Sponsored by the Hunterdon County Historical Society (HCHS) and the 300th Committee, this fifth annual cemetery seminar, “Suspected Indian Burial Vaults in Hunterdon County” will be held Saturday, September 15, 2018 from 10:30 until 1:30 pm at the Presbyterian Church, 10 East Main Street in Flemington, NJ.    This year’s seminar will explore recent research on Native Americans in Hunterdon County that led to the rediscovery of a possible Indian burial ground on Cushetunk Mountain. The guest lecturer is Dr. Gregory Herman, geologist and professor at Raritan Valley Community College and the College of NJ. Dr. Herman began researching Native Americans in Hunterdon County when compiling a photographic inventory of the HCHS archeological collection in 2017.     While the nature of the mounds awaits confirmation through professional archeological work, this fascinating lecture will provide photographic evidence of the stone mounds and their spatial context using GPS, laser-derived terrain maps, and Google Earth. Historical accounts and descriptions of the suspected burial vaults will be placed into context with the first recorded English expedition into Hunterdon County sometime between 1648 and 1655.     The lecture will be followed by a lunch provided by Jersey Mike’s. Registration is required; $10 by mail to Cemetery Committee, Hunterdon County Historical Society, 114 Main Street, Flemington, NJ 08822, or register online: www.hunterdon300th.org.