Seekonk Land Conservation Trust to hold Annual Meeting on April 9th

The annual meeting of the Seekonk Land Conservation Trust (SLCT) will be held on Wednesday, April 9, 2025 and starts at 6:30PM at the Seekonk Public Library.

"Principal Investigator Erin Flynn, of The Public Archaeology Laboratory, Inc. in Pawtucket, will be discussing "Seekonk’s Archaeological Heritage” and offer a slide show of local archaeological sites in Seekonk. This will include local projects Flynn has worked on with CPA funds, and an overview of all the great resources in our town.

According to Flynn, "Archaeologists, local collectors, and professional surveys for cultural resource management have made amazing contributions to our understanding of life in Seekonk from at least 11,000 years ago. Public awareness is critical to planning since archaeological sites are non-renewable resources and information is lost when sites are disturbed or excavated.” She will also bring a collection of artifacts, Native American, stone tools, and a few historic items, for discussion.
Public archaeology aims to promote awareness about the significance of archaeological sites and the need for their preservation. Archaeological site preservation can be coupled with land/environmental conservation, which helps preserve the past for the future.

The meeting will begin at 6:30 with a short business meeting followed by the presentation by Erin Flynn. The SLCT will also announce the recipient of the annual Mary C Wilson conservation award. Free to the public and all are welcome; light refreshments will be served.