GRAHAMSVILLE - Join Sullivan County Historian John Conway (on zoom or in person), on Sunday, April 3 at 2 p.m. to explore the lives of the Lenape Native Americans who lived in Sullivan County and the surrounding area.

Many archeologists believe that the Lenape, a Native American tribe of Algonquin culture, lived along the banks of the Upper Delaware River as early as 12,000 years ago, hunting, fishing, and eventually farming, growing corn, squash and beans. They held great council fires and annual green corn festivals along the Delaware River—which they called Lenapewihittuck-- and celebrated the region’s natural beauty and its healing qualities. They referred to the area as Lenapehoking— “land of the Lenape.” Ongoing clashes with the more aggressive Iroquois tribes to the north and growing tensions with the ever-increasing number of Europeans moving into the region prompted the Lenape to move westward, abandoning this area by about 1730. But a legacy remains, for example, in the form of local place names still in use today. Sullivan County Historian John Conway examines that legacy in this fascinating program.

Admission to the program is free for Museum members and $5 for non-members. For virtual attendance non-members can make a donation on the Museum’s website at www.timeandthevalleysmuseum.org.

To register and receive a program link, please email info@timeandthevalleysmuseum.org and put Lenape Talk Zoom Link Request in the subject line, or call (845) 985-7700.

In person registration is not required and includes admission to the Museum’s three floors of interactive exhibitions. The program will be held at the Time and the Valleys Museum on St. Rt. 55 in Grahamsville.

For more information please email info@timeandthevalleysmuseum.org or call (845) 985-7700.