From the Bethlehem Historical Association comes word of this event on Oct. 18:
The bedrock of New York and its erosion created the landscape where the Iroquois peoples made their home. It influenced their territorial boundaries, defenses, settlement patterns, trail systems, agriculture, and use of key resources. Dr. Chuck Ver Straeten will explore these connections in his talk Geology, Landscape and the Iroquois Homeland at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 18 at the Cedar Hill Schoolhouse Museum, 1003 River Road, home of the Bethlehem Historical Association.
Chuck Ver Straeten is curator of sedimentary rocks at the State Museum in Albany. Ver Straeten investigates the state’s deep-time history during the Devonian Period between 420 million and 360 million years ago including ancient environments, sea level changes, mountain building and explosive volcanism.
The talk is presented by the Bethlehem Historical Association and will be held at the Cedar Hill Schoolhouse Museum, 1003 River Road Selkirk. Doors open at 6:30 and the free talk will be followed by refreshments. All are welcome.
Visit www.BethlehemHistorical.org for details.