Email from Pam Gasner for the Block Island Tribute for June 26th 2011

Posted March 24, 2011

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Connie- received approval from Town of monument to read “in honor of the Manissean’s Their ancestors and descendants”. I will email you a drawing this weekend. The 350 committee is paying for the stone to be located near the Indian cemetery at Fresh Pond. The other stone for the village site is being funded by the historical society and we are hoping to receive pledges towards it. The cost is $500. If you can put the word out that would be great. It will be a natural stone located on the trail where we can add the memory piles. “Manissean village site. 500 BC” dedicated 2011 will be inscribed. Looking forward to your visit.
Pam Gasner

Address:     18 Old Town Road & Ocean Ave.
Block Island, RI 02807 USA
Phone:    401-466-2481
Additional Phones research: 401-864-4357
E-mail:     blockhistory@me.com
Hours:
fall hours: 11 – 4 weekends or by appt. weekdays
Directions:     The Museum & Shop are located across from the bank at the 4 way intersection (Bridgegate Square) in the Victorian Red Mansard Roof building

http://blockislandtimes.com/listings/2867912/Block-Island-Historical-Society

Block Island Trip

Posted March 24, 2011

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For June 26th – Block Island Trip I will be making plans to be at the Lighthouse Inn on June 25th – We will be taking the Point Judith Ferry to the Island (getting times and dates together) on the 26th~ Info on Inn: Across from the Block Island Ferry, the Lighthouse Inn is a fun, casual Beach Hotel located in an authentic fishing village of Galilee, RI. It’s the perfect Location to relax and enjoy southern Rhode Island! Great beaches, seafood houses, riverboat cruises, fishing charters, the Pt. Judith salt pond, ice cream and gift shops, local pubs with live music and plenty of sea air, seagulls and sunshine are waiting for you at the Lighthouse Inn of Galilee. Lighthouse Inn of Galilee:307 Great Island Road Narragansett, Rhode Island 02882

Phone: (401) 789-9341 or (877) 789-9341 Webpage: http://lighthouse-inn-ri.com/

Block Island Ferry Schedule:
2011: June 25th – August 28th
Days: M-Sun
Departs Pr. Judith: 7:15a, 9a, 11:10a,1:10p, 4:35p, 6:45p
Departs Block Island: 7:55a, 10:05a, 12:05p, 3:30p, 5:45p, 7:45p
http://www.blockislandferry.com/default.asp
Note from Coni: I do believe we should try for the 7:15 am trip to the Island – gives us more time and we will leave at the 7:45 departure and we will be staying at Lighthouse Inn for the 25 and 26th – Head to Long Island for the 27th~

So much has been going on~

Posted March 22, 2011

Filed under Coni Dubois

Sorry I haven’t written in awhile – A lot of “family issues” have come up and I’ve been busy with it all – things are starting to calm down for me thou so will be adding soon~

Update on my research – still working on the Gardiner line along with the Long Island Native American‘s – I’ve been reading a lot of old books and added it as I go – so taking me some time to get thru them all and there is still a bunch to read~

Barkhamsted Historical Society vice president Paul Hart, Drew Shuptar-Rayvis of Brookfield, a descendant of the Accomac/Pokomoke people of Virginia, Coni Dubois of Louisiana, who organized a reunion of Barkhamsted Lighthouse descendants, and anthropologist Kenneth Feder pose before a tour of the Lighthouse Village Friday.

L2R: Coni Dubois, Kevin McBride, Ken Feder & Veronica Hawkins

L2R: Coni Dubois, Ken Feder, Tonia Allen Gould (Coni’s Sister) & Butch Robinson

Coni DuBois of Louisiana, who worked 10 years to coordinate the reunion, was made honorary marshal of the July 4 Lions Club parade and other descendants marched in the traditional event.

Jason Mancini – Sr. Researcher @ Mashantucket Peqout Museum & Research Center & Coni Dubois

My cousin’s Melissa Renyolds (left) Veronica Hawkins, Polly Goodwin, Me & Laurie Lamarrie with Jim Goodwin at the Institute for American Indian Studies Museum & Research Center

I appear on Senior Chat Hour on ctv13/Winsted CT show will appear on 10/22/13 at: www.ctv13.net/ L2R Back: JoAnn Schmitt, Lorraine Hart, Allan Lawson (Hosts) (not sure next gentleman will get his name) and on the end is Christopher Valli (Public Access Coordinator & one that put it all together for us) Bottom: Coni Dubois, Keith Brown of the Wiquapaug Eastern Pequot & Veronica Hawkins We had an Awesome TIME with this crew and I can’t thank them enough for inviting me!

5/14/13 at my presentation in Hale Michigan for Plainfield Historical Commission (Photo taken by Jim Goodwin) – Polly Goodwin & Sister Sharon & Husband Chuck Fisher

5/13/13 Hill Township Cemetery – most of the bodies were removed to Oak Grove Cemetery – L2R – Polly Goodwin, Coni Dubois, Terry & Ron Allen

10/19/13 Author John A Strong signing my book – The Montaukett Indians of Eastern Long Island – He signed: For Coni, Keep up the good work on the Montaukett heritage – John A Strong Oct 19, 2013 and along with that he has granted me permission to use any of his work in my research (has several books out) was a honor to finally meet him (I have most of his books) Photo taken by Veronica Hawkins

Byron Brown, Chief Sun Rise of the Wiquapaug Eastern Pequot tribe and a descendent of Lighthouse founder James Graughham, walks in the Barkhamsted Lions Parade Saturday

SInger/Songwriter Glenda Lucks CD – Manissee

Coni Dubois & Timothy Ives

5/13/13 Cookout in Hale Michigan – Hosted by Jerry & Mary Hewitt – Prayer given by Jerry Hewitt – L2R Me, My husband Jay Dubois, Terry Allen his wife Diane Allen, Mary & Jerry Hewitt – Rona Sullivan, Polly Goodwin & Ron Allen (Photo taken by Jim Goodwin husband of Polly)

Author/Researcher Jean Bell – I received a signed copy of her book: Hale & Up the Tracks (bought for me by Ron & Terry Allen) Photo taken by Rona Sullivan

10/19/13 L2R: Chief Hawk Storm, Tall Oak (Everett Weeden) & Keith Brown at The Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center for Conference – photo taken by Veronica Hawkins

5/13/13 @ Hewitt Home – Rona Sullivan (Barber Descendant) & Mary Hewitt discussing Chief Sodney (Photo taken by Jim Goodwin)

Anthropologist Kenneth Feder, a professor at Central Connecticut State University, discusses archaeological work done at the Lighthouse Village Friday during a tour of Lighthouse descendants.

I was able to meet with Lucianne Lavin & have my book signed – was a wonderful meeting~ More on Lucianne: http://anthropology.as.nyu.edu/o…/anthroalumni.luciannelavin

10/10/13 St. Matthew’s Episcopal School

Manissean Villiage Stone

I appear on Senior Chat Hour on ctv13/Winsted CT show will appear on 10/22/13 at: www.ctv13.net/ L2R: JoAnn Schmitt & Lorraine Hart (Hosts) Coni Dubois (not sure next gentleman will get his name) and on the end is Christopher Valli (Public Access Coordinator & one that put it all together for us) Keith Brown of the Wiquapaug Eastern Pequot & Veronica Hawkins also appeared on the show with me – We had an Awesome TIME with this crew and I can’t thank them enough for

5/13/13 Polly Goodwin & I discussing genealogy (Photo taken by Jim Goodwin)

Also on the front with President Obama

8/14/14 2nd appearance on tv show – The Senior Chat Hour L2R: Jo-Ann Schmitt & Lorraine Hart (Hosts) Veronica Hawkins, Greg Fisher & Coni Dubois —ctv13 at Charter Communications in Winsted CT

Tantaquidgeon Descendants – Photo taken by Naomi Carolyn — at Tantaquidgeon Indian Museum located @ 1819 Norwich-New London Turnpike, Uncasville, CT 06382 More info: http://connecticuthistory.org/gladys-tantaquidgeon-preserves-the-states-native-past/

Barber Rd

And those I met along the way~

5/13/13 Research talk hosted at Hewitt Home in Hale Michigan R2L starting with me, Rona Sullivan, Diane Allen, Ron Allen, Terry Allen, Jerry Hewitt, Polly Goodwin & my Husband Jay Dubois – beside me is Mary Hewitt (Photo taken by Jim Goodwin)

Coni Dubois stands next to a banner welcoming everyone to the Barkhamsted Lighthouse Reunion.

L2R: Keith Brown, Coni Dubois & Chief “Sun Rise” Byron Brown

Taken by Abby Tabor of the Daily Comet

Drew Shuptar Rayvis & I

10/19/13 L2R: Dr. Craig Miller (Dept Head of Science, Humanities and Visual Communications at Pennsylvania College of Technology) Dave Naumec (Research Consultant of The Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center) in the research lab (off limits to public – was given a special tour arranged by Kevin McBride (Archeologist & head of the Research Center) – photo taken by Veronica Hawkins

Kevin McBride, Ken Feder & Coni Dubois looking at the map of area

4/11/10 Barkhamsted Lighthouse Baskets made around 1817 – Photo taken by Coni Dubois

Photo taken by Sheryl Robinson – My 1st time at the site and Indian Cemetery

5/13/13 Me at Chief Sodney’s tombstone at Esmond Evergreen Cemetery (Photo taken by Jim Goodwin)

5/14/13 – L2R Wendy Dishaw, Coni Dubois, Lynn Barber, Kathy Woods – Donate by Kathy Woods

Coni Dubois & Allan Madhabee

L2R: Veronica Hawkins, Jessica Vandebogart & her Mother Betty (Ellis) Vandebogart, Donna Ellis (Photo taken by Keith Brown)

5/13/13 @ Barber Homestead Pauline (Polly) Goodwin, Lenny Barber, Coni Dubois & Beulah Barber (just turned 96) – Both Beulah & Lenny still live at Homestead – Photo taken by Jim Goodwin

Drew Shuptar-Rayvis of Brookfield, a descendant of the Accomac/Pokomoke people of Virginia, dressed in the fashion of an Algonkian man during a reunion of Barkhamsted Lighthouse descendants Friday.

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Monthly Archives: March 2011

Email from Pam Gasner for the Block Island Tribute for June 26th 2011

Block Island Trip

Phone: (401) 789-9341 or (877) 789-9341 Webpage: http://lighthouse-inn-ri.com/

So much has been going on~