Coni’s Research Video’s

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.

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

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

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

Manissean Villiage Stone

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Barber Rd

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)

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!

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

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)

Drew Shuptar Rayvis & I

SInger/Songwriter Glenda Lucks CD – Manissee

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

Taken by Abby Tabor of the Daily Comet

And those I met along the way~

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.

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

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

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/

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.

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

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

Coni Dubois & Allan Madhabee

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

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.

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

Also on the front with President Obama

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

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

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

Coni Dubois & Timothy Ives

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

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

Here are my Genealogy Trip Video’s:

All my Photo’s of these trips can be found on my Facebook Group:

2015:

Barkhamsted Lighthouse Reunion 7/4/15 in Barkhamsted CT

7/4/15 – Naming Ceremony for Coni Dubois & Veronica Hawkins – by Chief Sun Rise (Byron Brown) of WEPIT

7/4/15 – Barkhamsted Parade – Barkhamsted Lighthouse Descendants – Part 1

7/4/15 – Barkhamsted Parade – Barkhamsted Lighthouse Descendants – Part 2

7/3/2015 – The Senior Chat Hour – Hosted by Jo-Ann Schmitt – With Coni Dubois & Veronica Hawkins

8/14/2014 – “The Senior Chat Hour” w/guest Coni Dubois & Veronica Hawkins

8/14/2014 – James Chagums Property in Satans Kingdom

2013:

5/14/2013 – Coni Dubois Speaking for the Plainfield Twp Historical Commission – in Hale Michigan

2012:

4/19/2012 – Coni Speaking at the University of Connecticut for Timothy Ives Class

2011:

10/15/2011 – Coni Blessing of the Barkhamsted Lighthouse Cemetery

10/15/2011 – Archaeological Society Meeting Of Connecticut – Saturday Oct 15, 2011 Fall Meeting

Note from Coni: I was a special guest of Ken Feder – This Falls meeting was with a tour of the mountain and 4 main speakers

1st Speaker: Andrea Rand

2nd Speaker: Janet Woodruff/CCSU – (Isaac Jacklin’s & Mercy Barber lineage)

3rd Speaker: Warren Perry/CCSU – The Interdisciplinary Study of New York City’s African Burial Grounds: Archaeology as Community Service. (Note from Coni: I didn’t record this part of the program – only because I only record what is on the Chagum Genealogy)

4th Speaker: Ken Feder/CCSU – I want to note on Part 2 my camera battery died -Most of his presentation was during tour~

10/15/2011 : Ken Feder/CCSU Tour of the Barkhamsted Lighthouse Site at Peoples State Forest, Barkhamsted CT.

10/13/2011 Keith Brown/Personal Guide to the Narragansett Territory in an around Charlestown Rhode Island

9/10/2011 – Ken Feder on Soap Stone Archaeology Dig/Find

9/10/2011 – Unveiling of Barkhamsted Lighthouse Trail Signs

6/26/2011 Block Island:

7/1/2011 The Blessing of my flute – Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center

7/2/2011 The Wiquapaug Pequot Tribal Gathering

7/3/2011 Barkhamsted CT. Historical Society & Squires Tavern

7/3/2011 Barkhamsted Lighthouse with Ken Feder

7/3/2011 Squires Tavern/Barkhamsted Historical Society

2010:

4/10/10: All Video’s are of Speaker Kenny Feder Leading Archeologist of Barkhamsted Lighthouse Site

I recorded the lecture of Kenny Feder on his Archaeology Research at the Squires Tavern In Barkhamsted Connecticut which is too big to save anywhere – email me if interested in seeing it~

4/10/10: Coni Dubois speaking with Doug Roberts – Lifetime resident of Barkhamsted Connecticut and neighbor to the Lighthouse Village – wonderful wealth of info~

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***9/10/2011 –* *Unveiling of Barkhamsted Lighthouse Trail Signs***