Thursday, October 15, 2026 · 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Upper Level — 77 Alden St., Duxbury, MA
Lower Jones River, a sensitive archeology area. 10,000 years of habitation. Join Sheila Lynch-Benttinen, a member of the South Shore Chapter of Mass Archeology, for this one-hour presentation showcasing artifacts that tell stories of different eras of time on the Lower Jones River area. Did you know people have lived on the lower Jones River for 10,000 years? See the artifacts and hear the stories about Bay Farm, Miramar, Rocky Nook, and other sites of the lower Jones River, relevant now because of a large, proposed development. Sheila Lynch-Benttinen has been fascinated by local archeology for thirty-eight years after working on Spectacle Island in Boston Harbor, where there was a five-thousand-year-old summer fishing camp with artifacts. She was never taught about Native Americans in Massachusetts while in school, which made her more curious. She is a member of the South Shore Chapter of Mass Archeology and has given lectures on local pre-colonial history at the Norwell Science Center, The Kingston Adams Center, the Duxbury Free Library, and the Jones River Club Annual dinner. She was the official photographer for the Kingston Historical Commission Hall’s Swamp archeology…