DCR Archaeology Month Programs

2026 programs free and open to the public

Join DCR’s Office of Cultural Resources and the First Peoples First Stewards Staff as we celebrate Archaeology Month with programming across the Commonwealth. Engage in family friendly activities that explore Native presence on the landscape and learn about archaeological methods and practice. Free and open to the public.

October

Saturday, October 3 (10am-2pm) 

Location: Waquoit Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (WBNERR) 

Program Description: Join DCR as we celebrate Archaeology Month! Learn about Archaeological practice and the long history of human occupation and land use around and on Waquoit Bay and Washburn Island.  Join in hands-on archaeology activities. All ages welcome.  Free and open to the public. 

Saturday, October 17 (10am-2pm)

Location: Riverbend Farm, Blackstone Canal and Heritage State Park, Uxbridge

Program Description: Join DCR as we celebrate Archaeology Month! Learn about the cycle of the seasons from the Indigenous perspective, and traditional fishing methods along the Kitticuck (Blackstone) River, help to weave a net, archaeological practice and the long history of human occupation and land use on and along the Blackstone River. All ages welcome.  Free and open to the public.

Sunday, October 18, (10am-2pm)

Location: Fall River Heritage State Park

Program Description: Terrestrial and Marine Cultural Resource Management in the Commonwealth: Views from the Land/Water Interfaces

With David Robinson, Director & Chief Archaeologist, Massachusetts Board of Underwater and DCR staff

Join DCR and the Massachusetts Board of Underwater Archaeological Resources as we celebrate Archaeology Month. Learn about the archaeology of lands and waters and the history of people in Fall River and the Taunton River for many generations. All ages welcome. Free and open to the public.

Sunday, October 18, (10am-2pm)

Location: Great Falls Discovery Center

Program Description: Join DCR as we celebrate Archaeology Month! Learn about the cycle of the seasons from the Indigenous perspective, traditional fishing methods along the Kwenitekw (Connecticut) River, help to weave a net, and more! All ages welcome. Free and open to the public.

Saturday, October 24 (10am-2pm)

Location: Mount Holyoke Range State Park at the Notch Visitors Center

Program Description: Join DCR as we celebrate Archaeology Month! Learn about the cycle of the seasons from the Indigenous perspective, traditional fishing methods along the Kwenitekw (Connecticut) River, help to weave a net, practice archaeological screening, and more! All ages welcome. Free and open to the public.

Sunday, October 25 (10am-2pm)

Location: Quabbin Reservoir Visitors Center, 100 Winsor Dam Rd, Belchertown, 01007

Program Description: Join DCR as we celebrate Archaeology Month! Learn about the cycle of the seasons from the Indigenous perspective, traditional fishing methods along the Swift River, the history of the Quabbin Reservoir, practice archaeological screening, and more! All ages welcome. Free and open to the public.

November

Saturday, November 26 (10am-2pm)

Location: Houghton’s Pond, Blue Hills, Blue Hills Fest Coalition for a Better Blue Hills | BlueHillsFest 2026

Program Description: Join DCR as we celebrate Archaeology Month in collaboration with the Friends of the Blue Hills at Blue Hills Fest.  Participate in Hands-on Archaeology Activities. All ages welcome.  Free and open to the public.

Last updated: August 27, 2026

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