The 2019 Dig in 35 Artifacts
In this video from May 2021, archaeologist Craig Chartier brings us up to date on the final season of the excavation of William and Anne’s c.1664 homestead and explains the next steps.
Learn About Colonial Herbs & Plant a Three Sisters Garden June 13 at 1 p.m.
Learn about herbs used in the Colonial period and plant a “Three Sisters” Native American garden with horticulturist Sonny Gada on Sun., June 13 at 1 p.m. at the Caleb Nickerson Homestead. In Colonial days, fragrant herbs were often planted near the doorway in the dooryard garden to greet visitors to the home. Sonny’s dooryard …
Register for Talk on Nickerson Dig May 27
Archaeologist Craig Chartier will give a free Zoom talk on the several seasons of the excavation of William and Anne’s c. 1664 homestead behind the NFA campus on Thurs., May 27 at 7 p.m. He will offer updates and insights into the 2016-2019 dig which has revealed William and Anne Nickerson’s homestead and its outbuildings …
Reunion Postponed to September 2022
The Board of Directors of the Nickerson Family Association has voted to postpone our annual Togethering event until September of 2022 due to a concern for our members’ health during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. We are already planning an especially fun reunion on Sept. 9 through 12, 2022 when we can all be together again!
Reproduction of Silver Sixpence Found at Dig Now Available
By D. Scott Nickerson, Past President, NFA The Nickerson Family Association has traditionally understood that our Orleans Road property in North Chatham is at or very near to the actual homesite of our forefather ancestor William Nickerson, an immigrant arriving in the Massachusetts colony in 1637 from Norwich England. William Smith’s century old History of …
Celebration on Fri., Sept. 13 at 2 p.m. marks end of 2019 Nickerson dig
Please join us this Friday at 2 p.m. for refreshments and a brief archaeological talk at the campus of the Nickerson Family Association, 1107 Orleans Road, North Chatham. Archaeologist Craig Chartier will offer updates and insights into the second and final season of the Nickerson dig which has revealed William and Anne Nickerson’s c. 1664 homestead and …