Tribal History

The Quinnipiac Dawnland Museum

Come explore 14,000 years of Indigenous life along the Shoreline of Connecticut

Open Hours to the Dawnland Museum — Saturdays 10-2 pm Sundays 1-4 pm Private showings may also be scheduled

The Quinnipiac Dawnland Museum brings visitors on a journey through 14,000 year of Indigenous life through the display and of use of artifacts donated to the Dudley Farm by long-time Farm member Gordon Brainerd. They help to explain why Indigenous people successfully adapted to tremendous environmental and climate changes over all those years.

Contemporary work by Indigenous artists, poets, and writers bring to life Indigenous belief systems and lifeways prior to the arrival of Europeans beginning in the early 1600’s.

Exhibits in the Quinnipiac Dawnland Museum explain how the arrival of the Dutch and English in the early 17th Century profoundly impacted the Quinnipiac and other Indigenous people of Connecticut. Through the use of archaeology, historical events, and documents you can witness how European colonization resulted in catastrophic changes for the Quinnipiac People, ultimately culminating in their dispersal to join other groups in Connecticut and beyond.

Explore

artifacts from the indigenous quinnipiac tribe and the Paleo-Indian Period dating back 12,000 years

Open Hours to the Dawnland Museum-- Saturdays 10-2 pm Sundays 1-4 pm
  • Come visit and learn about Indigenous People in Connecticut today as you explore 14,000 years of Indigenous life along the Shoreline 

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Read More in CT Insider

WHSU Podcast Dawnland:A history of the Quinnipiac People
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This collection is proudly presented by The Dudley Farm

Open Hours to the Dawnland Museum-- Saturdays 10am-1pm Starting June 1, also Sundays 1-4pm

2351 Durham Rd, Guilford, CT 06437

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