The Pequot Museum
Winter Survival
Senior Researcher Dr. Jason Mancini and Museum educators Toni Weeden and James Jones (Mashantucket Pequot) demonstrated basic winter survival skills on the Farmstead, Saturday, Jan. 18. Visitors learned what foods were commonly dried or smoked for winter use, and how those foods were prepared. Dr. Mancini explained how to identify common animal tracks and other signs often encountered in a back yard. Dr. Mancini also led a winter ethnobotany walk with aspiring foragers on the Farmstead.
Winter Survival
Senior Researcher Dr. Jason Mancini and Museum educators Toni Weeden and James Jones (Mashantucket Pequot) demonstrated basic winter survival skills on the Farmstead, Saturday, Jan. 18. Visitors learned what foods were commonly dried or smoked for winter use, and how those foods were prepared. Dr. Mancini explained how to identify common animal tracks and other signs often encountered in a back yard. Dr. Mancini also led a winter ethnobotany walk with aspiring foragers on the Farmstead.