Monday, October 12th
5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Manchester Community Library
In the years running up to the current 250th commemorations of 1776, the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum has focused its research activities on the American Revolution. This presentation will share information on a number of previous, recent, and current research efforts focused on the Revolutionary War in general, and the Battle of Valcour Bay (October 1776) and its aftermath in particular. Archaeological excavations at Valcour Bay, Arnold’s Bay, and recent documentation and research efforts on the gunboat Spitfire will be discussed. The combination of historical research and archaeological evidence leads to a deeper and more comprehensive understanding of the pivotal events that took place on Lake Champlain in 1776.
About the Speaker
Chris Sabick joined the Lake Champlain Maritime Museum in 1998 as an intern, and returned for a full-time position in 1999. Since that time, he has also acted as an Archaeological Diver, Conservation Lab Director, and the Director of Research and Archaeology.
In November of 2023 Chris became the Executive Director of the organization. Chris earned a B.A. in History and Anthropology from Ball State University, and a M.A. from the Nautical Archaeology Program at Texas A&M University. Chris has more than 25 years of experience leading the archaeological examination of underwater sites related to the military and commercial history of the northeastern United States and Canada.
This program is supported in part by the Vermont Humanities, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities (www.vermonthumanities.org).
This program is also supported in part by the Winnie Belle Learned Grant, as facilitated by the Vermont Department of Libraries. The competitive annual Winnie Belle Learned grants support youth programs that build literacy and a love of learning and offer opportunities for critical thinking and intellectual exploration. This year, the themes for the Winnie Belle Learned grants are the 250th anniversary of the United States and the 250th anniversary of Vermont statehood.
