The Cultural Interaction Between Reverend Peter Dougherty And The Ottawa And Chippewa Indians Of Old Mission Peninsula: 1839-1852.

Summary

The Peter Dougherty Society archaeological project is a collaboration between the Peter Dougherty Society and North Central Michigan College, both located in northern lower Michigan. The focus of this collaboration has been on the restoration of the mission house and archaeological excavations of the privy and barn. In 1839, Reverend Peter Dougherty was sent to the Grand Traverse Region to establish a church and school for the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians. The archaeological site consists of what is believed to be the oldest post and beam home north of Grand Rapids, Michigan, which dates to 1842, and contains two privies, an icehouse, a summer kitchen, and a barn. The goal of this paper is to explore how the Peter Dougherty site fits within the cultural landscape of the Grand Traverse region, especially with respect to the time where the Reverend and his family lived at the site.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Native American Cultural Landscapes and Community Collaborations   •
• Society for Historical Archaeology 2018

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