Stockbridge-Munsee Community

The Stockbridge-Munsee Community’s Arvid E. Miller Memorial Library and Museum will work with tribal members in a series of six hands-on participatory genealogy workshops exploring Mohican family history in order to gain a deeper understanding of how tribal members have worked together to sustain their nation. The workshops will teach genealogy research techniques, engage participants in the examination of archival and personal photographs and documents, and provide opportunities for sharing oral and written family stories. Participants will help create a photographic history book that tells tribal history by highlighting accomplishments and daily life from early ancestors to contemporary tribal members. The library’s archival collection will increase with the addition of photographs, family trees, and stories collected during the project, adding new tribal perspectives to the rich history of the Stockbridge Munsee Community.