When we walked in the museum, we were directed to a room with dead stuffed animals. A man was standing at the end of the room with Indian objects on a table. There was a box with fold- out stools and the man motioned for us to take one. He said his name was Armond and started showing us the things he had on the table. There were beaver, deer, rabbit and bear pelts, corn, bowls, jewelry, beads, a wooden cradle (papoose) and a few other things. Then he answered the questions we had about the Quinnipiac Indians. Overall, he told us a lot about the daily life of the Indians. The part that I liked the most was the bear-tooth necklace. It was amazing how the Native Americans used every single part of the animals that they killed.
-- Jessie Karsif and Janna King (Trip Historians)| Cold Spring School. Last update March 2001 coldspr@coldspringschool.com |