By Chris Sabick, Director of Research and Archaeology One of the many benefits of our ongoing collections work is that the process exposes the Research and Archaeology team to artifacts …
Comparative Analysis: An Important Way the Archaeology Team uses Collections Read More »
By Chris Sabick, Director of Archaeology and Research This summer, we received generous funding from the Champlain Valley National Heritage Partnership to create photogrammetry models of the Revolutionary War gunboat …
Photogrammetry at the site of the Revolutionary War Gunboat Spitfire Read More »
By Patricia Reid, Collections Manager Fun fact: 2026 is the 250th anniversary of the American War of Independence, also commonly known as the Revolutionary War. In preparation for this milestone …
Behind the Scenes: Revolutionary War Collections Inventory Read More »
On February 17, 2022, the Research and Archaeology team at the Museum was thrilled to welcome a few hundred people at our first-ever virtual Archaeology Conference. Our team, funded by …
Watch the Archaeology Conference: Arnold’s Bay Research Project Read More »
Through the month of October, we have been finishing up our fieldwork underwater and on land for the Arnold’s Bay Project. Our partners, the Advanced Metal Detecting for the Archaeologist …
Arnold’s Bay Project: Advanced Metal Detecting for the Archaeologist (AMDA) Class Survey Read More »
By Cherilyn Gilligan, Assistant Director of Archaeology & Research Part of scientific exploration in archaeology is about generating sample data that is representative of an overall site. It is generally …
Arnold’s Bay Research Project: Underwater Survey Begins Read More »
By Chris Sabick, Director of Archaeology & Research In mid-August, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum conducted a multibeam sonar survey of the wreck site of the Revolutionary War Gunboat Spitfire. This …
The 1776 Gunboat Spitfire: Documenting and Preserving History Read More »
By Cherilyn Gilligan, Assistant Director of Archaeology & Research Welcome back, archaeology fans. It’s time for another update on our Arnold’s Bay Research Project. This week we were busy delineating …
Arnold’s Bay Research Project: Preliminary Surveys Read More »
It’s Vermont Archaeology Month! To celebrate, our Archaeology & Research team are bringing you 3D photogrammetry models of some important and interesting artifacts and shipwrecks each week. Today, let’s zoom …
Archaeological Artifact: 3D Model of a Bearing Block from the Steamboat Phoenix Read More »
By Cherilyn Gilligan, Assistant Director of Archaeology and Research We are excited to announce that Lake Champlain Maritime Museum was awarded a Battlefield Preservation Planning Grant from the American Battlefield …
