Join Lisa Anderson, NYSM Curator of Bioarchaeology, for a gripping look into the excavation and forensic study of the Courtland Street Burying Ground, a site now linked to the American Revolution and the harrowing Quebec Campaign of 1775–1776. Believed to be associated with the General Hospital at Fort George, the burial site held the remains of individuals who endured war and disease.
Learn how museum bioarchaeologists, aided by volunteers, have painstakingly recovered and cataloged shattered fragments of human remains from a construction site, working to reconstruct lives lost and restore their rightful place in history. Lisa will also share the latest updates on efforts to respectfully reinter the remains and how this project has helped inspire stronger protections for unmarked historic burial sites.
This lecture will shed light on a forgotten chapter of the American Revolution—one that reveals both the grim reality of the past and the compassion of present-day science and stewardship.
