In March, Branford Land Trust members joined Quinnipiac Dawnland Museum curator, Jim Powers, and the Dudley Foundation President, Maria Trumpler, for guided tours that focused on the evolution of honoring the land through the ages. Guests learned how the Indigenous Quinnipiac lived in community, in harmony with the seasonal landscapes, as well as how they adapted to climate changes on the land through their hunting and agricultural practices during the period of colonialization. Generations of the Dudley family cultivated the land where the Farm Museum still exists with orchards, gardens, and dairy, grain and even ice production. Both museums are open to the public on weekends, June-October. (Photos by Heidi Richard & Julie Wagner)
