Historical Research

The Historical Research staff is responsible for collecting, synthesizing, and interpreting historical documents, archaeological data, and oral histories as they relate to the Mashantucket Pequot Tribe and other Native American communities in southern New England. The historical documents include Pequot Overseers papers, Connecticut Indian Papers, Federal Census records, historic maps, vital statistics, land records, and probate records. Collectively, this information allows tribal researchers to better understand and reconstruct historic Pequot communities and their interactions with other tribes and neighboring European American and African American communities in the region.