Community response to "Archaeology" lecture at local Library (Niles, Michigan)

from another Google Blog -- fortstjosepharchaeology.blogspot.com/ The guest lecture that we had tonight was by Keith Widder and it was called “Beyond Pontiac’s Shadow A Fresh look at “The War Called Pontiac’s”.” The turnout for this lecture was outstanding. We ended up filling the whole basement of the Niles District library lecture room and have now been promoted to a bigger room that is located on the main floor. It is nice to see how many people come out to support a great cause and learn about interesting topics. This lecture focused on why Fort Michilimackinac and its surrounding area were not affected that greatly by Native American conflicts. This was because of the alliance that the British had with the Native Americans in the area. What I found quite interesting throughout this lecture was how Native Americans would protect some of the British men because they considered them friends. POSTED (Wed. July 17, 2013) -- Western Michigan University students at Archaeology "Dig"