Conestoga Area Historical Society honors Native American culture during Fourth of July weekend [photos] | Entertainment
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On Fourth of July weekend, one local history group paid tribute to the people who lived in Pennsylvania long before the founding fathers.
The Conestoga Area Historical Society hosted A Gathering of the People on Saturday. The celebration of Native American culture featured dancing, drumming and storytelling, as well as an arrowhead hunt and other activities.
There were also historical presentations; Scott Mellinger, a family genealogy enthusiast, gave a talk about the Conestoga Massacre.
The Conestoga Area Historical Society is located at 51 Kendig Road in Conestoga. For more information, visit lanc.news/conestogahistory.
Scott Mellinger gives a presentation on the “Finding Regina: Secret Story of the Conestoga Massacre”, during the Native American gathering at Conestoga Area Historical Society in Conestoga on Saturday, July 6, 2024.
- ANDY BLACKBURN | Staff photographer
Scott Mellinger gives a presentation on the “Finding Regina: Secret Story of the Conestoga Massacre”, during the Native American gathering at Conestoga Area Historical Society in Conestoga on Saturday, July 6, 2024.
- ANDY BLACKBURN | Staff photographer
Scott Mellinger gives a presentation on the “Finding Regina: Secret Story of the Conestoga Massacre”, during the Native American gathering at Conestoga Area Historical Society in Conestoga on Saturday, July 6, 2024.
- ANDY BLACKBURN | Staff photographer
Scott Mellinger gives a presentation on the “Finding Regina: Secret Story of the Conestoga Massacre”, during the Native American gathering at Conestoga Area Historical Society in Conestoga on Saturday, July 6, 2024.
- ANDY BLACKBURN | Staff photographer
Scott Mellinger gives a presentation on the “Finding Regina: Secret Story of the Conestoga Massacre”, during the Native American gathering at Conestoga Area Historical Society in Conestoga on Saturday, July 6, 2024.
- ANDY BLACKBURN | Staff photographer
Scott Mellinger gives a presentation on the “Finding Regina: Secret Story of the Conestoga Massacre”, during the Native American gathering at Conestoga Area Historical Society in Conestoga on Saturday, July 6, 2024.
- ANDY BLACKBURN | Staff photographer
People mingle after Scott Mellinger’s presentation on the “Finding Regina: Secret Story of the Conestoga Massacre”, during the Native American gathering at Conestoga Area Historical Society in Conestoga on Saturday, July 6, 2024.
- ANDY BLACKBURN | Staff photographer
Barry Lee art booth during the Native American gathering at Conestoga Area Historical Society in Conestoga on Saturday, July 6, 2024. Barry Lee is a Philadelphia based artist who do the arts on Native American.
- ANDY BLACKBURN | Staff photographer
Scott Mellinger talks with an attendee after giving his presentation on the “Finding Regina: Secret Story of the Conestoga Massacre”, during the Native American gathering at Conestoga Area Historical Society in Conestoga on Saturday, July 6, 2024.
- ANDY BLACKBURN | Staff photographer
Attendees check out Barry Lee art during the Native American gathering at Conestoga Area Historical Society in Conestoga on Saturday, July 6, 2024.
- ANDY BLACKBURN | Staff photographer
Johnny Blackhawk, of Blackfoot Nation, from Montana, talks about a drum during the Native American gathering at Conestoga Area Historical Society in Conestoga on Saturday, July 6, 2024.
- ANDY BLACKBURN | Staff photographer
Johnny Blackhawk, of Blackfoot Nation, from Montana, performs on his drum during the Native American gathering at Conestoga Area Historical Society in Conestoga on Saturday, July 6, 2024.
- ANDY BLACKBURN | Staff photographer
Johnny Blackhawk, of Blackfoot Nation, from Montana, performs on his drum during the Native American gathering at Conestoga Area Historical Society in Conestoga on Saturday, July 6, 2024.
- ANDY BLACKBURN | Staff photographer
Miles Hoober, 8, of Strasburg, tries the drum during the Native American gathering at Conestoga Area Historical Society in Conestoga on Saturday, July 6, 2024.
- ANDY BLACKBURN | Staff photographer
Arrows on the display which is belong to Jim Allen, of Washington Born, during the Native American gathering at Conestoga Area Historical Society in Conestoga on Saturday, July 6, 2024.
- ANDY BLACKBURN | Staff photographer
Arrows on the display which is belong to Jim Allen, of Washington Born, during the Native American gathering at Conestoga Area Historical Society in Conestoga on Saturday, July 6, 2024.
- ANDY BLACKBURN | Staff photographer
Barry Lee art on display during the Native American gathering at Conestoga Area Historical Society in Conestoga on Saturday, July 6, 2024.
- ANDY BLACKBURN | Staff photographer
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