Douglas Stover, Archeology as a Tool for Documenting and Interpreting the Freedman's Colony
2013 UGRR Conference, Session 4 "Digging for Freedom"
The Museum Collection
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A video detailing the importance of the artifacts in Fort Union's Museum Collection in understanding the fur trade story. Several artifacts are examined, the vault is discussed, and there is a bit of re-enactment preformed.
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