MEDICINE WOODS

Mt. Kearsarge Indian Museum is dedicated to connecting people with ongoing American Indian cultural expression and encouraging responsible environmental action based on respect for nature.  Native Americans revered and utilized nature as the source of all raw material needed to sustain and enhance life. The Medicine Woods provides an opportunity to learn about the natural environment and some of the ways Natives historically used plants for food, medicine, dye, shelter and tools. Be sure to pick up your guide in the mail box as you enter the Medicine Woods.

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Mt Kearsarge Indian Museum thrives on the generosity of folks like you.  To learn how you can help, please click here. Many of you wish to donate artifacts to the Permanent Collection, or to otherwise benefit the museum.  Please assist us by contacting us by phone or email, prior to bringing your gifts to the museum.  Please forward photographs, so we can best evaluate how they might be utilized to support the museum.  This will give us the opportunity learn more about the nature of the donation, determine if it s a good fit for the museum and schedule a time to meet with you.  Email curator@indianmuseum.org or director@indianmuseum.org. To see our deed of gifts form, click here.

ARBORETUM AND ACTIVITY AREA

Our Arboretum area is based on unique resources from Charles “Bud” Thompson.  As a young man, Bud worked at Arnold Arboretum in Boston, Massachusetts.  When Bud opened the Museum, he knew he wanted an Arboretum to continue providing educational experiences for visitors, school children and the surrounding community.  Be sure to pick up your guide in the mail box as you enter the activity center.