This talk explores Jesuit interactions with Indigenous communities in light of Colonial politics, as well as archaeological sites and artifacts associated with Jesuits in the northeast, like the trade ring uncovered at John and Priscilla’s 17th-century homesite in Duxbury. Click here for a 73-minute YouTube video of the talk.

(Above) Join archaeologists Laura Masur and Andrew Beaupre for this fascinating presentation about the Society of Jesus (Jesuits) and their influence in Colonial America, sponsored by the Alden Kindred of America.

The Jesuits are a Roman Catholic order of priests and brothers that operated global missions beginning in the sixteenth century. They were influential in the histories of New France and Maryland, but had little influence in southern New England.

The talk is moderated by Christopher C. Lee, AKA genealogist and the executive director of the Loyola Jesuit Center in Morristown, New Jersey.