Virtual Archaeology Conference

Join us for the fourth annual Virtual Archaeology Conference! Each year, researchers and archaeologists with Lake Champlain Maritime Museum come together to share new research, developments, and discoveries from their work in Lake Champlain in this virtual summit that is open and free for all to attend.

Our 2025 conference is a deep dive into archaeology at the Museum, offering all attendees a unique and detailed behind-the-scenes look into our work and process in archaeology, research, and collections. This event features four distinct yet connected spotlight presentations from our team of experts. In these presentations, we will explore different aspects of our work such as tools for research and conservation, vital considerations for resource management and collections care, exciting new technology, and lessons learned from 40+ years of managing the Vermont Underwater Historic Preserves. After each presentation, there will be a brief Q&A with the speaker and we’ll end the conference with a longer Q&A with our whole archaeology, research, and collections team.

The full schedule and list of presenters are detailed below.

This virtual conference will be presented on Zoom Webinar and is free to attend. Please register in advance to receive the direct conference link by using the “Register Now” button. For accessibility requests please contact us by email at info@lcmm.org or by phone at 802-475-2022.

Virtual Archaeology Conference 2025: Presentations & Speakers

Welcome and Introduction
Chris Sabick, Executive Director, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum

Celebrating 40+ Years of Vermont’s Underwater Historic Preserves
Cherilyn Gilligan, Co-Director of Archaeology, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum

40 Years of Wrecks: Introducing a Geodatabase of Lake Champlain Shipwrecks
Taylor Picard, Staff Archaeologist, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum

Underwater Cultural Resource Management: Guidance and Mitigation of Submerged Archaeological Sites for the Champlain-Hudson Power Express Project
Paul Willard Gates, Co-Director of Archaeology, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum

Collections Care: Managing and Promoting the Accessibility of Archaeological Collections
Patricia Reid, Director of Collections & Kelly Bartlett, Collections Assistant, Lake Champlain Maritime Museum

Live Q&A with Lake Champlain Maritime Museum’s Archaeology Team
Patricia Reid, Kelly Bartlett, Cherilyn Gilligan, Chris Sabick, Taylor Picard, and Paul Gates