• Paulette Buchanan
  Corresponding
  Secretary
  Researcher

• William J. Dopirak
  College Professor,    Natural Sciences
  Researcher

• Carol Hallas
  Librarian
  Researcher
   
• Jack Rajotte
  Researcher
   

• Melodye Whatley
  Researcher
   

• Treasury Committee
  Scott Buchanan   Carol Hallas
   

The Gungywamp:  An Overview

The Gungywamp Society, founded in 1979, is a nonprofit educational research organization which conducts excavations and provides information on the findings in the Gungywamp complex, located in Groton, Connecticut, and in other locations in Connecticut. The Gungywamp Society is dedicated to the preservation of archaeologically and historically significant sites.  The Gungywamp Society holds to professional and scholarly research standards and maintains association with Connecticut's state archaeologist and with other archaeological organizations.

Although we have ceased giving tours, we offer this web site so as to provide information for historical research to those interested in the preservation of native American, colonial and post-colonial archaeological sites.  Those who wish to share information from their own research, either regarding the Gungywamp or other sites, are welcome to contact us at our P.O. Box mailing address (see above).

The Gungywamp Society is in no way linked or associated with pagan, Wiccan or any other ritual or religious groups. Contrary to what certain kinds of web sites and individuals depict about the Gungywamp area, there are no Druid, pagan or Wiccan ritual sites in the Gungywamp complex.  Nor do we make any claims of "mystical powers" or "energies" emanating from any of the Gungywamp sites or the area. Slight electromagnetic fields exist in the Gungywamp as in many other parts of the world and we believe they are due to natural occurrences in the Earth.  In short, we do not represent or encourage any kind of religious/spiritual or paranormal interpretation of the Gungywamp area.

There is also NO evidence within any part of the Gungywamp that there was ever any pre-Columbian Celtic or Norse (Viking) occupation.  There are no Ogham inscriptions in stone, nor any European Bronze Age artifacts which have ever been found in the Gungywamp area.  These issues are dealt with in this web site's Stonewatch newsletters.  All artifact and document research gives evidence of only paleo and woodland Indian, European colonial and European post-colonial occupation.

The Gungywamp Society is strictly a volunteer archaeological organization which promotes archaeological and historical research and which seeks to preserve the land and sites of the Gungywamp area. We support and work in conjunction with other professional organizations which likewise practice objective archaeological and historical research.

DVD Offer:

Ray P. Gerber, Ph.D., of Acadia Productions offers a DVD about Maine's Passamaquoddy Tribe.  Dr. Gerber is the film's producer, cinematographer and editor, and the film has appeared several times on Maine's Public Television channel. 

Those interested in obtaining the DVD Maine's Native American Petroglyph can contact:

Ray P. Gerber, Ph.D., Acadia Productions, P.O. Box 97, Brunswick, ME  04011                  207-893-7906