Hunting and fishing talk at library

The Harvest of Field and Stream program was held Oct. 21 at F. H. Cossitt Library. History educator and museum professional Dennis D. Picard gave an engaging presentation of hunting and fishing practices of indigenous peoples and Euro-American settlers in New England. The talk included an 18th century fowling piece and its accoutrements, hand-forged steel traps, animal hide boards and handmade fishing gear. The program was sponsored by Friends of Cossitt Library.