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Paleo Pollen Samples

• HF-ID: HFS2016-01
• Category: Research Samples
• Creator:
  • Foster, David R.

• Date: 1989-2020
• Location: New England, New York
• Media: Samples - charcoal
• Contents:
  • Charcoal samples (sediment and silicone oil) are stored in 1 dram vials, with lids, each sample is labeled.
  • Samples from each site are stored in boxes. 5 Boxes. 15 inches x 20 inches x 9.5 inches.

• Keywords: paleoecology, pollen
• Abstract:
  • Box 1:
  • 1. Aino Pond (AP), Ashburnham, MA, cored March 31, 1993, Central Mass Project. Box 1. 0-2cm to 103-105cm. Box 2. 105-107cm to 491-493cm.
  • 2. Bates Pond (BPC), Canterbury, CT, cored May 25, 2000, Little Ice Age Project. Box 1. 0-1cm to 164-165cm. Box 2. 166-167cm to 224-225cm.
  • 3. Ben Luce Pond (BL), Vineyard Haven, Martha's Vineyard, MA, cored January 14, 2015. Box 1. 110-111cm to 230-231cm.
  • 4.Benson Pond (BEN), Washington, MA, cored June 10, 2004, Little Ice Age Project. Box 1. 0-1cm to 470-471cm. Box 2. 480-481cm to 540-541cm.
  • 5. Berry Pond, West (BPH), Hancock, MA, cored May 9, 2001, Little Ice Age Project. DISCONTINUED July 2001. Box 1 405cm to 176-177cm.
  • 6. Berry Pond, West (BERW-S2), Hancock, MA cored September 18, 2001, Little Ice Age Project. Box 1 0-2cm to 180-181cm.
  • 7. Berry Pond, West (BERW), Hancock, MA cored September 18, 2001,
  • Little Ice Age Project. Box1. 184-185cm to 760-761cm (missing samples #644,650 & 655). Box 2. 780-781cm to 960-961cm (missing samples #890, 910, 930, & 950).
  • 8. Berry Pond, East (BE), North Andover, MA, cored November 14, 2001 Surface - Drive 3, cored October 24, 2003 Drive 2 - Drive 11. Little Ice Age Project. Box 1. 0-2cm to 228-229cm. Box 2. 232-233cm to 752-753cm. Box 3. 772-773cm to 1232-1233cm.
  • 9. Black Gum Swamp (BGS), Petersham, MA, cored April 6, 2004. Little Ice Age Project. Box 1. 0.5M to 422-423.
  • 10. Black Pond (BPMV), Martha's Vineyard, MA, cored June 1, 2010. Box 1. 1-2cm to 540-541cm. Box 2. 546-547cm to 672-673cm.
  • 11. Blaney's Pond (BNI), Naushon Island, MA, cored June 29, 2004. Box 1. 0-1cm to 310-311cm. Box 2. 320-321cm to 510-511cm.
  • 12. Blood Pond (BPD), Dudley, MA, cored February 13, 2001. Little Ice Age Project. Box 1. 0-1cm to 180-181cm. Box 2. 188-189cm to 696-698cm. Box 3. 706-708cm to 1430-1431cm.
  • 13. Cain Pond (CP), Taunton, MA, cored July 26, 2012. Box 1 10-11cm to 200-201cm.
  • 14. Chilmark Pond (CPC), Chilmark, Martha's Vineyard, MA. cored October 30, 2000. Box 1.
  • 0-1cm to 197-198cm.
  • Box 2:
  • 15. Dead Frog Pond (DFP), Montague, MA, cored June 17, 1992. Little Ice Age Project.
  • Box 1 0-2cm to 60-62cm.
  • 16. Deep Pond (DET), East Taunton, MA cored August 2, 2013. Box 1. 0-2cm to 1152-1153cm.
  • 17. Deep Pond (DP & DPF), Falmouth, MA, cored March 31, 1999. Cape Cod and Islands Project. Box 1. Samples #1,#2,#3,#4. 0-1cm to 184-185cm. Box 2. 188-189cm to 608-609cm.
  • Box 3. 616-617cm to 829-830cm.
  • 18. Deerfield Yazwinski Oxbow (DYO), Deerfield, MA, cored August 15, 1993 and June 12, 1995 (DYO95). Central MA Project. Box 1. 0-2cm to 229-230cm.
  • 19. Doe Pond (DOE), Westfield, MA, cored August 13, 2002. Little Ice Age Project. Box 1.
  • 0-2cm to 250-251cm. Box 2. 260-261cm to 810-811cm.
  • 20. Durarte Pond (DPMV), Martha's Vineyard, MA, cored May 24, 1999. Cape Cod and Islands Project. Box 1. 1 vial of Macros, 0-1cm to 180-181cm. Box 2. 184-185cm to 572-573cm.
  • 21. Duck Pond (DNI), Naushon Island, MA, cored June 30, 2004. Box 1. 0-1cm to 360-361cm. Missing vial 60-61cm.
  • 22. Eagle Pond (EPD), Dennis, MA, cored July 6, 2000. Cape Cod and Islands Project. Box 1. 0-1cm to 136-137cm.
  • 23. French Road Pond (FRP), Prospect Hill, Petersham, MA. Cored 2001. REU Student A. Ireland Project.
  • Box 1. 1-2cm to 35-36cm.
  • 24. Fresh Pond (FPF and FPF2), Falmouth, MA, cored September 24, 1999. Cape Cod and Islands Project.
  • Box 1. 0-1cm to 136-137cm. Box 2. 144-145cm to 1088-1089cm.
  • 25. Green Pond (GP), Montague, MA, cored June 16, 1992. Central MA Project. Box 1. 0-1cm to 126-128cm. Box 2. 128-130cm to 132-134cm.
  • 26. Green Pond (GP95), Montague, MA, cored June 27, 1995. Central MA Project. Box 1. 0-1cm to 9-10cm, 514-515cm to 518-519cm.
  • 27. Green Pond (G14), Montague, MA, cored June 9, 2014. Box 1. 0-1cm to 330-331cm.
  • 28. Guilder Pond (GPMW), Mt. Washington, MA. Cored May 29, 2009. Box 1. 0-1cm to 440-441cm.
  • 29. Harlock Pond (HP), Martha's Vineyard, MA. Cored August 31, 2000. Little Ice Age Project. Box 1 0-1cm to 148-149cm. Box 2. 152-153cm to 424-425cm.
  • 30. Hemlock Hollow Site E (HHE), Prospect Hill, Petersham, MA. Cored Jjune 28, 2012. Box 1. 16-17 cm to 46-47cm.
  • 31. Hemlock Grid, East (HGE), Prospect Hill, Petersham, MA. Cored ca1989. T. Zebryk Project. Humus Samples. Box 1 Surface to 14-15cm.
  • 32. Hemlock Hollow 06-01 (HH06-01), Prospect Hill, Petesham, MA. Cored June 2001. REU Student A. Ireland Project. Box 1. 12.0-12.5cm to 19-20cm.
  • Box 3:
  • 33. Hemlock Marginal (Humus #1, Swamp #2, HMCI, HMC3), Chamberlain Swamp, Quabbin, MA. Cored September 21, 1999. S. Clayden Project. Box 1. Humus #1 0-1cm to 11-12cm, Swamp#2 0-1cm to 11-12cm, HMCI 0-0.5cm to 100cm, HMC3 70cm to 81cm.
  • 34. Highstead Swamp (HCT), Redding, CT. Cored June 14, 2006. Little Ice Age Project. Box 1. 0-1cm to 256-257cm.
  • 35. Humus Samples, Prospect Hill, Slab City and Tom Swamp, Petersham, MA. Cored ~1995. J. McLachlan's Project. Box 1. Prospect Hill 2A (PH2A) 12-13cm, 13-14cm., Prospect Hill 2B (PH2B) 0-1cm to 13-14cm,
  • Prospect Hill 2D (PH2D) 19-20cm, Prospect Hill 2E (PH2E) 12-13cm, Prospect Hill 2F (PH2F) 20-21cm, Prospect Hill 4A (PH4A) 16-17cm, Prospect Hill 5A (PH5A) 19-20cm, Prospect Hill 7A (PH7A) 18-19cm, 23-24cm, Prospect Hill 7B (PH7B) 22-23cm, Prospect Hill 7C 18-19cm. Slab City 9A1 (SC9A1) 0-1cm to 21-22cm, Slab City 9A2 (SC9A2) 22-23cm, 23-24cm. Slab City 9B (SC9B) 17-18cm, Slab City 9D2 (SC9D2) 15-16cm, Slab City 9E (SC9E) 14-15cm, Slab City 10A (SC10A) 0-1cm to 20-21cm, Slab City 10B (SC10B) 19-20cm, Slab City 10C (SC10C) 22-23cm. Tom Swamp A (TSA), Tom Swamp 6A (TS6A) 26-27cm, Tom Swamp 9A (TS9A) 16-17cm 17-18cm. Tom Swamp 9B (TS9B), Tom Swamp 9B (TS9B) 0-1cm to 6-7cm. Box 2 Tom Swamp 9B (TS9B) 9-10cm to 20-21cm.
  • 36. Ice house Pond (IPO), Orleans, MA. Cored March 8, 2000. Cape Cod and Islands Project. Box 1. 0-1cm to 304-305cm.
  • 37. Jeffer's Pond (JMV), Martha's Vineyard, MA. Cored June 1, 2011. Box 1 40-41cm to 100-101cm.
  • 38. Jemima Pond (JP), Eastham, MA. Cored December 9, 1999. Cape Cod and Islands Project. Box 1. 0-1cm to 200-201cm.
  • 39. Jernagan's Pond (JER), Martha's Veineyard, MA. Cored March 9, 2015. Box 1. 0-1cm to 110-111cm.
  • 40. Knob Hill Pond (KHP), Marshfield, VT. Cored August 20, 2001. Little Ice Age Project. Box 1. 0-2cm to 245-246cm. Box 2. 255-256 to 704-706cm. Box 3. 714-716cm to 814-816cm.
  • 41. Lake Pleasant (LP), Montague, MA. Cored June 7, 1992. Central MA Project. Box 1. 0-2cm to 68-70cm.
  • 42. Larkham Pond (Lark), Otis, MA. Cored October 30, 2001. Little Ice Age Project. Box 1. 0-2cm to 236-237cm. Box 2. 240-241cm to 252-253cm.
  • 43. Levi Pond (LPVT), Groton, VT. Cored November 11, 1994. Central MA and Little Ice Age Projects.
  • Box 1. 0-1cm to 73-74cm. Box 2. 74-75cm to 100-101cm.
  • 44. Lily Pond (LMV), Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard, MA. Cored March 9, 2015. Box 1. 0-1cm to 115-116cm.
  • 45. Lily Pond (LPNS), New Salem, MA. Cored September 9. 1994. Central MA Project. Box 1. 0-1cm to 124-125cm. Box 2. 124-125cm to 240-241cm. Box 3. 240-241cm to 500-501cm.
  • 46. Lily Pond (LPO), Warwick, MA. Cored April 7, 1993. Central MA Project. Box 1. 0-2cm to 130-132cm. Box 2. 134-136cm to 238-239cm.
  • 47. Little Mirror Lake (LML), Fort Devens, MA. Cored July 17, 1992 and July 30, 1992. Central MA Project. Box 1. 0-2cm to 82-84cm.
  • Box 4:
  • 48. Little Pond (LPB), Bolton, MA. Cored September 12, 1994. Central MA Project. Box 1 0-1cm to 136-137cm. Box 2. 140-141cm to 220-221cm. Missing 168-169cm, 176-177cm and 208-209cm.
  • 49. Little Pond (LPR), Royalston, MA. Cored July 25, 2003. Central MA Project. Box 1. 0-2cm to 468-469cm. Box 2. 472-473cm to 772-773cm.
  • 50. Little Willey Pond (LWP), Blue Hills Range, Stafford, NH. Cored August 6, 2008. Little Ice Age Project. Box 1. 0-1cm to 513-514cm. Box 2. 534-535cm to 680-681cm.
  • 51. Mary's Lake (MNI), Naushon Island, MA. Cored June 30, 2004. Cape Cod and Islands Project. Box 1. 0-1cm, 20-21cm, 60-61cm, 80-81cm and 159-160cm. Missing 10-11cm, 30-31cm, 40-41cm, 50-51cm, 70-71cm 85-86cm, 90-91cm, 95-96cm, 100-101cm, 110-111cm, 120-121cm, 130-131cm, 140-141cm and 150-151cm.
  • 52. Mirror Lake (MNH), Woodstock, NH. Cored August 3, 2005. Box 1. 0.5-1cm to 100-101cm.
  • 53. Moshup Pond (MMV), Martha's Vineyard, MA. Cored June 2, 2011. Box 1. 0-1cm to 180-181cm.
  • 54. North Pond (NOR), Florida, MA. Cored October 9, 2002. Little Ice Age Project. Box 1. 0-1cm to 188-189cm.
  • 55. North Round Pond (NRP), Pisgah State Park, NH. Cored February 20, 1997. Little Ice Age Project. Box 1. 0-1cm to 136-137cm. Box 2. 140-141cm to 184-185cm.
  • 56. Oak Marginal Core I (OMCI), Cored 1996. Susan Clayden's Project. Box 1. 10cm to 93cm.
  • 57. Otter Pond (OP), Gill, MA. Cored April 1, 1994. Central MA Project. Box 1. 0-2cm to 140-141cm.
  • Box 2. 142-143cm to 228-229cm.
  • 58. Pecker Pond (PP), Rindge, NH. Cored February 26, 2997. Central MA Project. Missing the processed
  • samples (43), counted by Natalie Drake. No reference slides were made for this site. No box made up for this site.
  • 59. Pickerel Pond (Pick), Ludlow, MA. Cored August 21, 2002. Little Ice Age Project. Box 1. 0-2cm to 248-249cm.
  • 60. Pierce Farm (PFS), Petersham, MA. Cored ?. Box 1. 1 to 8.
  • 61. Pimpneymouse Pond (PMV), Martha's Vineyard, MA. Cored June 1, 2001. Box 1. 20-21cm to 80-81cm.
  • 62. Quag Pond (QP), Gardner, MA. Cored March 24, 1994. Central MA Project. Box 1. 0-1cm to 131-133cm.
  • Box 2. 141-142cm to 177-178cm.
  • 63. Reference Material. Box 1. HF#1 Kalmia latifolia, HF#2 Diervilla lonicera, HF#3 Viburnum acerifolium, HF#4 Viburnum cassinoides?, HF#5 Viburnum cassinoides?, HF#6 Kalmia angustifolia, HF#7 Anemone quinquefolia, HF#8 Cornus canadensis Collected by Tad Zebryk 1990. Den Pun Collected by Sarah Neelon 1995. Hemlock, Dead White Pine and Green White Pine Stomates Collected by Susan Clayden 1997.
  • J-S. jonesii, Al-S. alata, PS-S. psittacina, L-S. leucophyla, O-S.oreophila, fl-S. flava, P-S. purp.,M-S. minor, Ab-S. alabam, R-S. rubra, FSp-Flecher. S. purp. Collected by Rina and Gidon Ne'eman 2005. Ame-Amelanchier arbor, Cep-Cephalanthus, Sam-Sambucus, Vib-Viburnum alnifolia, Ziz-Zizja aurea Collected by Janice Fuller 1996. S. rosea Collected 2009. Larch Collected 2015. Diospyros virginiana - Persimmon Collected by Dana MacDonald 2000.
  • 64. Round Pond (RPT), Truro, MA. Cored September 20, 2000. Cape Cod and Island Project. Box 1. 3 Macro fossil samples, 0-1cm to 88-89cm. Box 2. 88-89Scm to 160-161Scm.
  • 65. Round Pond (RPW), Westfield, MA. Cored February 22, 2005. Little Ice Age Project and Tim Parshall's Westfield College Students. Box. 1 0-1cm to 104-105cm.
  • Box 5:
  • 66. Russian Hemlock (RH), Chamberlain Swamp, Prescott Peninsula, Quabbin Reservoir. Susan Clayden Project. Cored 1996. Box. 1 0 to 98-99.5cm.
  • 67. Russian Oak (RO), Chamberlain Swamp, Prescott Peninsula, Quabbin Reservoir. Susan Clayden Project. Cored 1997. Box 1. 0-1cm to 50-51cm. Box 2. 50-51cm to 90-91cm.
  • 68. Sandy Hill Pond (SHP), Barnstable, MA. Cored October 27, 1999. Cape Cod and Island Project. Box 1. 0-1cm to 179-180cm.
  • 69. Sears Pond (SPLI), Long Island, NY. Cored July 17, 2001. Cape Cod and Island Project. Box 1. 8-9cm to 296-297cm.
  • 70. Silver Lake (SA, SC, SCi, Si, and SLA-2), Athol, MA. Cored July 7, 1989. Central MA Project.
  • Box 1. SA1 5cm to Si 8-10cm. Box 2. Si 10-12cm to SLSA2 147.5-149.5cm.
  • 71. Snake Pond (SP), Templeton, MA. Cored August 6, 1992. Central MA Project. Box 1. 0-2cm to 98-99cm.
  • 72. Squibnocket Ridge (SMV), Martha's Vineyard, MA. Cored June 3, 2011. Box 1. 0-2cm to 240-241cm.
  • 73. Tannery Dam, Prospect Hill, Petersham, MA. Cored October 3 & 4, 2007. Liz Almgren's Project.
  • Box 1. 4cm to 1.75M; 8cm to 162cm; 10cm to 155cm; 22cm to 46cm. Not processed samples: Ruth's Wall (2); North Wall (1); Blue Hill (1).
  • 74. Umpawaug Pond (UCT), Redding, CT. Cored June 14, 2006. Little Ice Age Project. Box 1. 0-1cm to 840-841cm (Missing Samples: 10, 50, 60, 70, 120, 140, 160, 180, 200). Box 2. 850-851cm to 1150-1151cm.
  • 75. Uncas Pond (UP), Franklin, MA. Cored March 14, 2002. Little Ice Age Project. Box 1. 0-2cm to 252-253cm. Box 2. 256-257cm to 260-261cm.
  • 76. Uncle Seth's Pond (US), Martha's Vineyard, MA. Cored May 31, 2011. Box 1. 0-1cm to 280-281cm.
  • 77. Walden Pond (WPS3), Concord, MA. Cored February 24, 2000. Little Ice Age Project. Box 1. 0-2cm to 92-93cm. Box 2. 96-97cm to 140-141cm.
  • 78. Ware Pond (WPM), Marblehead, MA. Cored May 30, 2014. Box 1. 0-1cm to 860-861cm.
  • 79. West Side Pond (WSP), Goshen, CT. Cored June 3, 2014. Box 1. 0-1cm to 1044-1045cm.
  • 80. White Pond (WP), Concord, MA. Cored March 13, 1996. Central MA Project. Box 1. 1-2cm to 73-74cm.
  • 81. White Pond (WPDH), Dennis/Harwich, MA. Cored June 8, 2000. Cape Cod and Islands Project. Box 1. 0-1cm to 56-57cm.
  • 82. Wickett Pond (WPW), Wendell, MA. Cored September 4, 1996. Central MA Project. Box 1. 1-2cm to 109-110cm.
  • 83. Wildwood Lake (WLLI & WILD), Long Island, NY. Cored July 18, 2001. Cape Cod and Islands Project. Box 1. 0-1cm to 195-196cm. Box 2. 199-200cm to 735-736cm.
  • 84. Little Kennebago Lake (LK18-1), Maine. Cored October 2018. Paleo Lab Sites 2009-2020. Box 1. 0-1 cm to 69-70 cm.
  • 85. Paleo Lab Sites 2009-2020: Stonewall Beach (SWB) Cored December 20117. 1-3, Martha's Vineyard; Moshup’s Pond (MMV)Cored June 2, 2011. 83-84 to 112-113; Martha's Vineyard; Sargent’s Pond (SAR) cored June 2016. 10-11 to 60-61, Brookline; Harvard Farm (HFarm) Cored October 2018. 1-5,7,8; Black Pond 400-401 (seeds), cored June 1, 2010. Box 1.
  
  

• Related Items:
  • Research file: HF 2016-20 Harvard Forest Paleoecology Research Files
  • HFS2016-02 Harvard Forest Pollen Slides
  • Big Reed Hollow Samples

• Archives Location: Sample Archive, Bay 1, stack 2, shelf 9
• Access: Active
• Administrative Notes:
  • March 4, 2020 Sent Ben Luce Pond vials to :
  • Anya Gruber
  • UT Anthropology
  • 2201 Speedway Stop C3200
  • Austin, TX 78712
  
  
  • She will be counting the pollen from these 4 samples (110, 160, 180 and 230)

• Disposal Notes: Never Dispose.