2023 Annual Meeting
The 2023 Annual Meeting, held on March 24, 2023 at Farmington High School, 10 Montieth Drive, Farmington, CT, was highlighted by the presence of David Givens, Director of Archaeology of Jamestown Rediscovery.
Mr. Givens, who holds a Masters degree from the University of Leicester in Historical Archaeology, gave a very interesting talk about the effects of Climate Change and how it affects the Historical Jamestown settlement.
“World-renowned as the site of England’s first permanent American settlement, Jamestown was thought to have been lost to erosion until intensive archaeological excavations in 1994 rediscovered the site. Since then, archaeological fieldwork has illuminated not only our understanding of the early years of James Fort but also of entanglement with First Peoples and the forcible arrival of enslaved Angolans in 1619. Jamestown is located along the north bank of the James River in Virginia. Much of it is low-lying, subject to erosion and flooding, and vulnerable to catastrophic hurricane damage. … Additionally, he will speak about the collaborative efforts with Connecticut archaeologists and researchers to preserve and protect this critical site and how this helps rewrite American history.”
Preceding this was the “business” portion of the meeting. Highlights include:
- Recording Secretary Scott Brady provided a year-in-review report on FOSA’s 2022 activities.
- Treasurer Jim Trocchi presented the 2018 Treasurer’s Report.
- State Archaeologist Sarah Sportman described the highlights of 2022 OSA activity.
- Lee West spoke of the activities of the Archaeological Society of Connecticut this past year.
- Nominations Chair Deanna Rhodes presented this year’s Nominations for the Board of Directors to the FOSA membership in the audience. All were approved.
Jim Trocchi and Joan Hill were recipients of this year’s Certificate of Appreciation awards.
Certificates of Appreciation for this and past years can be viewed HERE.
Images below are courtesy of Jim Hall.
