2026 Annual Meeting

FOSA held our 2026 Annual Meeting yesterday (March 28th) at Farmington High School. We had a great turnout of FOSA members and the general public!

Thank you to all who attended and to all the FOSA volunteers who helped put the event together.

We’d especially like to thank our guest speaker, Dr. David Leslie, for his fascinating presentation on Military and Battlefield Archaeological Studies.

The meeting began with Welcoming Remarks & Call to Order by the outgoing FOSA President, Glenda Rose.

The business portion of the meeting included:

Treasurer’s Report: Glenda Rose
OSA Report: Sarah Sportman
Cooke Grant Report: Glenda Rose
ASC Report: Sarah Sportman
Officer/Director Elections: Richard Hughes
Awards: Tom Ford, James Hall

This was followed by our guest speaker, Dr. David Leslie, who spoke on “Fighting, Fortifications, and Forays in New England: Recent Examples of Military & Battlefield Archaeological Studies“.

A complete program can be viewed by clicking here.

Glenda Rose and Jen Glaubius were recipients of this year’s Certificate of Appreciation awards.
Certificates of Appreciation for this and past years can be viewed HERE.

Outgoing FOSA President Glenda Rose
FOSA Board Member Dick Hughes, nominating the new slate of FOSA officers
Outgoing FOSA Webmaster Jim Hall, accepting a Certificate of Appreciation on behalf of Jen Glaubius for her work on the FOSA website
Newly elected FOSA President Thomas Ford presents a Certificate of Appreciation to outgoing FOSA President Glenda Rose
Newly elected FOSA President Thomas Ford
Dr. Sarah Sportman, CT State Archaeologist
Dr. Nicholas Bellantoni, Emeritus CT State Archaeologist, delivering a tribute to the late Scott Brady & Jim Trocchi
Scott Brady & Jim Trocchi, FOSA board members
Guest Speaker Dr. David Leslie
Guest Speaker Dr. David Leslie