Friends of the Office of State Archaeology, Inc. (FOSA) is a volunteer not-for-profit organization formed in 1997. The
organization was formed by people concerned about support for the Connecticut Office of State Archaeology (OSA), which has
a minimal budget for staff other than the State Archaeologist's salary.
FOSA's mission is to enhance OSA efforts and help meet the numerous state-mandated responsibilities of the Office. It
meets its goals by:
> Developing and facilitating educational activities that enhance public awareness of the OSA and of archaeological
issues in general.
> Encouraging participation by communities, institutions, corporations and individuals in supporting the efforts of
the OSA.
> Encouraging partnerships between OSA scientific research initiatives and local communities.
> Developing permanent sources of financial and other public support for OSA efforts.
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| "The active participation of volunteer organizations, particularly
FOSA, are critical to the ability of the Office of State Archaeology to accomplish its mission of preserving
the rich archaeological heritage of the State of Connecticut. Their efforts are greatly appreciated."
- Nick Bellantoni |
For More Info
To learn more about the responsibilities of the Office of State Archaeolotgy, how FOSA helps in this endeavor, and for
a biographical sketch of Nick Bellantoni, please click the "About Us" link.
Public Awareness
To read an article by Nick on the challenges facing archaeologists and archaeological sites, please click:
Awareness Article.
Contact Us
For information or questions about the Friends of the Office of State Archaeology and its activities, please send an
e-mail to:
Join Us
To join the Friends of the Office of State Archaeology, please click here.
ASC Collaboration
Beginning September, 2009, FOSA and the Archaeological Society of Connecticut (ASC) have agreed to enter a
closer association with each other, working collaboratively together in order to increase the public's awareness of
Connecticut's archaeological past, in addition to our common aim of supporting the Office of State Archaeology.
While both organzations will remain distinct, the presidents of each organization will be attending the other's Board
meetings, members from each will be encouraged to attend the other's annual meetings, and charges for attendance at one
organization's events will be the same for members of the other organization.
For our web site, we now have a direct link to the ASC web site from this home page; and links to the ASC Newsletters
are available from the FOSA "Newsletters" page. Changes to the ASC web site for accessing ours have been incorporated
there as well.
To link to the ASC web site, please click on:
Archaeological Society of Connecticut.
Unless otherwise noted, all photos in this web site are by John Spaulding, FOSA Photographer
Web contact: jamesh52@comcast.net