Local Legacy, Local Legend: John White, Youngstown State University, and Fifty Years of Public Archaeology

Summary

Dr. John White served as a member of the faculty at Youngstown State University from 1971 to 2005. Part of his legacy is nearly four decades of local, regional, and public archaeology. He shared his passion for the discipline with thousands of students and engaged hundreds of students and volunteers in fieldwork, both regionally and internationally. Upon John’s retirement in 2005 I was hired to take his position. In this paper, I summarize my own work and collaborations with colleagues as we have sought to extend John’s legacy of education and public outreach. Toward this end, we have worked with local parks and organizations, including the Boys and Girls Club of Youngstown and Boardman Park, on a variety of archaeology programs. We also continue to engage in both local and international projects with our students, traveling to work in Guatemala, the Bahamas, and elsewhere. While John White passed much too soon in 2009, his legacy – and legend – lives on.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• Society for American Archaeology 83rd Annual Meeting, Washington, DC (2018)

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Abstract Id(s): 21665