No. 2 – October 1990

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excavated at the nearby Oakholm Site and collected from a number of surface loci about
Brookfield. When the Massachusetts Historical Commission rated the significance of his
collection, he felt a great sense of responsibility toward preserving it for future research and
exhibition. This led him to approach the Springfield Science Museum as a repository and it
was at this time that I came to know him. I was impressed with his dedication to
preservation and his professional approach to caring for the Commonwealth's archaeological
resources. Barker was widely respected throughout the Brookfields for that reason. Born in
Worcester, Barker graduated from Worcester Academy and attended Clark University. He
retired after 23 years as a custodian at Tantasqua Regional High School. He is survived by
his wife, Blanche and many friends who will miss him.
Copyright 1990 lohn P. Fretol.
CONTRIBUTORS
KATHLEEN S. ANDERSON, an ornithologist, conservationist, lecturer and Founding
Director of the Manomet Bird Observatory, is a new board member of the M. A. S.
GEORGE F. AUBIN is professor of French and Linguistics at Assumption College in
Worcester.
RICARDO J. ELlA, is director of the Office of Public Archaeology at Boston University. He
is also Adjunct Associate Professor in the University's Archaeology Department.
DR. KENNETH L. FEDER, an Associate Professor of Anthropology at Central Connecticut
State University, has been conducting the Farmington River Archaeological Project
since 1979. He is the co-author of Human Antiquity: An Introduction to Physical
Anthropology and Archaeology and the author of the forthcoming book, Frauds.
Myths. and Mysteries: Science and Pseudoscience in Archaeology (Mayfield).
ALAN LEVEILLEE, Senior Archaeologist and Director of Educational Programs, The Public
Archaeology Laboratory, Inc., is chairman of the Warwick, RI, Historic District
Commission, and the father of three boys (his proudest achievement).
ELIZABETH A. LITTLE, editor of the Bulletin of the Massachusetts Archaeological Society,
is also curator for archaeology at the Nantucket Historical Association.
CHRISTIAN C. MEDAGLIA received his AB in anthropology from Harvard in 1989 and
lives in Newton. He is presently applying to graduate school.
PETER PAGOULATOS has a PhD from the University of Connecticut. He teaches at
Rutgers University and is a Senior Archaeologist at Research and Archaeological
Management, Inc., Highland Park, New Jersey.
JOHN PRETOLA has an MA in Anthropology from the University of Massachusetts at