I am saddened to have to report that we have learned that on June 1, 2006 
Edward McM. Larrabee died in Hurricane, Utah, his hometown since 1996. His 
wife and fellow historical archaeologist, Susan Kardas, survives him.

Many of you knew Larrabee and his work and may want to put out some field 
or personal accounts on HISTARCH. His BA was from Reed College (1955), MA 
from the University of Washington (1958 American History) and PhD from 
Columbia (1970 American History). He spent a decade practicing historical 
archaeology under Louis Caywood, John Cotter and Paul Schumacher. In the 
early 1960s he was Senior Archaeologist at the Fortress of Louisbourg 
Restoration project in Nova Scotia. He also taught in the Anthropology 
departments of Hunter College and John Jay College (CUNY) and was a 
founding member of the Society for Historical Archaeology (1967).

 From 1975 to the present, he was a Partner and Principal Investigator, 
Archaeologist of Historic Sites Research in Princeton, New Jersey, and 
since 1996 in Hurricane, Utah. Since 1966 he co-authored many site reports 
with his wife and business associate, Susan Kardas, whom he met through Jim 
Deetz.

The gamut of his interests included commercial, residential and industrial 
sites from the 18th through 20th centuries. These studies concentrated on 
rural settlement patterns, and development of historic landscapes, and 
military sites; and in the West, fur trade sites, U.S. Army forts and 
pioneer Mormon sites.

Notes of condolence may be sent to his wife at:

         Susan Kardas
         345N 158-0 W
         Hurricane, Utah  84737

and donations in Edward's name can be sent to the Hurricane Animal Shelter 
2840S 700W, Hurricane, Utah 84737. Attention Leesa.



Robert L. Schuyler
University of Pennsylvania Museum
3260 South Street
Philadelphia, PA l9l04-6324

Tel: (215) 898-6965
Fax: (215) 898-0657
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