HISTARCH has been and, hopefully, will be a landmark in archaeological
communication.  It and Anita have served us well over the years and is a
vital link in the organization and dissemination of information to ALL of
us. The tireless and patient work of Anita in moderating it is worthy of of
the highest accolade we as archaeologists can give.

I propose that a permanent, private (not governmental) endowment for its
preservation be established with organizations like RPA, SHA, AIA, SAS,
ISAP, SAA and the state and local avocational societies be solicited to
join in to preserve this VITAL link that benefits ALL archaeologists.

Specifically, Claudia and I, personally, have found HISTARCH INVALUABLE in
organizing symposia and assisting struggling graduate students with
technical issues.

The work that Anita has done in resolving disputes and calming things down
on between parties is legendary.

Claudia and I are honored to have know Anita over the years and wish her
OUR best for the future.

WELL DONE! GOOD AND FAITHFUL!

 Sincerely,

Richard J. Lundin BA, MA, RPA, ISAP, AIPG
Director, Wondjina Research Institute

On Fri, Feb 17, 2017 at 6:41 PM, Timothy James Scarlett <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

> Hi All,
>
> Earlier this week, there was a disruption in HISTARCH emails. Most people
> may not have noticed.
>
> Anita Cohen-Williams set up HISTARCH about 25 years ago. For all those
> years she has quietly moderated and administered the email list. We are all
> deeply indebted to her for her service.
>
> All those years ago, Anita set up the list at Arizona State University.
> Earlier this week, after an administrative change, the ASU systems
> administrators deleted the list and its archive. There was no faculty or
> staff member that "owned" the list.
>
> After some initial panic, two ASU faculty stepped in to help resolve the
> problem. We are indebted to  Drs. Peeples and Barton for their help. The
> list was subsequently restored.
>
> Anita is working to migrate the list membership and archive to a new host,
> which will hopefully last for another 25 years and last as a permanent
> archive.
>
> Please be on the lookout for posts from Anita over the next thirty days.
> Hopefully this will all be seamless, but keep your eyes open!
>
> I wish to offer my personal thanks to Anita. HISTARCH has been a
> fundamental communication venue over my entire professional career.
>
> Best,
> Tim
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>