THE FLORIDA HISTORICAL SOCIETY (FHS) has been supporting archaeology in the state for more than a century, and today we are more active than ever. The FHS was the first state-wide organization dedicated to the preservation of Florida history and
prehistory, as stated in our 1905 constitution. We were the first state-wide organization to preserve Native American artifacts such as stone pipes, arro
wheads, and pottery, and the first to actively promote and publish archaeological research dating back to the early 1900s. Moore became a Member of the FHS in 1907, and contributed his written works to our Library of Florida History. We were instrumental in the creation of the position of State Archaeologist and the establishment of the Florida Anthropological Society (FAS) in the 1940s, and served as host of the Florida Public Archaeology Network (FPAN) East Central Region from 2010 through 2013. Under the direction of the FHS, the East Central Region was one of FPAN's most successful. Today, the FHS continues our proud tradition of supporting archaeology in the state with the FLORIDA HISTORICAL SOCIETY ARCHAEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE (FHSAI).
