This correspondence documents some of State Archaeologist Halsey’s alleged dereliction of duty—he failed to monitor the stolen artifacts at the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society’s Shipwreck Museum for many years:

“The OSA's mission is to study and protect our archaeological heritage for future generations … and shipwrecks are being stripped of artifacts by those interested only in their own gain. Once gone, our past cannot be replaced.

The Office of the State Archaeologist [OSA] … records, investigates, interprets, and protects Michigan’s archaeological sites.”

- From the State of Michigan web page for the Office of the State Archaeologist.