GRESHAM Native American archeology expert Tom Gresham will present a program on "Native American Archaeology in Georgia" Sunday afternoon, November 1, at the Washington Wilkes Historical Foundation meeting at the Robert Toombs House from 2:30 until 4:30 p.m.

Thomas H. Gresham, president of Southeastern Archeological Services, Inc., was born and reared in Aiken, South Carolina, where he collected arrowheads with his parents from a very early age. He pursued his hobby and received bachelor's and master's degrees in anthropology (emphasis in archeology) from the University of Georgia. He conducted his graduate work on cave sites in northern Somalia.

In 1983 he co-founded Southeastern Archeological Services, a consulting firm based in Athens, and now serves as company president. He is also president of his county's historical society and serves as an officer for the Society for Georgia Archaeology.

In 1993 Gresham was appointed to Georgia's Council on American Indian Concerns, where he still serves as the archeologist for that Council. He has been active in archaeological site and Indian burial protection issues. He lives with his wife and three dogs in rural Oglethorpe County.