While working as an archaeologist for the New York State Museum and Science Service, F. J. Buzz Hesse '74 discovered over a dozen sites in the Upper Susquehanna region. Hesse led the 1968 excavation of the 18th century Indian village of Unadilla, which had been burned during the time of the New York Border Wars, and his published report on this work earned him a Fellows award from the New York State Archaeological Association (NYSAA). He has published several articles on archaeology and is a co-author of Dr. Robert Funk's two volume Archaeological Investigations in the Upper Susquehanna Valley, New York State. Hesse was the founder of the Upper Susquehanna Chapter of NYSSA and was instrumental in the chapter acquiring both the Roland B. Hill Memorial Museum building in Otego, New York, and the Roland B. Hill Archaeological Collection for which the museum is named. As owner of Hesse Galleries, Hesse enjoyed clients and customers across the US and overseas. Now retired from both archaeology and the auction business, Buzz continues to buy and sell antiques privately. Recently, Hesse completed the Hesse Archaeological Museum on his property in Otego. The Museum displays over 14,000 years of prehistoric and historic archaeological material culture.