Mary M. Farrell

A retired Forest Service archaeologist, Mary Farrell ([email protected]) has co-authored several historic resources inventory reports, National Register nominations, and professional archaeological papers about sites associated with the incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II. In her Forest Service career, one of her most impactful actions was leading an effort to recognize and honor individuals who had protested the mass incarceration, including Gordon Hirabayashi and 40 Resisters of Conscience who had been imprisoned for their efforts to stand up for the US Constitution. With her husband Jeff Burton, she served as an instructor for the University of Hawai'i West O'ahu archaeological field methods class to support the Honouliuli POW and internment camp’s designation as a National Historic Site, and assisted in the preparation of the National Historic Landmark theme study for sites associated with the Japanese American incarceration during World War II. She believes that archaeology can, and should be, a force for truth, justice, understanding, and peace.