Excavations and collections begun as a schoolboy continued through self-financed work taking him to a display of his own at the 1888 Cincinnati Centennial Exposition, and contact with Dr. Thomas Wilson of the Smithsonian Institution.
The individual's passion for archaeology developed from a young age, leading to self-funded projects culminating in a display at the 1888 Cincinnati Centennial Exposition and contact with Dr. Thomas Wilson of the Smithsonian Institution.