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Col. Vietzen at the hearth in Honeysuckle Cabin

Raymond Charles Vietzen was an American automobile dealer,[1] artifact collector,[2] and amateur archaeologist.[3] As prolific author and artist from Elyria, Ohio, he wrote and illustrated numerous articles, books, and chapters in edited volumes on the history and prehistory of North America winning him many honors—chief among them the title of "Colonel."[4] Col. Vietzen is probably best known for establishing the Indian Ridge Museum[5] in 1930 and for founding the Archaeological Society of Ohio[6] (formerly the Ohio Indian Relic Collectors Society),[7] whereby he presided as its editor, president, secretary, and treasurer[8] from 1941 to 1980. Most of his publications are dedicated to the excavations that he led at many famous archaeological sites in Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Tennessee.[9][10][11] His relic collection was sold by Old Barn Auction[12] between 1998[13] and 1999[14] grossing $1,777,652.[15] In 2000, Colonel Matthew W. Nahorn founded the New Indian Ridge Museum in Amherst, Ohio, celebrating Col. Vietzen's legacy. However, Col. Vietzen has received criticism for digging Native American graves, as well as the sale and trade of antiquities.[16]

Publications

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Col. Vietzen was an authority on archaeology, geography, and history of the midwestern and eastern United States, particularly for Kentucky, Illinois, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Tennessee, between 1941 and 1995. He penned over 35 publications. They include at least 17 books, 14 peer-reviewed scholarly articles, and 4 chapters in edited academic volumes. Many of these are available at public libraries or online.

  • Vietzen, Raymond (1941). Ancient Man in Ohio. Lorain, Ohio: McCahon Printers.
  • Vietzen, Raymond (1945). The Immortal Eries. Elyria, Ohio: Wilmot Printing Company.
  • Vietzen, Raymond (1946). The Ancient Ohioans and Their Neighbors. Wahoo, Nebraska: Ludi Printing Company.
  • Vietzen, Raymond (1946). "Birdstones and their probable use". Journal of the Illinois State Archaeological Society. 4 (2): 15–30.
  • Vietzen, Raymond (1946). "Prehistory of the Black River Valley." Ohio Indian Relic Collectors Society Bulletin 15: 6–9.
  • Vietzen, Raymond (1946). "Fraternizing with the ancient Kentuckians". Ohio Indian Relic Collectors Society Bulletin. 16: 3-13.
  • Vietzen, Raymond (1946). "Along the Sandusky." https://www.worldcat.org/title/2265415Society Bulletin 17: 6, 8.
  • Vietzen, Raymond (1946). "Morrison site." Ohio Indian Relic Collectors Society Bulletin 17: 8, 10.
  • Vietzen, Raymond (1947). "Petroglyphs on the Ohio." Ohio Indian Relic Collectors Society Bulletin 19: 10–16.
  • Vietzen, Raymond (1948). "Prehistoric pipes from Lorain County, Ohio." Ohio Indian Relic Collectors Society Bulletin 20: 9–10.
  • Vietzen, Raymond (1949). "The Hasler mound." Ohio Indian Relic Collectors Society Bulletin 21: 1–14.
  • Vietzen, Raymond (1950). Grimm, Robert (ed.) "My first visit to Cahokia." Cahokia Brought to Life: An Artifactual Story of America's Great Monument. St. Louis, Missouri: Greater St. Louis Archaeological Society. pp. 70–72.
  • Vietzen, Raymond (1952). "Cave crawln’." Ohio Archaeologist [N.S.] 2 (3): 31.
  • Vietzen, Raymond (1952). "A magnificent birdstone." Ohio Archaeologist [N.S.] 2 (3): 32–34.
  • Vietzen, Raymond (1953). "A birdstone study." Ohio Archaeologist [N.S.] 3 (2): 30–34.
  • Vietzen, Raymond (1956). The Saga of Glover's Cave. Wahoo, Nebraska: Ludi Printing Company.
  • Vietzen, Raymond (1965). Indians of the Lake Erie Basin, or Lost Nations. Wahoo, Nebraska: Ludi Printing Company.
  • Vietzen, Raymond (1966). Aborigines of Cansadooharie. Ohio Genealogical Society Report 6 (2): 3.
  • Vietzen, Raymond (1967). "Lorain County's Indians." Pathways of the Pioneers 2 (3).
  • Vietzen, Raymond (1968). Sittin' on Stump. Elyria, Ohio: Indian Ridge Museum.
  • Vietzen, Raymond (1973). Yesterday's Ohioans. Elyria, Ohio: Indian Ridge Museum.
  • Vietzen, Raymond (1974). The Riker Site. Bolivar, Ohio: Archaeological Society of Ohio.
  • Vietzen, Raymond (1974). Lorain County Historical Society (ed.) "Prologue." Lorain County Sesquicentennial. Elyria, Ohio: American Multi-Service. pp. 6–7.
  • Vietzen, Raymond (1974). Lorain County Historical Society (ed.) "Indian Ridge Museum." Lorain County Sesquicentennial. Elyria, Ohio: American Multi-Service. p. 17.
  • Vietzen, Raymond (1976). Shakin' the Bushes: From Paleo to Historic Indians. Elyria, Ohio: White Horse.
  • Vietzen, Raymond (1978). From the Earth They Came. Elyria, Ohio: White Horse.
  • Vietzen, Raymond (1980). "Fakes." Ohio Archaeologist 30 (4): 37–39.
  • Vietzen, Raymond (1981). The Old Warrior Speaks. Elyria, Ohio: White Horse.
  • Vietzen, Raymond (1984). Their Fires Are Cold. Elyria, Ohio: White Horse.
  • Vietzen, Raymond (1987). Archaeology around the Great Lakes: Also Gen. G.A. Custer and the Indian Leaders. Beverly, Ohio: White Horse.
  • Vietzen, Raymond (1988). Rothgery, James and Glendening, Anne (eds.) "Sheffield." Kipton-Camden Township History. Wellington, Ohio: Camden Historical Society.
  • Vietzen, Raymond (1989). Prehistoric Americans. Elyria, Ohio: White Horse.
  • Vietzen, Raymond (1992). My Life and Philosophy as an Archaeologist, Author, Artist. Elyria, Ohio: White Horse.
  • Vietzen, Raymond (1994). I Touched the Indians Past: Prehistoric Era. Elyria, Ohio: White Horse.
  • Vietzen, Raymond (1995). Prehistoric Indians: From Darkness into Light. Elyria, Ohio: White Horse.

Honors

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Col. Veitzen received numerous awards and honors for his accomplishments.[1] For his achievements as an artist, author, archaeologist, artifact collector, historian, he 14 accolades were bestowed upon him. Some of the most prestigious are listed below.

Excavations

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Col. Veitzen excavated hundreds of archaeological sites in the U.S.[1] Among his contributions to knowledge are 15 well-know areas of interest archaeologically and historically in Kentucky, Illinois, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Tennessee. They have Smithsonian trinomial designations. For example, Cahokia, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is 11MS2 with "11" for state of Illinois, "MS" for Madison County, and "2" for the second site to be documented therein.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Vietzen, Raymond (1992). My Life and Philosophy as an Archaeologist, Author, Artist. Elyria, Ohio: White Horse.
  2. ^ Ballinger, Bill; Ballinger, Linda (2014). Collectors of Historic and Prehistoric Artifacts, Volume 2. Westerville, Ohio: Robin Enterprises. p. 85. ISBN 9780988239319.
  3. ^ "Elyria Chronicle Telegram Archives, Oct 3, 1995, p. 18". newspaperarchive.com. 3 October 1995. Retrieved 2019-07-03.
  4. ^ Coyle, William (1962). Ohio Authors and Their Books: Biographical Data and Selected Bibliographies for Ohio Authors, Native And Resident, 1796–1950. Cleveland, Ohio: World Publishing Company. p. 660.
  5. ^ Nahorn, Matthew. "New Indian Ridge Museum". New Indian Ridge Museum. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
  6. ^ "Archaeological Society of Ohio". Retrieved 2019-07-25.
  7. ^ Cooper, Steven (2016). Who's Who in Indian Relics, No. 11: A Historic Record of Prominent Collectors and Their Collections. Kirkwood, Missouri: Messenger Printing Company. pp. 7–10.
  8. ^ Wachtel, Hubert (1960). Who's Who in Indian Relics. Dayton, Ohio: H. C. Wachtel. pp. 110–112.
  9. ^ Hovan, James (1995). "Necrology: Colonel Raymond C. Vietzen". Ohio Archaeologist. 45 (3): 39.
  10. ^ Parks, Cameron; Thompson, Ben (1976). Who's Who in Indian Relics, No. 4. Kirkwood, Missouri: Messenger Printing Company. pp. 322–327.
  11. ^ Onken, Bobby (2000). Legends of Prehistoric Art, Volume 1. Richland Center, Wisconsin: Hynek Printing. pp. 233–234.
  12. ^ Sogenfrei, Jan (April 1998). "Prehistoric and Historic Artifact Auction: Raymond Vietzen, Elyria, Ohio and Kory Pelt, Cut-Off, Louisiana". Old Barn Auction. Findlay, Ohio.
  13. ^ Helmann, Ron (1998). Colonel Raymond C. Vietzen Indian Relic Collection Auction Catalog. Sidney, Ohio: Helmann and Associates.
  14. ^ Helmann, Ron (1999). Colonel Raymond C. Vietzen Indian Relic Collection Auction Catalog II. Sidney, Ohio: Helmann and Associates.
  15. ^ Bauermeister, Ann (1999). "Commercialization in archaeology: problems, old and new". Nebraska Anthropologist. 15: 69–73.
  16. ^ Mann, Barbara Alice (2003). Native Americans, Archaeologists and the Mounds. New York: Peter Lang. ISBN 9780820455266.
  17. ^ Mehl-Burnett, Adele (1999). "The International Mark Twain Society". Mark Twain Journal. 37 (1/2): 35–37. JSTOR 41641471 – via JSTOR.
  18. ^ National Park Service. "Page Site". NATIONAL REGISTER DIGITAL ASSETS.
  19. ^ Strothers, David (1998). "Radiocarbon dating the Seaman's Fort earthworks of northcentral Ohio" (PDF). Ohio Archaeologist. 48 (1): 5–15.
  20. ^ Vietzen, Raymond (1943). "1942 Field report on the Frank site near Brownhelm, Ohio". Oberlin College Libraries, Special Collections, Archives.
  21. ^ "Riker (33TU2) Radiocarbon Dates". Canadian Archaeological Radiocarbon Database.
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