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A Bay Area archaeologist takes colleagues on Angel Island tour

About 30 archaeologists attending a national conference in San Francisco took a field tour of Angel Island, guided by a Santa Rosa-based colleague who knows the island's history.

FRANCISCO MARTINEZ / THE ARKSanta Rosa resident Alex DeGeorgey snaps pictures of downtown Tiburon while on a break from attending the Society for American Archaeology’s annual conference in San Francisco April 29-May 3. DeGeorgey and colleagues visited Angel Island State Park April 29 as part of the conference.
Francisco Martinez
By FRANCISCO MARTINEZ · 1 min read

Santa Rosa resident Alex DeGeorgey, strolling past Caffe Acri and Bungalow Kitchen in downtown Tiburon with a Nikon Z camera slung across his body, is taking a breather from the tour he and 30 of his colleagues just went on of Angel Island State Park.

After a ferry from San Francisco to Angel Island, the group bused back to the city across the Golden Gate Bridge with a pitstop at the scenic overlook.

Make no mistake: It’s just as much of a work outing as it is a break from the work.

The 53-year-old is an archaeologist who attended the Society for American Archaeology’s annual meeting in San Francisco from April 29 to May 3.

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A version of this story appeared in the May 6, 2026, print edition of The Ark. See something wrong? Request a correction.
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