Chelsea Rose is a historical archaeologist who focuses on the settlement and development of the American West. She graduated with honors from the University of Oregon and received her graduate degree in Cultural Resources Management from Sonoma State University. Rose's recent work has included research in the Jacksonville Chinese Quarter, the homestead of frontier photographer Peter Britt, the native Hawaiian mining camp of Kanaka Flat, and the Historic Applegate Trail. Rose has been working with state and federal agencies to create a research partnership that focuses on Oregon's Chinese migrant history and regularly works with the media, students, and community volunteers in an effort to promote archaeological awareness and encourage historical stewardship.
Born and raised in northern California, she has hitchhiked across Australia, hopped freight trains across America, hiked the Camino de Santiago across Spain, the Kumano Kodo across Japan, and from coast to coast along Britain's Hadrian's Wall. Chelsea has worked in Scotland, Asia and across the US, and focuses her research on the early settlements and development of the American West. Chelsea is passionate about involving students and the local community on her archaeological digs across the Pacific Northwest.
