Donald B. Ball is a native of Middle Tennessee and holds a BS degree (1970) in history from Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, and a MA degree (1977) in anthropology from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Now retired from the US Army Corps of Engineers, he resides in Louisville, Kentucky. Don currently serves as editor of two regional journals, Ohio Valley Historical Archaeology and The Millstone: Journal of the Kentucky Old Mill Association.