Raising the Truth

Below you will find a brief description of the individuals mentioned on dinodeception.com and if possible, their connection to this story.

Dave Babbitt is a professional surveyor and provides his expertise on a dig to create and maintain the all important ‘grid’ system. Dave was the first person to make contact with Dana Forbes, May 20, 2001 at a Baptist Church in Dinosaur Colorado while he waited for the dig to commence at the Dr. Carl Baugh dig site. He later went to visit the Forbes property with Dr. Baugh. Dave was present at both the September 2001 and May 2002 Allosaur digs doing the job of surveyor.

Dr. Carl Baugh is the founding Director of the Creation Evidence Museum located in Glen Rose, Texas. He directs a dig in Colorado where Joe Taylor is the lead excavator. Dr. Baugh visited the Forbes ranch in May 2001 and recommended Joe Taylor to the Forbes to help them excavate the sites.
http://creationevidence.org

Terry Beh is a professional writer by trade and has written for Focus on the Family. Terry manages a mailing list which deals with the Evolution/Creation controversy. Terry was in attendance at the May 2001 Baugh dig, and both the September 2001 and May 2002 Allosaur digs.

George Bosick and his son Tyrel helped with both the September 2001 and May 2002 Allosaur digs. George is Brenda Forbes’ brother. George owns the yellow truck you see only briefly in Doug Phillips’ film “Raising the Allosaur.” His common sense and expertise were pivotal in successfully excavating and moving the skull off of the site.

Rosalie Bosick is Brenda Forbes’ mom who helped with meals during the May 2002 Allosaur dig.

Buddy Davis is a sculptor for Answers in Genesis along with being a singer, lecturer and song writer. Buddy is a good friend of Joe Taylor and was instrumental in recommending Joe Taylor to AIG. Buddy attended the September2001 Allosaur dig on behalf of AIG.
http://www.answersingenesis.org/Home/Area/bios/b_davis.asp, http://www.answersingenesis.org/buddydavis/bio.aspx

Pete DeRosa (no relation to Tom DeRosa) was thought to be the CSI agent concerning the Forbes property up until May 2002. Presently, his family lead fossil floats in FL, as well as dinosaur digs in South Dakota. Pete was trained by CSI to collect and identify mammal fossils from the soft sands of Florida. His first actual dinosaur dig was the May 2001 Creation Evidence Museum dig. His family was featured in Doug Phillips 2002 film “Raising the Allosaur.” Pete attended the May 2001 Creation Evidence Musuem dig, and both the September 2001 and May 2002 Allosaur digs. Pete helped excavate the Allosaur under the direction of Joe Taylor.
http://creationexpedition.org/

Mark DeRosa (no relation to Tom DeRosa) is the son of Pete DeRosa and helps run Creation Expeditions, which is a ministry focused on teaching creation science. His first dinosaur dig was the the May 2001 Creation Evidence Museum dig. Mark along with many others helped excavate the Allosaur under the direction of Joe Taylor.
http://creationexpedition.org/

Peter DeRosa (no relation to Tom DeRosa) is the eldest son of Pete DeRosa and helps in his family’s ministry. His first dinosaur dig was the May 2001 Creation Evidence Museum dig. Peter along with many others helped excavate the Allosaur under the direction of Joe Taylor.
http://creationexpedition.org/

Tom DeRosa (no relation to Pete DeRosa) is the Executive Director and Founder of Creation Studies Institute(CSI). Tom is trained in the sciences and taught chemistry and now offers workshops, a radio program called the Genesis Connection, fossil floats down the Peace River and has established the Creation Discovery Science Center all through CSI. Tom attended the September 2001 Allosaur dig. CSI partnered with AIG and financed the September 2001 Allosaur excavation. Pete DeRosa was a field director for CSI.
http://www.creationstudies.org/Main-AboutCSI/AboutCSI.htm

Don Ensign is a Christian and a former employee of Joe Taylor. Don was one of Joe’s team members that went with Joe the first time he visited the Forbes property. He witnessed Joe identify bones from the Allosaur site in May 2001. Don didn’t attend the May 2002 Allosaur dig but was at the Mt. Blanco Museum and helped Peter DeRosa, Mark DeRosa and Danny Burns unload the Allosaur field jackets after the May 2002 dig.

Dana and Brenda Forbes were the land owners of the property which was featured in Doug Phillips’ film “Raising the Allosaur.” Dana Forbes discovered the Allosaur site in the fall of 2000 along with other many other sites after praying for God to open his eyes.

David Hall is a member of the Mt. Blanco Fossil Excavation Team and has been digging with Joe Taylor since the late nineties. Dave supplies a lot of the equipment used on the digs whether he is in attendence or not. In fact some of the tools used in the Vision Forum film, Raising the Allosaur, are Dave’s including the white tent which was damaged by the wind storm mentioned in the movie. Dave was at the May 2001 Creation Evidence Museum dig.

Phillip Hall is a member of the Mt. Blanco Fossil Excavation Team and has been digging with Joe Taylor since the late nineties. Phillip has worked with Joe and many digs and helped Joe Taylor publish a book several years back called “Fossil Facts and Fantasies.” Phillip did not attend the September 2001 Allosaur dig but was present on the May 2002 Allosaur dig.

Jordan Hall is a member of the Mt. Blanco Fossil Excavation Team and is Phillip Hall’s younger brother. He has worked with Joe on many digs. He is home educated and helps run his father’s business. Jordan was actually the first person to find the Allosaur skull after striking it with a pick axe. Jordan present on the May 2002 Allosaur dig.

Angela Hudson and her two sons, Cy and Levi are from Indiana. Angela was invited to the May 2001 Creation Evidence Museum dig by the property owner. Angela was extremely generous to all of Joe’s dig team and she rented an excavator to remove dirt to uncover a petrified tree.

Dave Hunter was a neighbor and silent partner of Dana and Brenda Forbes during the September 2001 Allosaur dig. His land contained the largest portion of the “Brown Dirt” Allosaur. The sauropod site was also on the Hunter property. Dave attended some of the September 2001 Allosaur dig.

Dr. D. James Kennedy is the Senior Minister at Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church. D. James Kennedy’s Coral Ridge Ministries sponsored Creation Studies Institute who invited Joe Taylor to address their creation conference in January 2001. This is where Pete DeRosa and sons met Joe Taylor and asked Joe to train the DeRosa boys.
http://www.coralridge.org/about_djk.htm

Chantell Lines has been digging with Joe for several years and has worked on the restoration of bones at Mt Blanco Fossil Museum. She attend the September 2001 and May 2002 Allosaur digs along with the May 2001 Baugh dig.

David Lines records and edits video for Dr. Carl Baugh’s digs. David was present at the May 2001 Baugh dig.

David Nutting founded Alpha Omedga Institute (AOI) which does research and leads trips showing scientific evidence for creation. Dave visited the Forbes property and was the first to recommend Joe Taylor to them for their Dinosaur project.
http://www.discovercreation.org

Dr. Gary Parker is a biologist, paleontologist, educator, speaker and author. Dr. Gary and Mary Parker have helped Tom DeRosa lead fossil floats and hold workshops on the Peace River in Florida. The Parkers helped train the DeRosa boys in collecting fossils from the soft sands of Florida.
http://christiananswers.net/dinosaurs/bio-parker.html

Doug Phillips is the founder of Vision Forum, Inc and also Vision Forum Ministries. Vision Forum led the tour group of about 30 people which were featured in documentary Raising the Allosaur. Doug also directed, produced and narrated the documentary. Doug was present for part of the dig in May 2002.
http://www.visionforum.com/

Joe Taylor is the owner, director and curator of the Mt Blanco Fossil Museum and associated companies in Crosbyton, Texas. Joe is a field paleontologist with over 20 years of experience. Joe was the lead paleontologist in charge of both allosaur dinosaur digs along with Carl Baugh’s dig site in Colorado. Joe was the first to suggest that the float material found by Dana Forbes was probably an Allosaur.
http://www.mtblanco.com

Mike Triebold founded The Rocky Mountain Dinosaur Resource Center with his wife in 2004. The dinosaur center holds over 30 life sized specimens. The Triebold Paleontology Inc. professionally excavates dinosaur bones. They have digs in North and South Dakota, Kansas and Montana. Joe Taylor taught Mike to cast bones using the Triecerotops that AiG bought to display in their new creation museum in Kentucky.
http://www.rmdrc.com/

Dr. Ken Wackes is the associate minister of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and headmaster of that church’s school, Westminster Academy. Ken was sent Dana Forbes’ letter describing the dinosaur finds on his property and passed the letter on to Tom DeRosa.
http://www.buildingmymarriage.com/buildingmymarriage/about.html

Dick White does scientific work with Joe Guthrie and is an engineer and is also affiliated with Creation Research, Science Education, Foundation in Columbus, Ohio. Dick was helping with the same research on the May 2002 Forbes Allosaur dig.

Kurt Wise is a Associate Professor of Science, Division of Mathematics and Natural Science at Bryan College in Dayton, TN.
http://www.christiananswers.net/creation/people/wise-k.html

Don Yaeger was and always will be a member of the Mt. Blanco Fossil Excavation Team and was the site director/manager for Joe Taylor for several years. Don, a retired machinist, also served as the equipment specialist and overall mechanical genius. He went home to be with the Lord on March 26, 2007. Don was involved with both Allosaur digs along with the May 2001 Baugh dig and was part of the team that first visited the Forbes in May 2001. Don’s expertise proved invaluable to the effort to safely transport the Allosaur field jacket.
http://www.mtblanco.com/MtBlancoNews/2007/DonYeagerMemorial.html

Mike Zovath is the vice president of AIG. He also is the field agent for digs etc. Mike attended the September 2001 Forbes Allosaur dig when 12 ft. of the Allosaur was removed. He video taped the dig as well.
http://www.answersingenesis.org/

Stephanie Zovath is Mike’s daughter and also on staff at AIG. She video taped and participated in the September 2001 Allosaur dig.