Over the past many months, a lot of folks have been getting bored sitting at home, watching TV, or reading a book, because the dreaded virus has us avoiding other people. An advantage of watching television is that there are a lot of treasure hunting shows now. The Curse of Oak Island (one of my…
Step by slow step you cross the old yard. Your eyes scan the ground. Your ears are tuned to the slightest sound. The machine you’re holding follows the motion of your arm—right, left, right, left. Anticipation builds. You know it’s only a matter of time. BEEP! The noise startles you even though you’ve been waiting…
When his metal detector sounded off, Benjamin quickly dropped to the ground, stuck his digging tool into the dirt, and popped out a Civil War musket ball. He took a second to hold it over his head to show to us nearby. Then, it went into the “finds” bag on his belt as he immediately…
In our travels around this country (and Canada), we have found numerous objects which could be classified as artifacts. Many of these items, but not all, were found with a metal detector. According to Webster, an artifact is “a usually simple object (such as a tool or ornament) showing human workmanship or modification as distinguished…
Recently, I wrote a story about our grandson, Benjamin, being chosen to lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Washington, D.C. But, he also has a great interest in another military conflict, the Civil War. This is the bloody fight which pitted brother against brother, and father against son, in the…
I pulled into the driveway and just sat looking at her. She stood in the center of the huge lawn which was surrounded on three sides by a two-foot tall rock wall. The lady was born in ’35, but appeared much younger. She was built like a, well, like a brick house. I had never…
For whatever reason, people collect a lot of different items. Some collect coins or stamps, others accumulate old bottles or glass insulators. A few search for rare books, while occasionally you can find people who even feel collecting old matchbooks or pieces of string is fun. So, when saving various memorabilia from different wars is…
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