Sid Witherington in the Commercial Appeal
By Webmaster | July 3, 2008
The Memphis Metal Detector Club’s own Sid Witherington is featured today in the Commercial Appeal. It’s an extensive article, detailing many of Sid’s Civil War finds. An excerpt:
In sum: He has found more than 7,000 Civil War bullets, more than 100 Civil War plates, more than 600 buttons, 13 sword belt plates, assorted gold and Spanish coins, and other artifacts that include Civil War-era spoons and wedding bands, mess plates and, well, just about anything else you can think of.
All in all, it’s great press for Sid. Maybe the article will attract a few new people to the hobby.
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Treasure exhibit at The Pink Palace
By Webmaster | May 19, 2008
Check out the latest exhibit at Memphis’ own Pink Palace Museum: Treasure!
“There is something in a treasure that fastens upon a man’s mind…He will never forget it…”
- from Nostromo by Joseph Conrad
Find Treasure! at the Pink Palace Museum in our new exhibit. Treasure! takes you on your own personal treasure hunt: underwater, in the attic, buried in the sand, and glittering on the gold rush slopes. Find fun, fame and a $500,000 gold and silver fortune at the Pink Palace Museum with Treasure! That’s half a million dollars found at the bottom of the sea. Treasure! is organized by NRG! Exhibits and locally sponsored by First Tennessee Foundation and ACH Foods. Discover Treasure! on exhibit now at the Pink Palace Museum.
Treasure! is on exhibit in the Bodine Exhibit Hall in the Memphis Pink Palace Museum May 24, 2008 through September 7, 2008. Tickets are $8 – adults, $7.25 – seniors, $6.25 – children. Group rates are available. For information/reservations, call (901) 320-6362. For more info check out the museum’s home page at www.memphismuseums.org.
The exhibit also has its own website at www.treasureexhibit.com.
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Spring Hunt this weekend!
By Webmaster | April 18, 2008
The time for the Spring Hunt is here again. This is a seeded hunt for members only, and takes place this Saturday, April 19th. Lots of prizes are up for grabs, including two metal detectors. Roughly 900 silver coins will be in the ground, so come ready to dig!
The schedule is as follows:
8:00 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. Check-in and Registration
9:30 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. Hunt #1
10:45 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Hunt #2
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Lunch Break
12:45 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Hunt #3
1:30 p.m. to Whenever Awards and Prizes
The hunt is held at Centennial Park (formerly Eastwood Park) in Millington.
We hope you can all join us for the fun tomorrow morning!
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Higher gold and silver prices create a new batch of treasure hunters
By Webmaster | April 3, 2008
As we’re all acutely aware, the prices of gold and silver have been relatively high over the last few months. Apparently this situation has led to an influx of new recreational prospectors as well as an increased interest in metal detecting around beaches. It’s hard to say how many of these new hobbiest will hang around when (or if) the prices drop back down, but for now there are a ton of new treasure hunters.
Let’s try to find some of these folks and get them involved in the club!
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January 2008 newsletter and upcoming buddy hunt
By Webmaster | January 21, 2008
Sarah Kee, our new Secretary for 2008, just sent out the January newsletter. Here it is:
January 17, 2008 was the first meeting of the New Year and we had 18 attendees.
Ms. Leigh Ripka joined MMDC and we are excited to have a new member and hope she will be with us for long while. We also have a new club president! Mr. Jim Bryson!
It’s time to pay dues. For one year and one person is $20.00. However, you and your family may join for one year for $25.00.
We are now talking about the Spring 2008 hunt so if you have any ideas regarding the hunt, please feel free to share them at the next meeting.
There is a coin show at the Desoto Civic Center Feb. 29th- March 2nd for anyone who would like to attend.
We would like to THANK Jason and James Scaccia for donating some really nice door prizes for the spring hunt!
Our next MMDC meting will be February 21st @ 7:00p.m.
******REMINDER*******
THERE WILL BE A BUDDIES HUNT ON SATURDAY THE 26TH OF JANUARY, 9:00A.M., AT CENTENNIAL PARK IN MILLINGTON. ALL MEMBERS ARE WELCOME TO COME OUT AND BRUSH UP ON THEIR HUNTING SKILLS! THERE IS NO COST AND WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!
FINDS OF THE MONTH
Marcus Stafford placed first in the relic division with a hinged box he found in the Cooper-Young area. Second place winners were Benny Hendrix’s 1914D Barber dime, and President Jim Bryson’s sterling silver Catholic medal. Third place recipients were Joey Rendon’s .5 cent food stamp credit token, President Jim Bryson’s 1945 Seabees Medal, and Joey Rendon’s silver shield pendant.
Spilt the pot was won by Marcus Stafford and the door prize was given to Evelyn Rushing.
Thanks to all that attended the meeting! We hope to see you next month!
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