Research Delivered to Your Door
Researching potential search sites doesn't necessarily have to entail long nights at the library and
tedious travels through microfilm and tapes. Hot tips are often as close as your mailbox. The local paper routinely has leads
that are worth your time to check out and verify. The following headlines appeared over recent weeks in the Bridgeport Post:
"Industrial Park Proposed for Derby Site By Rte. 34".
"City To Create Stowe Beach Access"
"Unearthing Easton's History"
"Water Authority To Sell Parcels"
It turns out that the "Industrial Park" borders a 17th century ( yes 1600's) farm. The "Stowe Beach"
borders a turn of the century amusement park. "Easton's History" hints of numerous mills in the Easton area but also contains
a not well veiled notation that the local "archeologist" has no use for pot hunters, bottle diggers and, heaven forbid ,the
evil metal detectorist. In this case just turn the page and enjoy Mallard Fillmore. "Water Authority" indicates that land
for years off limits to the public may soon have public access. What went on on these lands? In my day kids swam and fished
these forbidden areas. The "old timers" snuck there trap lines in there. Jack and Jill went up the hill and oft forgot that
pail of water . What's in there? Trade the reading lamp for your detector and go find out.
The newspaper is often subtle in its hints to the location of buried treasure. Look for hidden clues
like, "Grove St. to be repaved". "Park Ave. to see three new homes". "Land trust considers 100 acre land purchase". "Historic
district to reduce its scope". "River draw down scheduled for next week". Read the paper, read between the lines, make notes,
take a ride, ask questions. SHARE WITH THE GROUP.
The key to a successful club is the location of productive sites upon which we are welcome and from
which we can return items of historical importance to the community. Want that EXTRA EXTRA Barber Quarter? Learn to READ ALL
ABOUT IT.
(Thanks to Don Mayers for submitting this item.)
Research Links
Here are some useful web sites to
assist with your research efforts.
ANS Database Search NEW LINK
Bullet Research
Buttons
Buttons - Civil War
Buttons, Military
Buttons, The Waterbury Button Co.
Buttons - Vintage
Canals - NY Canals
Circus Routes
Civil War Relics Reference Site
Coin Facts
Coin Grading - a discussion of grades
Coins - Foreign
Coin Grading Prices - PCGS
Coin Conservation & Grading - NCS
Coin Grading - NGC Variety Plus
Coin, Silver and Gold Cleaning
Coins - Copper
Coins- Unusual
Coins - U.S. Rare Early
Confederate Firearms Manufacturers
Current Melt Vaue of Coins
Defunct Amusement Parks
Dutch Schultz Treasure
Fake Ancient Coin Types
Floridas Fabulous Treasure
Ghost Towns
Gold and Precious Metal Prices from Kitco
Precious Metal Calculator Calculate the value of your Precious Metal Finds Here
Historic USGS Maps of New York & New England
Historic Resources Inventory of Yorktown, New York
Recognizing Historical Sites and Artifacts
Library of Congress
Librarian's Internet Index
Love Tokens
Map Collections
Maps - Historical New York State
Map Views - Clearer than Google Earth
Metal Detecting in NY
Meteorite Identification
Meteorite Metal Content-Washington University, St. Louis
Meteorite Sale Site with Pictures & Info
Microsoft Terraserver
Nail Dating - Middle Tennesse State University
Nails - University of Vermont
The National Archives
New York State Military Forts
North American Forts
Northern New York Historical Newspapers
Penny Postcards a USGenWeb Archives Web Site
Railroads - Abandoned
Shipwreck Museum
Stone Walls Of New England
Swimming Holes Guide
Terra Client Map Software
The Institute for American Indian Studies
Tide Predictions Home Page
The War of the Rebellion: a Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies
Vermont in the Civil War
Wheat Penny Values
Worldcat (the free edition)
Metal Detecting Treasure Hunting Forums
Metal detecting and treasure hunting forums contain much valuable
information.
Australian Goldfields Prospectors Forum
Canadian Prospector's Forum
Coinhunting.Net
DFX Only
Friendly Metal Detecting Forum
Insurgent Gopher Hunters
Looking 4 Treasure
Meteroite Forum
Talk Treasure.com
TreasureNet
Treasure Adventures
White's Metal Detecting Forum
Metal Detecting
Info
Cleaning Iron Relics with Electrolysis
GoMetalDetecting.Com
Metal Detecting Tips and Techniques
MetalDetectorReviews.Net
Pinpointing Probes
Wayne Schmidt's Metal Detecting Page
If anyone knows of other
forums or research links that should be included here email the information to forms@greattreasure.com
