Metal Detecting + Genealogy

Jan 14, 2016
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White's V3 + RNB 2900
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Relic Hunting
Hi,

I have been invited by a local Historical Society to do a 15-20 minute talk on Metal Detecting, Searching for Family History, and How it could possibly be used in Genealogy.

I have never been good at giving speeches or standing up in front of a crowd, but I would like to share detecting with as many people as possible.

If anyone could help me with ideas, talking points, or any pointers in general would be much appreciated.

Thanks
 

Terry Soloman

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May 28, 2010
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White Plains, New York
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Nokta Makro Legend// Pulsedive// Minelab GPZ 7000// Vanquish 540// Minelab Pro Find 35// Dune Kraken Sandscoop// Grave Digger Tools Tombstone shovel & Sidekick digger// Bunk's Hermit Pick
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
On a dig at a private home in Brooklyn, NY, we were able to recover several items that traced the family back three generations, including a chauffeur license that dated to the 1920s.
 

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Jan 14, 2016
61
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Detector(s) used
White's V3 + RNB 2900
Primary Interest:
Relic Hunting
That's awesome Terry, is there a thread you made about the finds that I could read to get a little more information?
 

Loco-Digger

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Jun 16, 2014
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Northern O-H-I-O
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F75 LTD, 1280X Aquanaut, & a Patriot (back-up/loaner)
Primary Interest:
Metal Detecting
I find it hard to think that metal detecting can really assist in genealogy. You won't find paper records with your MD. You can however bring the past alive with your finds. Every artifact found on a property adds to the story of the inhabitants throughout the years. You may find evidence of their military service, toys from certain era, tools from earlier times. If your lucky you'll dig something inscribed with a name or initials. I recommend you recall some of your local hunts that produced a lot of artifacts and try to describe the inhabitants. By the age of toys you can tell when children played.

Good Luck

I hope you feel honored to speak to that audience. Kudos to you:notworthy:
 

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