To say that this year has gotten off to a slow start for me would be an understatement! I've found almost nothing worth writing about until today's hunt! I headed back to the Town of Columbus, Ontario to a site I had hunted extensively last year. I made some interesting finds in the 'front yard' of the Columbus Town Hall last fall, so I decided to head around the back to see what I might find. Just to the north of the Town Hall sits the Columbus United Church, these two buildings sit next to each other and share a 'common backyard'. Behind these buildings now sits parkland, tennis courts, a baseball diamond and a tot lot. I felt confident that I'd make some decent finds there today!
Built in 1859 the former East-Whitby Town Hall. The Town Hall was used as a hall for the community of Columbus and the office and Chambers for the East-Whitby Township until 1973.
Columbus United Church built in 1873 is a historical landmark in the village of Columbus. A beautiful design in an idyllic, the body of the church is dressed with red brick with cream accents. It is strengthened and ornamented with the buttresses and a spire rising to a height of 125 feet.
I started by finding the usual junk and pennies, when out popped the spoon. I figure it probably dates to the late 19th or early 20th century, this was a good sign! A little while later I dug the 'Chevrolet grill emblem'. At first I didn't know what it was, so I photographed it . . . all I could think was, "Wow there must be an old car buried here"!
Thanks very much for looking,
Dave
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. Next you will find the rest of that car 
I looked at this 'key' more closely when I got home to see if there was a manufacturers name somewhere, but no luck!
