Spring Issue 2011
Tentative Schedule of Events for2011*
*contingent on finalization of search agreements
Thursday, 4/7, 7:00 p.m.
Membership meeting, Yorktown Heights, NY
Saturday, 4/16, 9:00 a.m.
Search Outing Patterson, NY
Thursday, 5/5, 7:00 p.m.
Membership Meeting, Yorktown Heights, NY
Saturday, 5/14
Search Outing Granite Springs, NY
Rain Date 5/15
Thursday, 6/2, 7:00 p.m
Membership Meeting, Yorktown Heights, NY
Saturday, 6 /?
Search Outing TBD
Thursday, 9/1, 7:00 p.m.
Membership Meeting, Yorktown Heights, NY
Saturday, September TBD
Search Outing TBD
Thursday, 10/6, 7:00 p.m.
Membership Meeting, Yorktown Heights, NY
Saturday, 10/15 , 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 pm
Rain Date 10/16
Search Outing Stormville, NY
Thursday, 11/3, 7:00 p.m.
MembershipMeetingYorktownHeights
Saturday, 11/ 5, 10:00 a.m. Rain Date Sunday 11/6
Fall Classic Seeded Hunt, Fairfield, CT
Saturday, 12/3, 7:00 p.m.
Annual Christmas Party
Putnam National Golf Club
187 Hill St.
Mahopac, NY10541
Ph: 1+(845) 628-3451
WHERE TO DETECT
Site acquisition and retention of productive search locations is and has been an issue for years to the detecting community. In Eastern USA access to lands of interest has long depended on the research and persistence of the individual detectorist. West of the Mississippi where much of the land is held in public trust opportunities to prospect or detect have been easier to come by. As the BLM and other government agencies become more aggressive in limiting areas open to public recreation a relatively new organization has been formed to help citizens gain and or retain use of open space. Pubic land for the People, Inc. exists to promote preserving public land use for the people. This group operates from 3700 Santa Carlotta Street, La Cresventa, CA91214-1048. Much information about them can be found on their website at . One of the most helpful items in their arsenal is the “Orange Card” which provides guidelines for handling challenges to detecting/prospecting instigated by local or government officials. Current issues can be reviewed in PLP’s newsletter the Sentry. P/WMDAS members are encouraged to learn more about this group. Membership is available through PLP membership chairman Paul Coambs (805) 443-7868 or . Additional information on PLP will be available at P/WMDAS membership meetings.
Code Red to Santa
All P/WMDAS members are reminded to contact Santa ASAP to let him know that this year’s P/W Christmas extravaganza will be held at a new location. The event has been moved to the Putnam National Golf Club at 187 Hill Street, Mahopac, NY10541. The site boasts ample parking, spacious dining rooms, great acoustics and best of all PLENTY OF FOOD guaranteed. Ted and Rich have done a great job in securing this new venue for the club. There will be beaucoup raffle prizes and we have been advised on good authority that snow on the first Saturday in December just ain’t gonna happen! So call, write, twitter, or e-mail the old boy at the pole and tell him to join us for a jolly good time.
PutnamCounty History Conference
Several members of P/WMD&AS attended the PutnamCounty History Conference held at the Mahopac Library on Saturday March 19th. Member Jim See was kept busy all day handing out literature of historical interest to attendees while also answering questions regarding points of historic interest in the local area. Dr Sallie Sypher presented an interesting hypothesis answering the oft asked question of what caused the breakaway of Putnam from DutchessCounty. Of special interest to our group was the presentation by Dr. Eugene Boesch covering aspects of the archeology of Colonial houses whose remains may still be seen in the PutnamCounty landscape.
Several new contacts were made which hopefully will help put P/WMDAS in a positive light within the History/Archaeology community. All members are urged to cooperate in any way possible to gain the trust of the general public. Following the Code of Ethics and supporting the local Historian are two great ways to accomplish this goal.
Beginner’s Luck OR No Justice*
Recently 4 year old James Hyatt of Billericay, England while metal detecting a field in Hockley, got “quite a strong buzz” from his machine. Digging down 6 to 8 inches he and his dad got a flash of gold. According to the BritishMuseum this flash was a 16th century locket quite likely depicting the Virgin Mary. The jewel weighed in at 8.68g with a gold content of up to 73%. The locket has been declared treasure trove and valued at L2.5m. This tidy sum, by British law, must be split equally between the finders and the landowner. There certainly is justice in the equitable disposition of the valued find, but a beginner making such a find, where’s the justice in that? Oh well, there’s got to be a hoard of clads waiting for us experienced detectorists out there somewhere!
* Submitted by Tito
Important Revision to Club By-Laws
Members are alerted to changes in the By- Laws under Article V/Dues
3. Annual club dues shall be payable to the Treasurer, C/O the P/WMD&AS, INC. Annual dues shall be paid no later than the April Meeting of each year for current members. A current member is anyone whose name appears in good standing on the membership roster for any of the previous three years.
4. Annual dues shall be applied to each year beginning with January 1 and ending with December 31 of each year.
5. Annual dues paid after the April deadline will be assessed an additional $10.00 late charge.
6. New memberships applied for and accepted will have the late fee waived. A new member is anyone joining the club for the first time, or anyone rejoining from beyond the three year criteria or current members.
7. No person shall be permitted to participate in any club sponsored hunts unless their current year dues are paid in full. Paid members shall receive a membership card for each calendar year signed and dated by an elected club officer. This card must be presented at each and every club hunt in order to have access for the event.
Finds of the Month March 2011
Category Item Winner
Gold Jewelry 14K Diamonique Ring Conrad Rasinski
Relic 17th Century Candle Stick Holder Dennis Lauria
Medal Mid1900’sBuick Emblem Roy Roos
Token M Haggarty Token Roy Roos
Silver USA Coin 1918D Standing Quarter Roy Roos
Silver Jewelry WWII US Navy Engineer’s Ring Don Mayers
Medal Silver Religious Medal Al Kontis
Non-Silver USA Coin 1883 Indian Head Conrad Rasinski
Button Flat Button Roy Roos
April 2011 Finds of the Month
Category: Button Category: Gold Jewelry
Find: ca. 1820 Scottish Find: 18K Ring/Diamonds
Thistle Button Winner: Conrad Rasinski
Winner: Don Mayers
Category: Foreign Silver Coin Category: Silver Jewelry
Find: 1915 Cuban Dime Find: Antique Silver Ring/
Winner: Dennis Luria Stone
Winner: Don Mayers
Category: Medal Category: Relic
Find: Silver Medal Find: Civil War Bayonet
Winner: Al Kontis Winner: Dennis Luria
Category: US Silver Coin
Find: 1914D Barber Dime
Winner: Don Mayers
New York City Detecting Permit Information
Please note that as of early March all club members who have filled for 2011 permits have received NOTHING. We can only speculate as to what the problem is. If you have not yet sent in your permit applications it is STRONGLY suggested that you call first.
- PalisadesInterstatePark Commission
Permit Section
Bear Mountain, NY10911-0427
Cost $20.00
For HarrimanState Park (845)-786-2701
Lakes: Sebago, Tiorati and Welch
- Long IslandState Park Region
Beaches
Permit Office PO Box 247
Babylon, NY11702
Cost $40.00 (631)-669-1000 ext.223
- City of New York
Parks & Recreation
Arsenal North
234 Fifth Ave Room 213
NY, NY10029 Cost Free
(212) 360-2778 (send drivers license copy)
4. Office of Parks & Historic Preservation
Taconic Region
Staatsburg, NY12580 Cost $10.00
(845)889-4100
For LakeTaghkanic, Rudd Pond
CanopusBeach
Call for Classified Ads
Have equipment you are looking to buy, sell or swap?
Want to arrange a car pool to the Membership Meeting? Run your metal detecting-related classified ads in the Hudson valley Explorer (the on line version included).It’s free, and your ad will run for two issues before it needs to be renewed. For inclusion, Please send your ad to:
Carol Mayers
73 Jackson Cove Road
Oxford, CT06478
Or e-mail information to
Include pictures if you have them, hard copy or digital acceptable.
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