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Greetings, I am traveling to Columbiana County this week. I have a significant amount of research material (mostly primary) for three different treasures - two Ohio (Springfield and French Fort Duquesne treasures) and the Dent's Run Civil War treasure. First come/first serve. Must come to me...

I spend probably 3-5 hours each week on civil war research. Mainly comparing civil war maps to modern maps. I compare them to Google maps and the county I am searching on their GIS property tax maps. In that way I can tell if the property is public or private. Also accurate representation of...

I am looking at Civil War maps for troop movements, battle areas, camp sites. On the civil war maps my main key for locating on a modern map are creeks. But in this one case the difference in a confluence of one smaller creek to a larger creek on the civil war map is about a mile west of the...

Hey everyone! My names jamesfrom Connecticut . I’m new to this site and treasure hunting in general. I have always been fascinated by the idea of it and have decided that I’d give it a shot. I’d love the experience of being out trying to find lost treasures. That being said I have no idea where...

Huntstand is a great app for finding who owns property and property lines, pretty simple to use. Penn Pilot Photo Centers is a great site for anyone in Pennsylvania. Old aerial photos from the 30s to the late 60s with pretty good detail. I've found many new places to detect using these photos...

Treasure Hunters, Had the first hunt of the new year with my digging buddy. We found a bunch of clad coins, a little silver and our first gold find; heart shaped locket. Although we had a good day today, these days don't happen as often as we think it should so I hoping to get some advice on...

I am new to hunting and I was wondering if I could get some help on websites and ideas on places on the internet to research for places to look, such as abandoned mills and other places there would have been congregations of people in the past?

As I was looking for a way to find land owner information on a few old homesites I was interested in, I came upon this website: https://atlas.geoportalmaps.com/ It has a list of different counties in Mississippi and even Louisiana. I'm not sure it has every county available though. You can use...

Hey all. I am curious about internet as well as location based research sources. What are the best places hyperlinks etc... to search for free or fee downloadable maps, documents, news article and government as well as independent publications and historical documents. Post your favorite...

History of the parks and public grounds of St. Paul by Peabody, Lloyd; Minnesota Historical Society Published 1915 Pages 36 Copyright status: NOT IN COPYRIGHT https://archive.org/details/historyofparkspu00peabrich

I want to go on an expedition to find the Royal Danish Faberge Egg lost in the early 1900s. Message back if you want to help research or go on an exploration.

So i was just wondering what those of you who have downtime in the winter (because of snow etc) Are doing while waiting on the spring/ Summer when it comes to research and so on :) Myself im looking at satellite and airplane photos after building ruins, thought i found the jackpot yesterday...

Can some of you tell me if there is a gold detector that does not signal any other metal such as aluminum, steel, copper and bronze? I have to discover a little box containing gold jewelry buried in the walls of an old house. Water and electrical pipes are made of aluminum, copper and steel...

Best damn maps for our hobby, IMHO. Got a library card? Or even if you don't. Hennepin County Library offers the entire MN collection of the Digital Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps from 1867 to 1970. Viewable online, or download the Hi Res pics. Go here to get started: Digital Sanborn Maps...

I'm writing a new script that has a bit of a Goonies feel, involving the Pirate (Privateer) Jean Lafitte. I have a modern kid who inherits a treasure map, and enlists some new-found friends in his journey of discovery in and around the city of New Orleans (and the Bayou). I am particularly...

This'll keep you busy for a while... There's not a lot I can do well - just ask my friends and co-workers! :tongue3: But I DO know my way around researching. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ghost_towns_in_Illinois I've already found 7 or 8 of these that are long, LONG gone, and have...

The producers of former successful treasure hunting shows are now casting treasure hunters for a new series looking for historic lost treasures. Are you a treasure hunter with an interest in long lost treasures? Do you have a knack for solving puzzles? Are you good at research? Please...

Hi everyone!, my 1rst post on treasurenet....anyways...I'm sure this link has prolly been posted before.... but...just in case...here it is.... Abandoned Rails website website---->>> Abandoned Rails: Home has each state and shows where the old torn up or abandoned rails used to lay...MAPS with...

Anyone done research in the National Archives? Online, in their centers, or through the private researchers? I look at it like a Black Hole of American History, sort of like the last scene in Raiders of the Lost Ark where the Ark is stored in a vast warehouse never to be seen again...

Hi everyone, I'm a MA candidate at a graduate program in New York City. I've done some projects involving refuse and metropolitan areas generally during the second half of the nineteenth century and I'd love to accompany someone or a group of people on a dig so I can get first-hand experience...

How many of you out there has put lots of time into research to find great places to detect, the work hard getting permission from the owner of the land, then invite you friend to a fun filled day of detecting with some great finds. Then you return to your area after being away for a while and...

Historical Questions about the 1715 Fleet On this 298th anniversary of the disastrous Florida shipwrecks, I wanted to see if maybe this excellent group can shed light on a few ongoing mysteries in my research: SHIPS: What did the French do with the Hampton Court between 1707 & 1712? What did...

It is amazing how well we can now do research online...my experience in security investigations is helping me do keyword searches online. Last night I found digital maps of the Ottawa (Canada) area at McGill University AND historical information about street battles in the 1800s between the...

I’ve done years of research on the Native People of my area and I’m always forgetting how the ancient placenames relate to today’s placenames. So many locations have changed names over the years and older texts use the oldest names. So, I built a little database for my use, but anyone can use...

Trying to research an old homesite (arrow in red, below) but the name, as it appears to me, "Livermore" is not showing up in ANY of my research! Could it be something else? Am I reading it wrong? Sometimes these old cursive characters can get tricky. This map is 1893, Massachusetts. Anyone...

By request, I have compiled the website list from my my other thread. It is current as of 23 NOV 2012. If you find this list helpful, please like it and of course, feel free let us know about more sites. RESEARCH WEBSITE MASTER LIST ANTIQUES Old And Sold Antiques Auction -...

Dear Friends of the Treasures and the Sea Friends and for those of you who don't know me, I research treasure sites and information, which in turn I share to help in your quests. While I used to land hunt and have a special fondness for the 1715 Fleet, I can no longer do that as an injury...

Lots of great info and people here :-) I live in Wetumpka , AL and I would like to find a partner or group to go detecting with. I love history as well as doing research:hello:

Okay, now that I have your attention, I would like to ask if you guys would share with me possible techniques that you have used to narrow down your searches of areas around cities to pinpoint locations that have more potential then others to have coins, relics, and jewelry. I want to know...