Hello, my name is Dave, im new to the thread.....and am planning on joining a club as soon as I can find one close, I live in Bartlesville, Ok I am not new to the art of metal detecting I used to own a Garrett Ace and used it in VA around the Remington area I had a friend I worked with that owned 600 acres out side of Brandy Station Va which was the original encampment of the Northern cavalry, the area where they stayed at was called Hansbrough Ridge which was approx. eight miles from Culpeper Va where the Southern armies were camped, both sides were in this are for close to a year before they met at Brandy Station and fought the biggest cavalry battle in the war, Brandy Station was a field hospital for both sides. Hansbrough ridge was owned by Col John Hansbrough who fought with Washington in the revolutionary war, whats left of his house and the family cemetery was on this ridge I was allowed to hunt and metal detect the site and found loads of great stuff...I also took the time to clear and fix up the old cemetery that was overgrown and in disrepair as I am also a paranormal investigator which made it even more interesting....if you have never been in that area Brandy Station is off of 29 between Warrenton Va and Culpeper Va stop in at Brandy Station and visit the graffiti house which is the old field hospital....if you walk across the road into the field you will actually be walking on top of the bodies that fell there during the battle it was short but vicious the Northern army I believe stopped fighting and just left the field and headed towards Gettysburg to secure that area and left the dead and wounded laying on the field the doctors took in the wounded and did the best they could, the dead they buried where they lay....im sorry I get caught up in this stuff lol anyway im Dave and im new here and am looking for a club close to me which is close to Bartlesville Ok I found one in Owasso and sent them a message but have not heard back, if anyone wants to reply I would appreciate it if you could contact me via my email because im musician and am on the road touring at times.....