Special notice - April meeting cancelled
By Webmaster | April 14, 2009
I just got a message from Jim regarding this Thursday’s meeting, which has been cancelled due to circumstances beyond our control. Here’s the message from Jim:
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Hi hunters,
The White Station Library called me late this afternoon to advise me the library will be closed for re-carpeting Th.-Sat. Hence, our club meeting for this Th is cancelled. The library will, however, give us the room on April 30th??? if we want it. Otherwise, we will have two finds of the month, one for April and the regular one for May, at the May meeting. Any thoughts on the 30th date, talk to me at the hunt on Sat. or email me.
The club hunt IS STILL ON FOR THIS COMING SAT. 4/18, rain or shine. Bring some rain gear and a plastic baggie to cover your detector screen just in case we do get some showers. We will began seeding the fields about 7:30, so several of us need to be there by 7:30 for accomplishing this.
Those of you planning to hunt, but have not yet signed up and paid the hunt fee, you can sign up and pay the fee the morning of the hunt. Do, though, give Carolyn a call at 428-1399, so she can have the necessary coins ready for seeding. Please try and get her called between now and Th. evening.
8:00–9:15 is check-in and registration and the first hunt is 9:30-10:15. 2nd hunt is 10:45-11:30. We then break for lunch and the 3rd hunt is12:45-1:30. 1:45-?? prizes and awards. There are several fast-food spots nearby for lunch, or pack your own.
The hunt site is Centennial Park in Millington. Take hwy 51 to Millington and turn right on Navy Road. Cross the railroad tracks on Navy Road and about 2 blocks on turn right into the “marked” park entrance and go all the way back to the pavilion.
Hope to see all of you this Sat.
If you have any questions, give me a call on my cell. 647-4535
See you all on Sat.
Happy hunting,
Jim Bryson
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It’s important to note that the hunt this Saturday is for members only, so if you are a prospective member who was planning to attend this Thursday’s meeting, you will either need to come next month or consider attending Saturday’s hunt as a spectator only.
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Fun times at the March meeting
By Webmaster | March 21, 2009
Sid gave a very interesting presentation on Civil War relic hunting and showed a video from one of his past hunts, and we had the normal Find-of-the-Month competition and Wheat Penny Bingo. Our next meeting will be on April 16 at 7:00. Don’t miss it!
Our illustrious President
Sid Witherington lectures on relic hunting
Plaques from the Memphis & Charleston Railroad found while metal detecting
A few of the Civil War relics that Sid has found recently with his metal detector
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March 2009 Meeting reminder
By Webmaster | March 12, 2009
Jim Bryson just sent out a message in Sara’s absence (get well soon, Sara!) Here it is:
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Sara Kee, our club sec. is down with another bout of pneumonia so some of us will be filling in for her somewhat until she gets well and up and around. If you are so inclined, please remember her in our prayers.
Our next meeting is 3/19 and besides getting ready for the club hunt in April, Sid Witherington will be showing a relic hunting video. Whether you are a dyed-in-the-wool relic hunter or not, this will be interesting and informative. The video is free, but you must bring your own popcorn.
Also, keep in mind that for our April meeting Lloyd Barlow will be giving a talk on coins and coin collecting. This also should be informative and interesting.
As mentioned, the clubs spring hunt will be taking place on Saturday, April 18, out in Millington. At the February meeting the decision was made to seed the fields with coins in proportion to the number of club members signed up and hunting, so the club will not continue to lose money on the club hunts. To seed the fields with the number of coins that we have in the past and continue to have good prizes, we need at least 23 or so members to be hunting. Consequently, we need to have a pretty good idea of the number of members that will be hunting by the March meeting so Carolyn can plan the seeding numbers and prizes accordingly. It also has been proposed that everyone hunting plan to pay the $75.00 hunt fee at the March meeting. If you can’t make the March meeting, but plan to hunt, let me or Carolyn a.s.a.p.
Hunt fees can be paid at the April meeting or on the morning of the hunt, but we do need to know beforehand how many are hunting.
Hopefully, as many club members as possible will be signing up and hunting. Besides good quantities of silver coins and tokens being seeded, there will also be some unusual types of coins planted. Coins such as some Foreign silver, Indian Head cents, Buffalo and V nickels and 2 cent pieces. BESIDES SIMPLY HAVING FUN AND SUPPORTING THE CLUB, here is the chance to recover some old coins that we don’t get to very often. So, set April 18th aside, sign up for the hunt and plan to have some good fun!!!
Hopefully, everyone has been able to get out and do some digging in between the snow and rain. REMEMBER, if you dig any wheat cents this month, bring them to the next meeting for the on wheatie bingo. This round of wheatie bingo has been running now for several month.
Happy hunting everyone, and hope to see you at the March 19th meeting.
Jim Bryson
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January Meeting Notes
By Webmaster | February 12, 2009
Sara just sent out the notes from the January meeting, so here they are:
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MMDC January Newsletter 2009
Remember!! Our next meeting is Thurday, February 19, 2009 @7:00pm..
Our last meeting was the 15th of January and we had a pretty good attendance. I must remind everyone that it is time to renew our memeberships. Many people have already done so and just for all to know, the cost is $25.00 for one year and one person -or- $30.00 for one year including you and your family.
At our last meeting we decided to step down on our monthly prizes. I will explain that next week.
Our Spring Hunt will be April 18th so mark your calendars now!
We also would like to welcome our newes member Mr. Alec Andres! We are so glad for you to join us.
Steve won split the pot.
Marcus won the door prize.
Finds of the Month
1st Lloyd Barlow (relic)
2nd Bill Bugg (coin)
2nd Benny Hendrix (jewelry)
3rd Sid Witherington (relic)
3rd Joey Rendon (jewelry)
3rd Joey Rendon (coin)
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Metal detectors as Christmas presents
By Webmaster | December 10, 2008
Are you planning to give a metal detector as a Christmas present? Are you hoping that someone else will put a detector under the tree for you? Is Santa going to bring a brand new Fisher, White’s, Garrett, Tesoro or Minelab detector down the chimney on Christmas Eve?
If so, welcome to the hobby of metal detecting. It’s a ton of fun. Recent spikes in gold and silver prices have brought a new generation of people into the hobby, and we’re glad that you’ve joined us! Memphis is a great location for metal detecting since we’re in close proximity to lots of old neighborhoods and even a few Civil War battle sites.
The best way to get started treasure hunting is to come to one of our meetings. The Memphis Metal Detector Club is always looking for new members, and we’ve got a lot of experts who can give you the tips and techniques you need to get started in the right way. Learning from experienced detectorists can help you avoid the frustrations that plague some beginners and put you on the path to finding the good stuff sooner.
Our next official meeting is at 7:00 on Thursday, January 15th at the White Station library, and visitors are always welcome. Feel free to bring your detector if you need help getting it configured properly… odds are good that one of our members owns one like it. If you’ve made any finds with your new machine, bring them and enter them in our Finds of the Month contest.
We’ll almost certainly be discussing the Spring Hunt, as well, which is a great opportunity to try out your detecting skills and win some great prizes.
Happy holidays, and we look forward to seeing you in January!
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