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Club meeting 3/13

The club divided and conquered this weekend. There was some high quality beach detecting with MANY coins found (the rest of us will be...

Boundary Markers

It's not uncommon for metal detectorists to be asked for help finding boundary markers. The size and shape of these varies, but they are...

There's no crying in baseball: 1948

From the State archives: "Mass calisthenics shot, 6 clubs form pattern of color and symmetry." Springfield Sallies Rockford Peaches....

You should dig Can You Dig It

There are a few really enjoyable metal detecting shows on Facebook Live and Youtube. Our new favorite is Can You Dig It with Dawn and...

The paint is still wet

Throughout Northern Florida there are buildings that have bathrooms in two pairs, one just down the hallway from the next. The pair you...

Dome homes

Like other big-thinking ideas, geodesic domes were proposed as the solution to many problems like the post-world-war housing shortage....

Moroline

"As with most successful products, Vaseline had its imitators, especially since the formula was not patented. Although the trade mark...

Club meeting 3/5/2022

We gathered at our mine site and found . . . well we're not sure what. Old stuff made of metal, we'll have to get back to you on the ID....

Club meeting 2/26

The club gathered at an amazing new private property permission obtained by HistoryDetective, who also kindly took us on a tour of a...

Courage and determination

Mary McLeod Bethune, one the most famous educators of our state of any description, started a school in 1904 to educate African-American...

The Mother of WASPS

Jacqueline Cochran, who proposed, created, and initiated the cascade of training that created the Women Airforce Service Pilots, was a...

It's a tradition

There have been people like us in Florida for a long time, but we are very overdue to make sure that not all of these pictures are of...

Riding a horse down 4th Ave?

There are still places in Gainesville where you may conveniently alight. Don't drop your cellphone in the process.

Clean Creek Fest - Beer and Pizza!

Come on out on March 12 all day. Help clean up Gainesville's creeks and enjoy a big, fun party with folks who want to do the same. It's...

Silver Springs Family Heritage

We wish we had been able to take a cruise with these gentlemen! 3 Silver Springs Boat Pilots Log 177 Years at Helm MARIAN RIZZO...

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