1 April 2014 Indian Territory Treasure Hunters Club Club Motto: Dig For Fun, Restore When Done EARTH DAY Spring Has Sprung April 22nd Are you doing your part to Inside this issue: Finds of the Month 2 Broken Arrow Neighbors 3 Attendance Drawing 3 Editorial Comment 3 Birthdays & Anniversaries 4 Amazon.com 4 Member Donated Article 5 Have Civil War Ancestors? 5 ITTHC Message Forum 5 Berry Parks March Program Pics Coal Mine Outing Report 7 ITTHC National Hunt Info 8 Three Forks National Hunt Link ITTHC National Hunt Detector Raffle Info 6 8 9 Calendar of Events Monthly Meeting Saturday - April 12th 7:30 p.m. Owasso Community Center 301 S Cedar Street Owasso, OK -------------------------------------------- Board Meeting Thursday - April 24th 6:30 p.m. Corporate Place Bldg. 5800 E. Skelly Dr. Tulsa, OK North Door ------------------------- ITTHC 43rd Annual National Treasure Hunt May 24-25 Creek County Fairgrounds Sapulpa, OK April Program & Outing An outing will be set up for Saturday Apr 19th details at a later date. April program details at a later date. ************************************************************************************* Cookie Volunteers Ken & Linda Fanning Tim Adams Alberta Mitchell Thanks for bringing treats! Club Member Reminder: Time to secure prize donations for our hunt in May!
2 I.T.T.H.C. Treasure News Page 2 Check out the find of the month pictures on our web site each month at: www.itthc.com Find of the Month March Meeting CATEGORY PLACE NAME DESCRIPTION Valuable Coin 1 Wally Dick 1909-D Barber Dime 2 Bob Cook 1917-D Standing Liberty Quarter 3 John Hayworth 1904-S Barber Dime Oldest Coin 1 Bill Watkins 1839 Seated Half Dime 2 John Freeman 1895 V Nickle 3 John Hayworth 1904 V Nickle Oldest Cent 1 Jim Nobles 1883 Indian Head Cent 2 John Freeman 1898 Indian Head Cent 3 John Hamilton 1899 Indian Head Cent Valuable Cent 1 John Freeman 1912 D Wheat Cent 2 Ken Fanning 1926-D Indian Head Cent 3 John Hamilton 1916-D Indian Head Cent Relic 1 Bob Cook 2 1/2 Cent Pool Hall Token 2 John Hayworth Lead Colonial Toy Soldier 3 John Hamilton 50 Cents Harris - Goar s Trade Token Jewelry 1 Ken Fanning 10K Gold Ring 2 Wally Dick Silver Ring 3 Bob Cook Silver Heart Pendant Military Relic 1 Mat Fortney Civil War Cuff Button 2 John Hamilton Sharps Tie Ring Bullet 3 Ken Fanning.58 cal bullet w/ heavy ram-rod mark Display 1 Bob Cook 2 Mat Fortney 3 John Freeman Display Drawing Winner: Mat Fortney Remember to bring your finds each month to enter!
3 I.T.T.H.C. Treasure News Page 3 Community Service Attendance Drawing April Needs List Box Jell-O, Cake Mix Chili, Box Pudding Box Meals, Box Potatoes Ramen Noodles, Box Rice Can Broth, Peanut Butter Corn Muffin Mix, Feminine Pads Child Toothbrushes Saltine Crackers Boys & Girls Jeans Boxed Rice, Children Shoes Deodorant/ Razors * Thanks for your help! * President: Cody Reese Vice President: Roger Eaton Secretary: Remember to pay your dues for this year Only $25/year 2014 Officers Rachel Hayworth Treasurer: Terry Humphries Parliamentarian: Chuck Marcum Board: Tim Adams John Hayworth John Hamilton Jim Nobles Bill Watkins Attendance Drawing February 1, 2014 Meeting Winner Steve Loder Names drawn before the winner Vicki Lang Francis & Mary Tracey You should have been there - you would have won 10 / $1.00 gold coins. <<< Editorial Comment >>> ONCE AGAIN Seems like we just turned the calendar to a new year and here it s already time for our annual ITTHC National Hunt. I am always amazed at what a well-oiled machine our club is...meaning that there are always those same people who show-up, step-up and get the job done. Those members are the ones that have historically made it easy for the rest of us to enjoy the outings & hunts. (Thanks to you...you know who you are!) Now it s time for the rest of us to give these seasoned members a break. It s time for us to volunteer to do our part at each and every club function. So...with the National Hunt around the corner your help is needed! Try to volunteer in some way, whether it be helping to bury coins, assisting in the concessions, selling bingo tickets, checking cards at bingo, covering tables, setting up chairs, emptying trash containers, collecting camping fees, picking up trash, etc. Just jump in there and support your club! Ok...I m getting off my soapbox. It s time for me to follow my own advise! --- Newsletter editor Bill Watkins.
4 I.T.T.H.C. Treasure News Page 4 April Birthdays Happy Birthday 06 Gary Young 08 Leanna Bobino 08 Shirley Cooper 08 Miranda Young 09 Angell Hayworth 13 Chuck Marcum 16 Tim Adams 17 Erwin Christensen 20 Ken Fanning 21 Sharon Hayworth 21 Alneta Mitchell 21 Lee Wierzchowski 26 Jim Bob Shoulders 28 Charles Bohuslavicky 29 Dan Eiler April Anniversaries 11 Lee & Marge Wierzchowski AMAZON.COM A Big Thank You again to all that have been purchasing items from Amazon through the Amazon Associate link on the ITTHC website. With no extra cost to you, you have been putting a good amount in the club's Amazon Associate Account. To find the link just go the the ITTHC Homepage, scroll down and click on the Amazon Associate link. You can also link to Amazon through selections in the ITTHC "Online Book Store". Amazon has things from A to Z for sale. Amazon is not just for books anymore, but you can still get books, even in digital form. And if you are buying online anyway, always check at Amazon for their pricing through the ITTHC link. Amazon will usually have the best price on most items and many will have free shipping. And if you join Amazon Prime you get unlimited FREE Two Day Shipping and One Day Shipping for $3.99 per item on most orders. And there are more benefits to being an Amazon Prime member. Just remember to click to Amazon through the link on the ITTHC Homepage before searching for & purchasing your item and the club will get credit. Again a Big Thank You to all of you that have already purchased through the ITTHC Homepage link to Amazon. Tell all of your friends, relatives, and fellow treasure hunters around the country. Below is what the Amazon Associate link looks like and where it is located on the ITTHC Homepage: Effective March 20, 2014 the Prime membership went from $79 to $99.
5 I.T.T.H.C. Treasure News Page 5 This article was donated by Cody Reese Metal Detecting reminds me of fishing The old timers know all the good spots. The best spots are off Limits. You have to get a permit. Some days you come home empty handed. Some days you come home with the Big One There is always newer, bigger, better equipment than yours. Your buddy always gets the one that got away. The stories get better with time. The one thing you need is back at home. You have to clean your catch. The worst day out in the field is better than the best day working! Author Unknown ITTHC Message Forum Remember that the ITTHC Message Forum is back up and running for posting finds, announcements, and research information. Here is the link: ITTHC Forum Either click on or highlight and copy the below link and paste to the address line of your browser: http://www.itthc.com/cgi-bin/bbs62x/webbbs_config.pl Want to find out if one of your ancestors served in the Civil War? Civil War Soldiers and Sailor System http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-overview.htm (from Steve Warren via Facebook)
6 I.T.T.H.C. Treasure News Page 6 PICTURES FROM THE MARCH PROGRAM BELOW ARE PICTURES OF BERRY PARKS MARCH PROGRAM OF FINDS ALONG THE ARKANSAS RIVER.
7 I.T.T.H.C. Treasure News Page 7 Coal Mine Outing Report for March 29 th, 2014 The ITTHC outing returning to the coal mine area in the McAlester area on March 29 th was another fun one. There were 14 ITTHC members in attendance and the weather was perfect. A high temperature of 68 and plenty of sunshine. In fact this is the earliest in year I have been sunburned in a long time. We started in a new area on the West end of the property. Not a lot of period items found, but LOTS of modern bullets. Seems a local had been using this area for a shooting range until the landowner put a stop to it. New member Joe McKinney did find an iron stirrup in this area. We are claiming it to be a "Confederate" stirrup. That s our story and we are sticking to it. After lunch we moved back to the area we had hunted in January. John Freeman found a short base black powder shotgun shell that had "Robinhood 1903" and 1903 was the date. We had never seen that brand before. And again many found at least one miner s check. Other assorted mining related items and household items from the camp houses were found. And again there were more coins found than I expected. There was a Standing Liberty Quarter (no date), a Mercury Dime, Nickels, Indian Head Cents, and Lincoln Cents found in what was reported. This time there were at least a couple of tokens found. The best one I saw was Cody s "W. D. WOLLEY" "GOOD FOR 5 IN TRADE" which is listed in the new Oklahoma token book in the "Maverick" section under Adamson. This is the third or fourth one found in this area. The late ITTHC member Jim Simmons found one of them in this general area. So it can probably be safely said that this is an Adamson token.
ITTHC National Hunt Info - 2014 8 Below is a short synopsis of the National Hunt showing the hunts and times etc. If you don t have a copy of the full page Hunt flyer go to the below link and at the bottom of the page click on the flyer link. If it is not there go to page 3. http://itthc.com/cgi-bin/bbs62x/webbbs_config.pl?md=index;page=2 The cut off date for registration will be at the May meeting on May 10th. ###################################################################################################################### Below is the link to the Three Forks Treasure Hunters Club National Hunt flyer. This is in a PDF format. http://www.indiannationsdetectors.com/3forks/files/3_forks_2014_hunt_flier.pdf
ITTHC National Hunt Detector Raffle for 2014 9 Detector Fund Raiser Raffle Tickets are now available for this year s Detector Fund Raiser. The detector this year is a Garrett AT PRO, retail price $699.95, donated by American Detector Distributors, 510 Harwood Rd., Bedford, TX 76021, (800) 933-2897. For a $1.00 donation one ticket is given to the donor and for a $5.00 donation the donor will receive 6 tickets. Again this year we will be running the contest for the top dollar funds raised by club members. There will be prizes for the top sellers. Tickets will be available for check out at the meeting or contact us if you need them mailed or delivered. Email: hunt@itthc.com
10 The ITTHC Treasure News is published by The Indian Territory Treasure Hunters Club, Inc. P.O. Box 580961 Tulsa, OK 74158-0961 Editor: Bill Watkins editor@itthc.com Webmaster: Bob Freeman webmaster@itthc.com The general meeting of ITTHC is held the second Saturday of every month at the Owasso Community Center, 301 South Cedar Street, Owasso, OK at 7:30 p.m. VISITORS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME! Membership dues are: $25.00/year Indian Territory Treasure Hunters Club P.O. Box 580961 Tulsa, OK 74158-0961 FIRST CLASS MAIL We re on the web! www.itthc.com