shrra

Southern Historical Research and Recovery Association, Lacombe, LA

CLUB OFFICERS

President ~ Hy D'Antonio bulletman01@gmail.com

Vice President ~ Rick Taggart rtaggart@charter.net

Treasurer ~ Richard Angelico Shadowit@cox.net

Secretary ~ Vickie D'Antonio shrra2000@gmail.com
Newsletter Editor ~ Vickie D'Antonio

Web editor ~ Boyd Courville Lafrogger@cox.net or shrra@cox.net

Our Code of Conduct

Respect the rights and property of others

Observe all laws, whether national, state or local

Never destroy historical or archaeological treasures

Leave the land and vegetation as it was. Fill in the holes.

All treasure hunters may be judged by the example you set.

Always obtain permission before searching any site.

Be extremely careful with your probing, picking up and discarding of trash, and ALWAYS COVER YOUR HOLES!

DON'T TAKE THE HOBBY TOO SERIOUSLY...HAVE FUN AND HOPEFULLY YOU WILL MAKE A FEW FRIENDS ON THE WAY!

MEETING: SHONEY'S 1677 Gause Blvd. Slidell, La. ~ (985) 641-8452 ~ 1st. Monday of the Month (EXCEPT HOLIDAYS) then it will be on the following Monday. Fellowship starts at 7: 00 P.M.

******** Club News *********

Our club project went very well today, except for one thing. We predicted we would find the ring in 45 minutes and we were dead wrong...we found it in fourty minutes!!
Here are some pix of the guys who turned out for the hunt, all of us hunting and me handing the ring to Keith Rhodes right after I was fortunate enough to find it.
He was thrilled and could not believe our club showed up to help he and his wife locate her ring. BTW, the ring we found cost $6,000.00...so you can understand why they were so distressed at its loss. On a serviceman's salary, Keith said it would take him a long time to replace it..
Thanks again to all the guys who gave up their Sunday to do this.

***** Last Meeting Bulletin *****

Hello everyone,
For those of you who missed Danny Brown's presentation...you should have been there, it was super! Lots of veterans stories, artifacts and inside stories on conversations with famous W.W.II figures like Pappy Boyington of the Black Sheep Squadron. Danny also brought a model of a W.W.II bomber he made for a friend and what a piece that is. Rick Taggart will be sending out pix soon of Danny's Presentation. We had an excellent turnout and lots of very nice raffle prizes...Art Pourciau won the "coveted" U.S.N. teapot, Steve Wilhelm won the framed W.W.II covers, Laurie Bell won the Nazi Labor Day tinnie and Ron Perry won a ton of stuff as usual...and so did Rick Taggart. Reggie Simmons gave us an update on our club incorporation. As soon as it is filed at the Covington Court House we are "official". Next step is to apply with the I.R.S. as a 501 (c) (7) non profit, get our tax I.D. number and we are all set to go. We also paid for our insurance tonight, so we are set to go hunting. The insurance was $496.58 for one million dollars and that is quite a deal, thanks to Laurie Bell's good work. We also have $60.00 left over in the "Insurance Escrow Account" for next year's premium, so we are doing quite well. Some folks still have not paid their $15.00 insurance fee. Remember, if you want to go on future club hunts or attend the annual Huntnic you will have to pay your insurance fee. We had a brief report on our Public Service Project...we hope to do at least six a year. Our first was recovering the lost wedding ring for serviceman's wife in Mississippi this past Sunday. Laurie Bell has a friend who lost a gold coin in Katrina in the Buras area and has asked us to help find that. So, we will soon be asking for voulnteers to go look for that. Laurie will let us know when the lady cuts the grass and wants us to come.

Check out the video of club members shootin' em up

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxvaFDQ_R-g

FUTURE SPEAKERS

If you have some neat relics, collections, knowledge of a specialized area, a hobby of interest or tips to make a relic hunter, coin hunter or water hunter more successful please consider giving a talk to the club. We have been very fortunate lately to have some excellent talks by members and we all appreciate their efforts and time.

***** Club meeting Door prize*****

***Monthly Raffle for July****

****Special Raffle****

Hello Everyone,
A couple members and board members asked of we were going to have any kind of "Special Raffle" this year like we did with the British Sword that was donated to the club last year. I had forgotten about that but.... it just so happens a friend of mine who I helped with a problem donated some items to our club to raffle off and help us raise money for the Huntnic. Considering what the items are it was a very generous gesture. All three pieces are antique Victorian Jewelry. ( See the attached pix )

The black piece of jewelry is carved " Jet" a black fossilized wood from which the term "Jet Black" originates. Women in mourning wore black Jet jewelry during their year of mourning for a lost loved one. It is a Victorian piece. You frequently see old photographs in albums or on the internet of women in mourning wearing this kind of Jet jewelry.
The Gold Locket with the genuine diamond is Marked 18 ct. It is also mourning jewelry worn after a formal period of mourning. It contained a lock of the "departed's" hair. This particular piece has the Widow's Husband's tooth inside... ( a joke O.K.? )..... Actually the glass back that would have sealed in the hair is missing but the pin is present and like the Jet piece it can be worn or displayed as is. The Cameo bracelet is either silver or silver plate hard to tell but the Cameo's are genuine carved shell and each one is different. They are in great condition and very pretty. It is a shame we don't have a jeweler in the club who could break this up into pins and earrings for us. Genuine antique Cameo's are very sought after to make pins, rings and such and command a pretty price. I would place a conservative value on all three pieces at about $400.00 to $500.00. Of course, just the gold and diamond piece would sell for that in an Antique shop. We will begin selling tickets for these pieces at the May meeting. The entire box will be awarded at the July meeting giving everyone 3 months to buy plenty of chances to win. All proceeds will be used to buy more prizes for the Huntnic. Anyone is eligible to buy tickets for these pieces whether you are at the meeting or not. And, you need not be present to win. If you or anyone in your family is interested in Victorian Jewelry, this is an opportunity to win 3 very nice pieces. They would make a nice Christmas present for a wife or girlfriend too, should you win.

For a history of "Jet" mourning jewelry see the attached link:
http://www.morninggloryjewelry.com/victorian-jet-jewelry-aid-31.html

****Treasure hunter of the year****

Our 2006 winner is non other than back to back years Richard Angelico!!!

Our 2005 winner Richard Angelico!!!

Our 2004 winner Ron Perry

Treasure hunter point standings for 2008

S.H.R.R.A. Finds of the Month

Of May 2008

MOST COINS

Reggie Simmons - 53 coins - 4 points

MOST BULLETS

Reggie Simmons - 4 - 4 points

C.W. & Pre-C.W. RELICS

Reggie Simmons - .44 cal. Shell casing - 4 points

NO 2ND

ARTILLERY

NO ENTRY

C. W. BUTTONS

NO ENTRY

WAR of 1812 BUTTONS

NO ENTRY

BUTTONS

(all non CW & War of 1812 metallic buttons)

Reggie Simmons - Flat button - 4 points

No 2nd

TOKENS

Frank Messina - 1930 Mississippi Tax token - 4 points

NO 2nd

WILD CARD

Frank Messina - Belt Buckle - 4 points

Reggie Simmons - Liberty dime - 3 points

JEWELRY

Frank Messina - Sterling St. Christopher Medal - 4

NO 2nd

BOTTLES

Frank Messina - 1880-90's Hot sauce bottle - 4

NO 2nd

COINS

Reggie Simmons - 1884 V-Nickel - 4 points (tie for 1st)

Frank Messina - 1968 Singapore - 3 points

NON-METALLIC

Reggie Simmons - Plate from Mid 19?? - 4 points

POINTS STANDING

Reggie Simmons - ( Total points 86 )
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Frank Messina - ( Total points 39 )
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James Lea - ( Total points 26 )
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Danny Brown - (Total points 25 )
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John Crayton - (Total points 10)

****Our member Of The Year****

This award is presented the the club member who does the most for the club during the course of the year and a big thank you goes out to Mr. Art Pourciau