Chesapeake Society of Treasure Hunters

The Chesapeake Society of Treasure Hunters is a club for Metal Detecting enthusiasts. We have treasure hunters of all kinds: water hunters, coin shooters, gold panners, and dredgers in our club. Our meetings are centered around a "Show & Tell" in which members bring in their finds for display and prizes are awarded.  Each year, we have a member-only competition hunt at Sandy Point State Park.

2010 Meeting Dates: Jan (library not available),   Thursday Feb. 4,   Mon March 8,   Tuesday Apr 6,   Mon May 3,   Thursday June 3,   Thursday July 8,   Thursday Aug 5,   Monday Sept 20,   Thursday Oct 7,   Monday Nov 8,   Thursday Dec 16.

Meetings are held once a month at the Anne Arundel County North County Branch Public Library.  1010 Eastway, Glen Burnie, MD 21060   (On Ritchie Highway, across from Outback Steak House at Harundale Mall) Visitors are welcome.  Meetings start at 6:45 pm.  Refreshments are served.  Door Prizes at every meeting.

NOTICE:  As a public service, members of the Chesapeake Society of Treasure Hunters are available to assist (1) individuals, (2) law enforcement agencies and (3) historical preservation groups.  To see examples of how we have helped others CLICK HERE.

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For more info about this club, contact club President John "Lil'John" Reichenberg:   410-798-9546 email  LiL-John@att.net

On May 29, 2006, the Baltimore Sun published an article about Lil-John's metal detecting activities.  You can read it here.

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BY THE WAY:  Above photo:  The William Preston Lane Jr. memorial Chesapeake Bay Bridge from Sandy Point State Park Beach.  Next time you go to Sandy Point State park, when driving past that big old house, think of the heartbreak that occurred there.  In 1833, Capt. Thomas Mezzick, a clipper ship captain from Baltimore, acquired the house and land and converted part of it into a horse farm.  During Messick's occupancy, his family was the victim of a very unfortunate disaster.  A ship from a foreign port ran aground on the Sandy Point Shoal during a storm.  Mezzick and his family helped rescue the ship's crew and transport them to Annapolis.  Shortly thereafter an outbreak of scarlet fever consumed the farm.  Five of Mezzick's ten children died.