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Did you know we annually raise money through fund raisers for St Jude Children’s Research Hospital, Wounded Warriors, Dublin Christian Academy, IOOF, Free Homes for Vets, & to local police, fire, libraries & schools.
Guests invited with reservation to all Society events & next is Sept. 19th RSVP & meet 9:30 am Robin Hood Park for a 10:30 am $20 seeded hunt & noon shared picnic. Door prize too. If attending, let us know via Streeters 603-876-4443, [email protected] or Society, 307 Main St., Marlborough, NH 03455.
Oct 23 & 24 Sat & Sun History Hunt @ Tenney farm & $250 advance deposit needed before Oct. 1, 2021 2 days of Natural hunts with hot lunch & a Sat. banquet in Keene, NH. Hunts either Tenney Farm or another area farm. Meet both days 7:30am @ designated site. Saturday banquet in Keene, NH @ Italian Club. 5:30 social with a bar & 7:30 meal. 99 Wood St., Because of foliage, some motels may charge more & last year some got a great deal 20 miles away at the Covered Bridge in Brattleboro, VT.
FREE BONE sign-ups and metal detector customers at Streeters who provide an email address are given a free PTHHS membership and a invitation to local & national activities. Otherwise a PTHHS & BONE membership is $100 year and name, address, phone & email address required to join. All are invited to local events with a reservation.
BONE, SOCIETY, Streeters information 603 876 4443 or [email protected]
BONE # 29 The plan working on for #29 in April 2022.
Saturday BONE Hobby shows are difficult, expensive & tough to organize and yearly locations are hard to come up with. It’s going to be either Keene, NH at Rec Center or a pig roast hunt somewhere else with Garrett, XP Deus & Simplex, and Minelab workshops, a Chinese auction, speakers, door prizes & awards banquet.
#29 Trying for a hunt everyday, 3 banquets, Saturday Hobby Show with Garrett, Minelab, Nokta, American Digger & Keene, workshops, demos and ending with with either pig roast or banquet.
Sunday natural hunt with tokens. Plus! raffle drawing for St Jude Hospital raffle & 2 Equinox metal detectors.
BONE # 29 to have for sure a Garrett Wednesday hunt & banquet, a Thursday American Digger Magazine Hunt & Chinese Dine Out, a Minelab Friday a Saturday hobby show & banquet & a Sunday natural & token hunt.
BONE always ends with drawing for 2 Minelab metal detectors. NOTICE BONE prices have increased,6 days reservation for first time attendees is $450 & $50 off for returning members registering with full payment before 9/30/21 .
plans & prices always change, & I apologize for any errors or changes, & if any questions call George Streeter 603-876-4443
October 2021 weekend HISTORY HUNT @ ancient farm fields including Tenney Farm in Antrim, NH,
all natural hunts with super lunches & a banquet for a Saturday & Sunday October 23 & 24, 2021. The hunts with a super lunch & a banquet is $250 advance. We accept cash, check CC and send via George Streeter 307 Main St, Marlborough, NH 03455 (+5% for credit cards.
2021 Grand prize winner of 2 Minelab’s, Equinox 600 & 800 metal detector = Michael Decatur of Troy, NH.
Thank you BONE #28 volunteers!!
The tradition continues, always try to make each BONE more successful then last & thinking nothing could beat #27 @ Tenney Farm Hunt. Congratulations! BONE 28 crew!! You made # 28 on River Road far more successful then # 27. Winners of the a free Garrett At Max metal detector were were Scott Manahan & Raven Schwan-Noble.
BONE #29, April 2022 & 6 days & ADVANCE COVER CHARGE REQUIRED. Natural hunts with lunch, 3 dinners, Saturday Howard Johnson Day at either Keene or @ Swanzey, NH with work-shops, contests, Chinese auction, best display of finds contest. Saturday night banquet & award presentations in Keene. Sunday a natural & silver seeded Hunt & drawing for winner of the 2 Minelab Equinox metal detectors.
Tue – Fri weekday hunt & lunch $100.00 and dinner extra
Saturday & Sunday events $150 each
Wed. Thu. & sat. dinners $25.00 each
6 days all events $450. & $50 rebate via George Streeter for returning members registering before 10/1/21.
All sales end 12/31/21
We are as our name implies the Professional Treasure Hunters Historical Society and a fun loving group of treasure hunting people who live to hunt and or talk about past hunts. Since 1994 we have raised money for St Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital. and in 2004s expanded our fund raising efforts to include Wounded warriors, Free Homes for Vets, The IOOF, DCA, Police, Fire and local worthy causes including Fire & Police Dept, Historical Societies, Churches & Schools. Every year we reward ambassadors’ in our hobby with prestigious awards presented in person & April 24, 2021 @ American Digger Day & Howard Johnson Day, hobby show & workshop & Pig Roast in Swanzey, NH, the following received awards; Treasure Hunter of Year = Justin Jones, Troy, NH, Treasure Hunting & or Digging Club of Year The Green Mountain Treasure Hunters. Nominated to BONE 28 Treasure Hunter’s Hall of Fame; Laura Giuliano , Nancy Janeliunas, George Charleston, Mike Guillet Sr., Martin & Mike Decatur, Mark Kulseth, Phillip Fontaine, Christina & Louis Harmon, Leon Jones, Alan Huot, Brad Martin, Riley Bryant, Maia Schofield, Art Fleming & Flint Stone. BONE “Born to be a Treasure Hunter” awards presented to Scott Manahan, Tony Town, Marcia Biehl, Tad Kreager & Tony Poanessa. Digger’s Magazine of 2021 = American Digger magazine
Name Badges a new policy at BONE
Many, have a hard time remembering faces & names & to solve problem we made first name badges mandatory. Too many, BONE Treasure Week is a miracle and for some & a blessing. #1 was Sat & Sun in Jan 1994 . Many have a hard time remembering names & to solve problem, we made “first name” badges mandatory.
BONE 29 HISTORIAN tees $20 each
Members requested to provide business card size card printed with name, address & email address, when attending all BONE events.. Express Check & all attending provide a business card size with your name, address, telephone # and email address, & give to registration @ check in. To attend BONE everyone must wear a first name badge and must also be wearing an arm band to be eligible to win hunt & door prizes.
Remember you must respect the sites we are given permission to metal detect and if anyone caught making or leaving a digging mess, you are disgracing us, and the hobby & be banned from future hunts. All registering for BONE and providing an email address automatically become members of the Professional Treasure Hunter’s Historical Society.
Natural metal detector hunts usually meet 8:00am at hunt site
Usually “natural hunts” mean nothing planted however hunt sponsors sometimes plant tokens.
Make sure you see issue #2 of American Digger magazine and Allyson Cohen’s article about BONE #27 and “Colonial Relics in New Hampshire.
Our Thanks to Dean & Carol Landry owners of 88 Meadow Road & Old Harrisvle Rd. Harrisville, NH and Cynthia Richards for letting us have hunts on her Swanzey 900 acres of property.
Saturday is festivities day and American Digger & Howard Johnson Day, presentation of BONE 28 awards, natural hunt, best display of finds contest with $100 prize, booths, workshops, presenting awards, & pig roast.
Sunday is the $6,000 seeded hunt with 10 tokens & a free $1,000 treasure chest drawing @ 88 Meadow Rd, Harrisville, NH
Compliments of Garrett metal detectors at all BONE #29 natural hunts = register parents kids under 12 can hunt with them free Tue, Wed ,Thu, Fri & Sat.
Treasure Hunter of 2020 Justin Jones, Troy, NH
Club of Year 2021 Green Mountain Metal Detecting
BONE 28 Hall of Fame nominations; must attend Sat the 24th to receive award.
Laura Giuliano , Nancy Janeliunas, George Charleston, Louis Gagne IV, Martin Decatur, Mike Decatur, Phillip Fontaine, Mark Kulseth, Christina & Louis Harmon, Leon Jones, Alan Huot, Brad Martin, Riley Bryant, Maia Schofield, Art Fleming and Flint Stone.
Born to be a Treasure Hunter awards;
Marcia Biehl of Sterling, Ma. Tony Town of Keene, NH, Tony Poanessa of E Swanzey, NH, Tad Kreager of WA, and Scott Hanahan from the FMDAC & Pa.
AWARDS MUST BE PICK UP IN PERSON @ presentation April 24 & Howard Johnson day in Swanzey, NH otherwise must pay for shipping.
American Digger magazine & ICMJ magazine = Magazines of Year )
Awards to be presented @ the BONE 28 (April 24, 2021) @ Howard Johnson & American Digger Saturday natural Hunt in Swanzey, NH. details www.streeter,org
Awards only presented in person.
All natural hunts to have mini bests finds contest compliments & include a hot dog lunch & a pig roast on Saturday
All major hotel chains represented in Keene, NH & near by Brattleboro, VT & many stay @ Best Western, 401 Winchester St., Keene, NH. because of local $99 special (provided you call local number 357-3038) $99 with breakfast & 20 rooms set aside until March 6, 2021)
George Streeter is a dealer for Keene prospecting supplies & Minelab, Garrett, X P, White’s & Nokta Makro metal detectors & accessories & Open 10 -5 and afternoons on Holidays & Sundays
BONE 29 6 days of hunts & $450
Sunday Seeded hunt & treasure chest drawing advance $125 each.
BONE 28
Charity RAFFLE tickets for 2 MINELAB EQUINOX Metal Detector or $1,000 $5 EACH OR 5 FOR $20.00
Anyone can register for BONE @ www.streeter.org with pay pal, at www.streeter.org or with cc, cash or check @ Streeter’s in Marlborough, NH 603-876-4443 or [email protected]
BEST FINDS in BONE 27,natural hunts were a rare George Washington Inaugural cuff link by Mike Decatur & a rare small size George Washington Inaugural button by Justin Jones.
In 1973 Streeter started Streeter’s Treasure Hunting & the Yankee Treasure Hunters Club and in 1992 we became the Professional Treasure Hunter’s Historical Society and we started the Treasure Hunter’s Gazette & in 1994 was the first Best O’ North East Treasure Hunter’s Week (BONE). Since then BONE raises money for to St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, Wounded Warriors, Dublin Christian Academy, IOOF, USO, & Free Homes for Vets. BONE receives support from Andy Sabisch, Anderson Shafts, OutDoor Outfitters ,Yankee Territory Coin Shooters, Garrett, White’s, Minelab America, Nokta-Makro, American Digger magazine, Detector Electronics, Gold in NH, ICMJ, Keene Engineering, Anaconda, American Digger, Keene Engineering & Streeters.
Toilet available at all hunts & BONE hunters must use head phones, carry a trash bag & because of interference no pulse detectors. Anyone caught leaving a mess will be expelled!!
Outdoor portable toilets available all hunts
All hunters must use head phones, carry a trash bag & because of interference no pulse detectors. Toilet available all hunts.
BONE 28 ends Sunday after $6,000 seeded hunt with raffle drawing for a first prize of either 2 Minelab Equinox Metal Detectors or $1,000.
A BONE Natural metal detector Hunt (usually nothing planted) & only natural finds.
SPECIAL!! All who attend BONE Treasure week or buy a metal detector from Streeters are given a free Professional Treasure Hunter’s Historical Society membership, & updates sent via via Streeter’s & groupspaces.com
To join the Professional Treasure Hunters Historical Society with Treasure Hunter’s Gazette only $10 with your name, address, tel and a email address. To join send a $10 donation with your particulars including email address to PTHHS, c/o 307 Main St., Marlborough, NH 03455. Any questions call Streeter 603-876-4443
Professional Treasure Hunter’s members & guests 2021 SUMMER Fun OUTINGS with hot dog lunch in July, Aug, & Sep and a 4 day natural hunt weekend around Columbus day
If the Corona virus make’s the April 2021 BONE impossible, BONE #28 will be in mid October 2021
At BONE To be respectful, asking all to meet, park & eat in designated areas shown on map provided hunters. Free Noon hot dog lunch & dinners had to be canceled.
2020 $100 tickets sellers Charlie Anderson-4, Frank Neal-4, Dani & Dwayne Hudson-4, Vin Trezza-3, Mike & Joan Genier-2 & one each to Dennis Flagg, Wanda Blake, Richard Lamothe, & Terry Smith
toilets available at natural hunts & @ Sun. $6,000 Seeded hunt with $1,000 treasure chest drawing.
BONE annually raises money for St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, Free Homes for Vets, USO, Wounded Warriors, IOOF, DCA, & for education & preservation of the historical & treasure hunting hobbies.
BONE 27 is honoring; Treasure Hunter of 2020 Doug Bowden & Treasure Hunting Club Nor’easters of Stamford, CT. Many nominated to our Hall of Fame.
BONE promotes Garrett, Minelab, Streeters, American Digger magazine, X P, Nokta/ Makro, northeast treasure hunting & golds panning clubs.
BONE 27 is honoring; Doug Bowden Treasure hunter of year, Nor’easters Club of year and Garrett Apex as metal detector of Year & 23 BONE 27 Hall of Fame winners.
BONE 27 Hall of Fame winners Bob Gagne, Merrimack, NH, Jim & Leslie Thompson, Litchfield, NH. Ashley & Stephen Riggleman, Brian & Angie Obitz, Ken Whittet, Robert Rivers, Mike Baptista, Bill Whiles, Aaron Pratt, Tracey Howe, Robert Way, Brian Swiderski, Kevin Kerrigan, Nathan long, Patti Fadden, Miguel Ardito, & KG & Ringy Tim Saylor, & George Wyant
Born to be a Treasure Hunter Awards to Jim & Rebecca, Riley Bryant, Maia Schofield, Norm Messier, Steve Moore & Allyson Cohen.
Professional Treasure Hunters Historical Society (PTHHS) & Streeter’s established April 1973 & organizes annual Best O’ New England Treasure Hunters & prospectors week & 28is Apr 20 -25, 2021.
All BONE hunts have a toilet provided & held rain, snow, or shine.
BONE raffle tickets wins Minelab Equinox 600 & 800 or $1,000
NATURAL HUNTS limited to 75 hunters & always a charity raffle fund raiser before hunt to help with expenses hot dog lunch s & portable toilets.
send any suggestions to George.
BONE events are fund raisers for the Professional Treasure Hunter’s Historical Society and BONE, Gazette, websites now always donate to St Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, Wounded Warriors, Dublin Christian Academy, Free Homes For Vets, and Beaver Brook Lodge #36 of IOOF.
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Sorry! We do not do refunds only rain checks. Any $$ refund is subject to a 10% handling fee
Confused or any questions Call George Streeter 1 -603-876-4443 or write or visit Streeter’s Shop @ 307 Main St., Marlborough, NH 03455 [email protected]
The first BONE was Jan 28 & 29, 1994 & has grown from 2 days to 5 or 6 days. BONE is affordable, fun & educational & raises money for St Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, Wounded Warriors, Free Homes for Vets, IOORF & other charities.
For 27 years with volunteers & paid assistence, the Professional Treasure Hunters Historical Society & Streeter’s Treasure Hunting organizes BONE to unite, educate with fun events and raising money for St Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, Wounded Warriors, Free Homes for Vets, Dublin Christian Academy, Independent Order Of Odd Fellows, ourselves & others.
All registering for a BONE event since last year & or anyone who buys a new metal detector @ Streeter of Marlborough, NH receives a free Professional Treasure Hunters Historical Society membership and a free Treasure Hunters Gazette newspaper subscription.
If YOU canceled BONE or its activities for any reason, because payment spent on receipt, no refunds & only rain checks issued.
BONE 28 Charity raffle
Grand Prize Drawing Sun. in Harrisville, NH @ seeded hunt.
2 Minelab Equinox (800 & 600) metal detectors or $1000
Raffle drawing 10/18/20 /20 after seeded hunt in Harrisville, NH
Natural hunts include free hot dog lunch & dinner is extra
Schedule (always changes check back often.
Sunday – $6,000 seeded hunt in a Harrisville farmer’s field with REALES & a free $1,000 TREASURE CHEST drawing for hunters. BONE 27 ends Sunday with BONE raffle for 2 Minelab Equinox metal detectors (600 & 800) or $1,000
