MW’s 10th Anniversary Year 2022 April Post: Tamerlane. Do you have one?

The monthly segment celebrating MW’s 10th anniversary year continues with sharing an article I wrote in 2018 called ‘Lost Treasure Worth Thousands: Tamerlane. Do You Have One?’ For those just joining this segment, each month near MW’s anniversary day (13th), I look back through the over a thousand posts on …

Treasures of the Museum: Six Questions with Jennifer Sontchi of the Academy of Natural Sciences

Treasures from all around the world are out there for us to explore – thanks to Museums! In this Treasures of the Museum series, MW reaches out to museums all across the country to ask them Six Questions. It’s inspiring to learn – What Treasures are in the Museums? What are …

Lost Treasures Are Out There For You To Find Series Episode 4: Six Beaches to Look for Treasures

Who doesn’t love taking a walk on the beach? While that in itself could be considered a treasure, you should always keep your eye out for lost treasures that have been washed ashore by the waves. Below are Six Beaches to look for treasures. They are places where treasures are …

Found Treasure: The Wright Brother’s Patent Which had been Lost for Over 36 Years

One of the most important, and controversial, patents of US History went missing for over 36 years. It was the famous patent No. 821,393 for the Wright Brother’s ‘Flying Machine’ filed on March 23, 1903. After the original copy of the patent was loaned to the Smithsonian Institution Air and …

Lost Treasures: The Swords and Daggers of President Harry Truman Worth Over 1 Million Dollars

Over 40 years ago, in the early morning hours of March 24, 1978, three swords and two daggers were stolen from the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum in Independence, Missouri.  These gold and gem studded artifacts remain lost treasures yet today.  Will they ever resurface? It took less …

In Search of the Montreal Casque of The Secret Armchair Treasure Hunt: Six Questions with Evan Hoovler

This is the seventh of a series of Six Questions with dedicated searchers of The Secret (A Treasure Hunt) published in 1982 by Byron Preiss.  Each Six Questions of the series takes a look into a proposed location for a buried Casque of The Secret Armchair Treasure Hunt. There were 12 buried casques of …

Six Questions with Forrest Fenn and The Thrill of the Chase: Seven is a Perfect Number

This is the seventh Six Questions with Forrest Fenn I’ve had the honor of doing.  I appreciate Forrest giving us all this opportunity to learn more about him and the Chase through these Questions.  They are such a joy for me.  But seven is a number which represents completion. It …