New Forrest Fenn Coded Words in the Book Introduction to Codes and Ciphers (and The Solution to the Coded Words in Armchair Treasure Hunts)

In August of 2018, Armchair Treasure Hunts by Jenny Kile, was published and released.  Besides having summaries of over 20 armchair treasure hunts, the foreword being written by Forrest Fenn, and most of the Featured Questions and Answers with Forrest Fenn and other Thrill of the Chase material included, it …

In Search of the Treasure Man’s Virginia Cache: Six Questions with VAHistoryDigger

Have you searched for a treasure? I would love to share your story! I know how inspiring, hearing about other searcher’s stories can be.  It’s encouraging to know you are not alone out there searching for treasures. We have such a great community of friends here at MW—all in the …

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 Roanoke Island Casque of The Secret Armchair Treasure Hunt: Six Questions with Dustin and Deidra White

This is the tenth 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 Truly Owen Free: Creator of Hidden Pirate Treasure Worth Thousands

What an adventure!  While searching out clues to find a Hidden Pirate Treasure inside TrulyOwenFree’s treasure hunt, readers get caught up in real life escapades.  TrulyOwenFree provides an exciting account of his life not only on board a Treasure Salvage Boat bringing up precious Spanish artifacts lost at sea for …

The Mysterious Old Stone Fort of Tennessee: Who Built It?

Who Made this Mysterious Fort? by John Davis Early settlers moving across the Appalachian Mountains from our eastern coastal colonies couldn’t imagine what they encountered. In the thickly forested, astoundingly beautiful region which later became eastern Tennessee, they discovered a stone walled ‘fort’. Here, at the confluence of two rivers …

In Search of the New Orleans Casque of The Secret Armchair Treasure Hunt: Six Questions with Brett Zingler

This is the ninth 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 …