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 …

The Lamp With Four Keys Armchair Treasure Hunt Starter Puzzle and Clues to the First Key

The Lamp with Four Keys Armchair Treasure Hunt by Laura Mckey has launched! (May (2019)).  As planned, shortly after searchers received their Lamps in the mail, a Starter Puzzle was released and the hunt began! The Starter Puzzle provides the place on the Lamp where each searcher needs to begin …

Forrest Fenn Gold Medallion Armchair Treasure Hunt #9 Winner and Solution

Hooray! The final Forrest Fenn Gold Medallion, FFGM #9, of the first series of FFGM armchair treasure hunts, has been successfully claimed!  Congrats to Susie D!  Again, we thank all those participating!  We couldn’t be happier with how all the hunts have played out and the Medallions claimed! They were …