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The Pen Mar Historical Recovery Association, which has been meeting bi-monthly since 1980 is a non-profit organization composed of men and women interested in the responsible use of metal detecting as a hobby. Club meetings are normally held at the National Apple Museum in Biglerville on the 2^nd Tuesday of every other month. Each meeting includes an excellent speaker, displays of items recently recovered with a metal detector, refreshments, and fellowship. An annual club hunt is held on the 1^st Saturday of October. For more information or a membership application, contact Don Hinks at Gettysburg Electronics (717) 334-8634.

Tuesday, August 12^th: 7:00 PM Pen Mar club meeting in Biglerville. Our speaker for the meeting is Mike O'Donnell  from Alexandria, Virginia. Mike is an author and publisher of a number of the finest Civil War Artifact Identification books available including "American Military Belt Plates," "American Military Headgear Insignia," and others. A new book is at the printers on Civil War canteens, that will be the definitive book on that subject. He will have an absolutely fascinating power point presentation that will keep you on the edge of your seat entitied, "The Saga of 40 years of Relic Hunting in Northern Virginia." He will be relating exciting stories of the rare, the weird, and the wonderful in the field of relic hunting in a presentation never before brought together. You don't want to miss this meeting! Repeat. You don't want to miss this meeting!

Saturday, October 4^th, Club Hunt: Plans have been made to make this club hunt the very best hunt ever, with at least 1,500 silver coins plus dozens of tokens for prizes, all buried about 1-1½ inches deep for fast recovery. There will be two morning hunts (a gate hunt, and a fun hunt), an outstanding carry-in dinner, and three afternoon hunts (a silver hunt, a token hunt, and a gold hunt) for the enjoyment of all. This is the club's "funnest day of the year" and we all look forward to it. To attend this club hunt you must be a member of the Pen Mar Historical Recovery Association and have attended at least one meeting during the year before the hunt. This means if you are not a club member now and are interested in attending the club hunt, you must be a responsible detectorist, join the club, and attend the August 12^th meeting where you can pay your 2008 $15.⁰⁰ dues and become a member of the club, eligible to participate in the hunt. It's great fun!