MinuteMan Treasures is the trademark name of my artifact collection and the process that I go through from research, to recovery, to preservation, and finally display of an artifact. Please note that my website is a general website, developed with my free internet service, not a professionally developed one. I prefer to focus my spare time on research and recovery. Questions and comments, including requests to attempt to recover lost valuables, are always welcome.
My My name is Pete. I'm an avid 'artifact recoverist and preservationist'. In the simplest terms, I'm somewhat like the guy that you see at the beach swinging a metal detector. But what I do with a detector is done in the hills, mountains, valleys and fields of the countryside, as opposed to a beach. In this hobby I'm classified a a relic hunter. As you'll see if you progress through the site, it's not just finding 'treasure'. To me, it's living it. I hope my site reveals another side of 'detecting' that most are unaware of.
Pictured above is my covershot for the hobby magazine Western & Eastern Treasures. My article, The Find That Changed My Life, describes how I went from knowing very little of our American Colonial History, to being an advocate for preserving what we can from it. Most of the artifacts pictured on the cover were recovered from an actual 1776 Revolutionary War Campsite now located on a private homestead, with the owner's full continuing consent. The remaining items were obtained by trade. All metal artifact recoveries were detected by the Minelab Series Sovereign XS-2A Pro Metal Detector.
I am committed to the preservation of all artifacts related to our American History, with primary focus being placed on our Colonial & American Revolutionary War period. Premium artifacts that are recovered, purchased or traded are preserved and mounted on, or in, a descriptive display for future generations to see.
Artifacts (such as the chewed musket ball pictured to the right) are also recovered in the field, only on private property and always with the owners consent. Artifacts are not recovered on State or Federal lands as I consider these landsoff limitsand best left for the professional archaeologist. The artifacts shown are in a preserved state, always guaranteed authentic, and when an artifact is obtained by a collector, it's accompanied with the area of recovery (if known/documented). Other found items are donated to historical societies in the area of which they were recovered, some artifacts are claimed by the property owner, and the balance stays in a personal collection.
Here are some artifacts that have been recovered on private lands with permission from the owner, that are undergoing restoration for preservation, cataloging and display.
My My name is Pete. I'm an avid 'artifact recoverist and preservationist'. In the simplest terms, I'm somewhat like the guy that you see at the beach swinging a metal detector. But what I do with a detector is done in the hills, mountains, valleys and fields of the countryside, as opposed to a beach. In this hobby I'm classified a a relic hunter. As you'll see if you progress through the site, it's not just finding 'treasure'. To me, it's living it. I hope my site reveals another side of 'detecting' that most are unaware of.
Artifacts (such as the chewed musket ball pictured to the right) are also recovered in the field, only on private property and always with the owners consent. Artifacts are not recovered on State or Federal lands as I consider these lands off limits and best left for the professional archaeologist. The artifacts shown are in a preserved state, always guaranteed authentic, and when an artifact is obtained by a collector, it's accompanied with the area of recovery (if known/documented). Other found items are donated to historical societies in the area of which they were recovered, some artifacts are claimed by the property owner, and the balance stays in a personal collection. 
Here are some artifacts that have been recovered on private lands with permission from the owner, that are undergoing restoration for preservation, cataloging and display.
