It looks like a church…but it’s not.  It’s the Jamesville Community Museum, 6492 E. Seneca Turnpike, Jamesville, New York 13078.  They are  normally open Sunday only from 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM and only from April – December  but yesterday Curator/Historian Greg Titus opened the doors for Jack Conlon’s Metal Detectives event.

I believe I’ve mentioned that, right?  That I am a metal detective?  For me, this hobby happens in my backyard.  I’d love to venture out to all the secret places where the other members go, but they were very hush hush, saying only “an old farm”, lol.  They did, however, share some incredible finds!

Conlon’s finds are epic.  And the cool thing is they are pretty much all found in the Jamesville area.  In 1979, they drained the reservoir and that was a memorable hunt for treasure!  Everything from coins, to keys to even a gun!  And plastic doll parts and other vintage discards.

It was a great gathering and also so lovely to visit a museum that honors the community of which I am a part – I’m a Jamesville-DeWitt High School graduate.

They have a lot of lovely vignettes set up – like a little school room and a maquette of the Allied Chemical plant.

There is also an area dedicated to scouting.

So fun!