Shipwrecks, Treasure, Hoards, and Finds From Around the World

Image: Conrad Wise Chapman – Submarine Torpedo Boat H.L. Hunley, Dec. 6, 1863 Friends of the Hunley: Today marks a milestone 25 years in the making. On August 8, 2000, the H. L. Hunley —

Image Credit: Brandon Clifford, co-founder and director of the Center for Historic Shipwreck Preservation, opens up a box with Chinese blue and white porcelain cups and fragments found at the wreckage site. Each artifact has

Check out Bob’s latest Treasure Talk: Episode 7 Part 2 Gold on a long voyage on Finest Known. Fleet Society member Bob Evans (member # 78) of SS Central America fame has embarked on a new project in

Amid the labor upheavals of the late 19th century, many workers had a distrust of for-profit banks. Labor groups such as the Knights of Labor and the National Grange lobbied for an alternative place for

Check out Bob’s latest Treasure Talk: Episode 7 Part 1 An Individual Favorite on Finest Known. Fleet Society member Bob Evans (member # 78) of SS Central America fame has embarked on a new project in the world

Image Credit: The impact of a collision killed 46 passengers of the Andrea Doria in their cabins, historians say. The ship sank 11 hours later, after the rest of the passengers were rescued. Photo courtesy

This image, circa 1865, shows a drawing of the S.S. Brother Jonathan with an inset map showing the location of the wreck. Courtesy of the Oregon Historical Society, Album 353 By Kami Horton (OPB) Treasure

By Greg McQuade HENRICO COUNTY, Va. — A piece of coal from the Titanic sits in Jim Sinclair’s home office — a modest memento representing an extraordinary journey to a place few humans will ever

by Daniela Vargas Ariza Many sites around the world have been harmed because they were targeted for profit rather than for research.  When objects are valued mainly for their economic worth, we miss out on

United States currency is full of symbolic design choices and cryptic markings. First issued in 1861 as a demand note, the $20 bill is one of the most commonly used denominations. Over the years, the