Collected Item: “History Unearthed - The Joys of Metal Detecting”
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History Unearthed - The Joys of Metal Detecting
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Photographs
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Ever since I was young I always wanted to metal detect, but never endeavoured to pursue this interest. When the pandemic arose, I was fortunate to have my employer gift us a small bonus of thanks. It was this moment I knew I wanted to use the funds to dive into a new hobby. Five year later, I am still actively enjoying it. Not only did it help with my mental health to get outside and explore nature, I found it to be peaceful too. I have met wonderful people along my journey; including my partner whose property backs onto a farm field I was exploring. I have thoroughly enjoyed helping people locate lost items, and learning more about the historical significance of a location and the items being unearthed. I truly feel I am helping to clean the environment with each artifact found. I have also been fortunate to present a mini-lecture to high school students on metal-detecting, which included the laws, do's and don't and discussing the objects. Overall, the challenges of the pandemic created an outcome that will continue to have a positive impact on my life for years.
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metal-detecting, history, hobby, nature, therapeutic
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self
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2025-03-04