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I think time must be speeding up, because these months fly by. One nice thing, is that we get to recognize another outstanding member here. We are fortunate to have so many contributing members. Benjamin is our newest honoree and it’s my privilege to introduce him, also known as Pointhead. Please give him your love!
Member of the month... wow.. well first off this is an honor, thank you. Nearly two years ago when I became hooked on point hunting I would’ve never guessed I would be studying typology, diving into Native American history, and walking in the footprints of those who came before me, through both native Americans and previous collectors, who laid the foundations of this hobby.
Where to begin? I’ve always been an avid sportsman. On the day I was born my grandfather came into the hospital room with a Mickey Mouse fishing pole, and from there it was love at first cast. I often found myself fishing with my grandfather, and by the time I was 8 I was sneaking out of the house to fish a pond in the woods behind my house. (Sorry mom, dad). Although I can’t say I remember catching on that Disney product, I know it was the start of one of my many passions for the outdoors.
Growing up in rural New England, my priorities in life were family, school, and friends in no particular order. We spent our time outside as soon as homework was done. Naturally this time outside lead to my love for hunting and fishing, sports, and by happenstance, collecting artifacts.
The day that hooked me on arrowheads was a blustery cold morning in a local goose hunting spot of mine. One of my best friends, who is also named Ben, picked up a piece of quartz which I know now was clearly a flake, and excitedly exclaimed, “Arrowhead”! To which I grinned, because I knew he was a fool; and replied, I’ll show you an arrowhead. Long story short, we both skipped the morning flights of geese that morning to hunt points. We turned up nothing, and his momentary quest halted there, while I kept walking. And I’m still walking to this day.
As far as my life goes, I graduated from URI with a BA in history and education, and I am a history teacher in a middle school where I try to make history come alive for my students. For me this passion comes naturally, for many others I need to spice things up. For this upcoming year I’m working on a frame of points for my classroom, not my A-class stuff, but points that are dinged, or broken to bring into class for a tangible piece of North American history. It’s important that these stories are taught. Having those examples for students, is something that will make my classroom more interesting. I also double as the baseball coach of our middle school team, and that is a major passion of mine as well. It cuts into my artifact time, but I wouldn’t trade the experience for the world!
I have had the pleasure to meet some amazing people through this site, and through this hobby. I’m very lucky to have found this forum, the advice of the members on it and the positive culture it provides for this hobby is something that is invaluable to me and all of the members who chose to use the forum in a positive manner.
I am a notoriously long winded writer, and so is Steven king, but alas I am no Steven king.. my posts would be kind of dark if I were...
Lol. Thank you for the honor, it is a pleasure to be on the forum with you all!
Member of the month... wow.. well first off this is an honor, thank you. Nearly two years ago when I became hooked on point hunting I would’ve never guessed I would be studying typology, diving into Native American history, and walking in the footprints of those who came before me, through both native Americans and previous collectors, who laid the foundations of this hobby.
Where to begin? I’ve always been an avid sportsman. On the day I was born my grandfather came into the hospital room with a Mickey Mouse fishing pole, and from there it was love at first cast. I often found myself fishing with my grandfather, and by the time I was 8 I was sneaking out of the house to fish a pond in the woods behind my house. (Sorry mom, dad). Although I can’t say I remember catching on that Disney product, I know it was the start of one of my many passions for the outdoors.
Growing up in rural New England, my priorities in life were family, school, and friends in no particular order. We spent our time outside as soon as homework was done. Naturally this time outside lead to my love for hunting and fishing, sports, and by happenstance, collecting artifacts.
The day that hooked me on arrowheads was a blustery cold morning in a local goose hunting spot of mine. One of my best friends, who is also named Ben, picked up a piece of quartz which I know now was clearly a flake, and excitedly exclaimed, “Arrowhead”! To which I grinned, because I knew he was a fool; and replied, I’ll show you an arrowhead. Long story short, we both skipped the morning flights of geese that morning to hunt points. We turned up nothing, and his momentary quest halted there, while I kept walking. And I’m still walking to this day.
As far as my life goes, I graduated from URI with a BA in history and education, and I am a history teacher in a middle school where I try to make history come alive for my students. For me this passion comes naturally, for many others I need to spice things up. For this upcoming year I’m working on a frame of points for my classroom, not my A-class stuff, but points that are dinged, or broken to bring into class for a tangible piece of North American history. It’s important that these stories are taught. Having those examples for students, is something that will make my classroom more interesting. I also double as the baseball coach of our middle school team, and that is a major passion of mine as well. It cuts into my artifact time, but I wouldn’t trade the experience for the world!
I have had the pleasure to meet some amazing people through this site, and through this hobby. I’m very lucky to have found this forum, the advice of the members on it and the positive culture it provides for this hobby is something that is invaluable to me and all of the members who chose to use the forum in a positive manner.
I am a notoriously long winded writer, and so is Steven king, but alas I am no Steven king.. my posts would be kind of dark if I were...
Lol. Thank you for the honor, it is a pleasure to be on the forum with you all!
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