It is hard to imagine finding so much evidence of the lives that inhabited the Benjamin House in the 1800's. A wonderful friend, Jack Klotz, offered to explore our back yard for artifacts and he was successful! If only these items could tell us how they served the family that owned them. Jack is holding my favorite, a whiskey bottle with a crooked spout! Judge Crist assured me that the bottle was not his! There was also a fancy spittoon that caught my eye.
We will always be indebted to Jack for all the hard, dirty work that he did in the heat of 2014. His tools and experience helped him locate the cache. From there, it was work, work, work. He has a great collection of bottles in his Queen Ann house and donated his find to the mansion. A side note is that the three Moellering boys started an excavation in their back yard after seeing Jack's success. The Benjamin House may have spawned an archaeologist! Nope, there was no Gold found.
It is hard to imagine finding so much evidence of the lives that inhabited the Benjamin House in the 1800's. A wonderful friend, Jack Klotz, offered to explore our back yard for artifacts and he was successful! If only these items could tell us how they served the family that owned them. Jack is holding my favorite, a whiskey bottle with a crooked spout! Judge Crist assured me that the bottle was not his! There was also a fancy spittoon that caught my eye. 
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