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Meet The American Digger Staff
 At American Digger, we talk the talk and walk the
walk! With over eighty years of combined digging experience, don't be
surprised to see one of our staff out in the woods, swinging a metal
detector or waist deep in a bottle dump.
We don't
just write about digging,
we actually dig!
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Publisher and native
Georgian Butch Holcombe has over thirty years experience as a relic hunter
and metal detectorist, and has written numerous metal detecting articles as
well as two books documenting the adventures of digging for history. He has
been known to forgo lunch to buy enough metal detector batteries to see him
through the day.
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| Marketing Director and North Carolina
native Anita Holcombe is a former columnist for a national magazine,
and discovered the world of metal detecting and digging for history four
years ago. As with most who try their hand at recovering lost history,
she became hooked on the hobby immediately. |
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Editorial Assistant Eric
Garland of Georgia can be found on the internet when he's not out digging,
in both cases looking for things related to history. Eric has been a relic
hunter for over twenty years, and his experience with the technical side of
publishing and printing and is helping bring American Digger into the 21st
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| Copy Editor Wylene Holcombe of
Georgia has spent most of her life proofing the works of others, and now
spends her time working hard for American Digger Magazine, making sure that
the released issues are free from errors. She also does her part to make
sure our offices run smoothly, and while not actually a digger, has spent a
lifetime cleaning up after them. |
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Editorial Consultant/Chief
Photographer Charles Harris is the author of the best selling Civil War
Relics Of The Western Campaign, and has penned over a hundred articles
related to the recovery and identification of historical artifacts. A
lifetime relic hunter who still digs almost every weekend, we welcome him as
a contributing editor and columnist to American Digger. |
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Webmaster Pat Smith, a
West Virginia native, hobbies include gardening, reading, sewing
and a passion for genealogy and programming.
A retired Senior Software Engineer she recently
relocated from the DC suburbs to the beautiful/peaceful countryside of
Walkerton, VA Pat is the wife of a retired 22 year Air Force
veteran with whom she traveled the world. The mother of four and
the grandmother of eight Pat is totally enjoying her retirement.
She is currently maintaining six websites from home including
American Digger Magazine
http://www.americandigger.com . |
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Editorial Assistant Teresa Harris is the wife
of Charlie Harris. She is a quality wood carver specializing in
animals. She and her husband also carved the Sea Horse (Nemo) that is
now on the Chattanooga TN Carousel. She is also a contract Travel
Agent with AAA Travel, specializing in Ocean Cruises. She says that
she is not much of a relic hunter because her husband tends to lose her in
the woods, but she does enjoy the Civil War history. Teresa also
specializes in the collecting of glass baby bottles dating back to the
1750's & is the historian for the ACIF (American Collectors of Infant
Feeders).
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| Copy Editor John Velke has been dirtying
up the bathroom sink with Civil War relics for 37 years. His wife claims
that he “never throws anything away” and that old metal detectors are
cluttering up the garage.
He
spends his free time visiting his five adult children and researching new
locations to relic hunt. He is also in the process of restoring a historic home in
hopes of having it listed on the National Register of Historic Places. |
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Copy Editor Dwayne Anderson
has been metal detecting for 16 years, and has managed to find some great
historical relics. His favorite recovery is a droop wing (Confederate Staff
Officer) Eagle button as seen in the premier issue of American Digger. He
has been a self employed contractor in metro Atlanta for 20 years and is
available to quote your home project or repair. Dwayne has three daughters
ages 13, 18, 21 and is seeking a new wife that enjoys the hobby. Please
send photo of your metal detector.
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