tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5038114230478878131.post7105881031047112864..comments2024-02-11T15:10:08.556-08:00Comments on Dumpdiggers: The Quest in Campbellford Ontariorobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14934159418646747117noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5038114230478878131.post-84229089583653928412021-06-02T18:31:35.421-07:002021-06-02T18:31:35.421-07:00Wow ! Some great conversations in what seems to me...Wow ! Some great conversations in what seems to me like a huge part of campbellford's history ? A dear friend and long time resident of the town Francis long had told me when I was a teen approximately where the dump was and so I looked at what I thought it was 1984 maybe and found some broken glass but at 15 was not willing to start digging to deep .after reading this I sure understand where it is now ! The hunt the chase to unearthed pieces of a towns history and a place I called home for over 30 years . R.i.p frank and thank you , james 🙏Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09287129802016779971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5038114230478878131.post-21816252631234983732018-02-26T18:49:18.914-08:002018-02-26T18:49:18.914-08:00Hey Marc. Check out Facebook page my hometown camp...Hey Marc. Check out Facebook page my hometown campbellford. Lots of people look and get into like that all the time.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09145053715199600201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5038114230478878131.post-56506401744100029762017-09-30T17:23:26.640-07:002017-09-30T17:23:26.640-07:00Hi,My name is Marc and came across this site and w...Hi,My name is Marc and came across this site and was wondering if one of you can help.My great grandfather was a druggist in campbellford until his death in 1921.Im looking for one of his bottles ive seen some on line.Any help would be appreciated Thanks Marc DAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16680029022098127017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5038114230478878131.post-82895342673012570792016-04-03T07:04:12.036-07:002016-04-03T07:04:12.036-07:00went to visit the site yesturday. does anyone figu...went to visit the site yesturday. does anyone figure there is anything worth digging or will i be wasting my time? found the site and wondering which way would be the best to digAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08200560680346864070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5038114230478878131.post-8504379296159426212011-11-18T17:49:28.297-08:002011-11-18T17:49:28.297-08:00On 11/14/2011 1:51 PM, Bob Harris wrote:
Hi Rob;
...On 11/14/2011 1:51 PM, Bob Harris wrote:<br /><br />Hi Rob;<br /><br />I don’t know if Scott dropped you a note about this dig or not, but seven of us made the dig on Saturday.<br /><br />Jim Debustin, Scott Hall, Gary Leschynsky, Glen Moorhouse, Carl Parsons, Kert Wrigley and myself made the trek from different areas of Southern Ontario to the Tim Horton’s in Campbellford. We arrived at about 9:30 am and headed over to the dump just before 10:00. We were having some difficulty locating the dump from the aerial map that Kert brought along. We seemed to be close to where we needed to be. We finally agreed to an elevated parking spot on the old railway line, where the tracks had been removed. No doubt a great snowmobile run during the winter. Then a walk behind the town service vehicles parking lot. While the rest of us were scratching our heads attempting to navigate the map, Carl found the dump in what seemed like a matter of a few seconds. Clearly, after 40 plus years of digging dumps, Carl can just smell antique bottles under the surface. The weather was perfect, cool with a slight breeze and best of all, no bugs except for the odd slug and spider living in some of the castoff. Some of those spiders were huge. We started digging close to the edge, but soon discovered newer bottles and not what we were looking for. The group then spread out in different directions and tried our luck in areas which either didn’t appear disturbed at all, or where someone gave up after trying some pilot holes. Glen and Scott seemed to be digging really deep. I thought Glen was going to need a ladder to get out. Carl disappeared and probably found the best site closest to the swamp. We all seemed to do pretty well. Lots of awesome bottles. Unfortunately, there were far too many broken bottles, insulators and stoneware which was a big disappointment. Perhaps one bottle in ten was intact. There was some good castoff also, which I took a selection of. It was starting to get dark early of course at this time of the year, about 4:30ish and I had to make a few trips with bottles back to the car. The steep incline along the railway line was a real killer on the ankles. Well, mine anyway. Gary and I waited awhile to see if the gang was going to join up again as the daylight was starting to fade quickly. I was so exhausted that after five and a half hours of digging and no one else packing it in for the day, Gary (my son-in-law) and I called it a day and headed back to hog town. A great day, some good finds and perfect digging weather. Too bad I ran out of steam early. Hopefully, everyone else stuck around for dinner or at least a post-dig discussion.<br /><br />Well worth the trip and hopefully, good finds by all.<br /><br />Bobrobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14934159418646747117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5038114230478878131.post-61153819919675083402007-12-14T06:37:00.000-08:002007-12-14T06:37:00.000-08:00gm - I'm sorry I didnt notice your comment before....gm - I'm sorry I didnt notice your comment before...<BR/><BR/>I have the email function hooked up through my profile btw, and a message to anyone else who lives in Eastern Ontario and wants to get together.robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14934159418646747117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5038114230478878131.post-38166182062958490442007-09-23T10:09:00.000-07:002007-09-23T10:09:00.000-07:00Hello, Good article with nice pictures.James Thomp...Hello,<BR/> Good article with nice pictures.James Thompson ginger beers are from Kingston,Ontario.<BR/> I'm a SCUBA diver and would like to dive in Campbellford.Could you provide a map where you think the dump may have been close to the river?I'd be more than happy to share anything found if we could meet sometime.gmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09881359458910880861noreply@blogger.com