Sometimes you research a site and you really, really want to ask permission...but

you do not have the property owner's phone number.  So you end up having to drive to the house and fight the momentary awkwardness of asking face to face.  Why awkward you might ask? Well, you just never know how that question "Hi, my name is Brian, would you mind if I metal detect your property?" will be received by a person.  Sometimes though, as was the case on this day, you are blown away by the "positivity" of the response.  The property owners of this site are TRULY some of the nicest people I have gotten to talk to in so long, they really reinforced why I love this hobby.  His response was heck, no problem, come site down, I really want to pick your brain about metal detecting :).  They were not only genuinely interested there might be an old home site on their property but they want to start metal detecting and so I spent a very enjoyable time just talking about detectors, which ones I use, why I like them, what to look for in a detector and on and on.  I had as much fun if not more talking to them as hunting for the house site!  Well, I found it! and when I was done everyone in the family right down to the grandchildren wanted to see and hold and take pictures of the finds...I cannot think of a better way to get kids excited and interested in our local history and metal detecting.  It is truly people like them that keeps me excited about this hobby! Not going to say a lot about the site (don't want to give it away) but it is a mid 1800's to early 1900's location, the backdrop picture on this page is a lucky find, an actual photo of the home I was walking the footprint of after all these years and I made some really neat finds as you will see below :)