Welcome to The Message in a Bottle Museum Online
If you are curious about messages in bottles, but can’t get to Chad Pregracke’s message in a bottle museum exhibit featuring messages from American rivers, or to the far-flung, brick-and-mortar Turks and Caicos National Museum’s message in a bottle collection, then the Message in a Bottle Museum Online is the place for you!
There are two galleries here. The first features my and my family’s message in a bottle finds; the second features messages in bottles found by beachcombers around the world.
The caption for each message in a bottle includes a link to the full story behind the bottled note. These range from love stories to improbable “family reunions” and more.
As I find more messages in bottles and learn of more messages in bottles found by others, this message in a bottle museum will grow.
If you know any great message in a bottle stories you’d like to see here, drop me a line.
Gallery One
Message in a Bottle Museum: Buffington Family Messages in Bottles
Message in a bottle found by Clint Buffington, 2013. Sender: Someone from the city of Sunderland, Tyne & Wear, England. 1970s or early 1980s. Click here for details.
Message in a bottle found by Clint Buffington, 2013. Sender: Ahti Valmunen, Finnish sea captain, in 1980s. Click here for details.
Message in a bottle found by Clint Buffington, 2015. Sent by Charleston 6th graders at an unknown date. Unsolved. Click here for details.
Found by: Clint Buffington, 2011. Sender: Paul Tsiatsios, 1960s or 70s. Click here for the story.
Found by: Clint Buffington, 2007. Senders: Ed and Carol Meyers, 1999. Click here for the story.
Found by: Clint Buffington, 2007. Sender: Richard Kaplan, 2007. Click here for the story.
Found by: Clint Buffington, 2008. Sender: Janet Rockware, 1981. Click here for the story.
Found by: Clint Buffington, 2008. Sender: John Piper, 2006. Click here for the story.
Found by: Clint Buffington, 2008. Sender: John E. Freeland, 1977 (estimated). Click here for the story.
Found by: Clint Buffington, 2007. Sender: Guinness, 1959. Click here for the story.
Found by: Clint Buffington, 2011. Sender: Sabine Roy, 2004. Click here for the story.
Found by: Clint Buffington, 2013. Senders: Gwen and Clinton, 2013. Click here for the story.
Found by: Clint Buffington, 2011. Senders: Chris and John, 2004. Click here for the story.
Senders: Ramon Soler Deliz and Angela Guerra. Unsolved message! Click here for the story.
Found by: Clint Buffington, 2007. Sent by: Craig, 1998 or 1999. Click here for the full story.
Found by: Clint Buffington, 2011. Senders: Kelvin and Sam Euridge, 1983. Click here for the full story.
Gallery Two
Message in a Bottle Museum: Messages in Bottles Found Around the World
Found by: Priscilla Caldwell Dahl, 2018. Sent by: Dora Taylor, probably 1990s – early 2000s. Unsolved as of Nov. 2018. Click here for the full story.
Found by: Dave Leander, 2012. Senders: Tillie Esper and Selina Pramstaller, 1915. Click here for the full story.
Found by: John and Diane Worrell, 2017. Sender: William Shuford, 1989. Solved. Click here for the full story.