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1948 Message in a Bottle Found: Seeking Lt. Col. Eugene J. McNamara from World War II?

29 Saturday Jul 2017

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Military Message in a Bottle From 1948 Discovered in Japanese Hotel

According to an article published by Stars and Stripes on June 15th, 2017, a 70 year old message in a bottle has been discovered in the Hotel New Grand in Japan’s Yokohama Harbor during renovations. The message dates to the years after the war when the US occupied Japan. Now, the hotel is searching for McNamara’s surviving descendants, if he has any, to connect them with this piece of their family history. As a military message in a bottle from the era of post – World War II, this bottled note is especially intriguing.

McNamara Military Message in a Bottle - Stars and Stripes

Whiskey bottle with McNamara’s name on the front, and his business card within. Photo credit: Erik Slavin / Stars and Stripes.

The front of the business card simply lists McNamara’s name and rank. The brief note written on the back of the business card is pretty straightforward: Continue reading →

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90 Year Old Man Discovers 83 Year Old Message in a Bottle is From His Father

25 Tuesday Jul 2017

Posted by Clint Buffington | Message in a Bottle Hunter in history, message in a bottle, News

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Edinburgh, history, Living Memory Association, message in a bottle, News, Scotland, Time Capsule, Viewforth

83 Year Old Message in Bottle Discovered

Living in the world of messages in bottles, there’s a certain level of coincidence that comes with the job. That’s what makes it so cool 🙂 But occasionally something happens that knocks even my socks off! I mean, if the starting point is an 83 year old message in a bottle, you know the story is gonna be good…

Laurence Reid, an Edinburgh resident who recently turned 90, spent his working life as a joiner, constructing the wooden elements of buildings and the like. According to a story published by the Edinburgh Evening News, he recently decided to donate an old carpenter’s plane to the Living Memory Association, which is not exactly a museum, but an organization that nevertheless keeps the past alive.

While there, Laurence and LMA worker Miles Tubbs, struck up a conversation. I can’t imagine the conversation they had that led to this next moment–but somehow Miles got the idea to show Laurence an item the Living Memory Association had recently acquired–a message in a bottle.

Laurence Reid 83 Year Old Message in a Bottle

The message in a bottle at Living Memory Association. Photo: SWNS.com / Daily Mail

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Donald Trump / Adele Message in a Bottle Found: “These facts may surprise you…”

22 Saturday Jul 2017

Posted by Clint Buffington | Message in a Bottle Hunter in Friendship, message in a bottle, Pollution, Science

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Message in a Bottle Found Mentioning Adele and Donald Trump

A lot of famous people’s names end up in messages in bottles, and to that list we can now add Adele and Donald Trump.

Don Lehman, crime and county government writer for The Post Star in New York state, was fishing in the Hoosic River last week when he found a message in a bottle!

The message, from Evan Hutchinson of Cambridge, New York, is dated 2015, and strikes me as a truly intriguing find.

Evan’s message reads: Continue reading →

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Wyatt, Meet Madelyn! A True Message in a Bottle Story

21 Friday Jul 2017

Posted by Clint Buffington | Message in a Bottle Hunter in Friendship, message in a bottle, News

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Atlantic Beach, Cary, Friendship, Inspiration, Madelyn, message in a bottle, News, north carolina, Raleigh, Wyatt

Madelyn’s Message in a Bottle Found on Atlantic Beach, North Carolina

July 17th, 2017 was a big day for 10-year-old Wyatt Young! He was with his family at Atlantic Beach, North Carolina, when he spotted a bottle with a note inside. A really real, truly true message in a bottle! I dreamed of finding one when I was 10. Can you imagine?! Little did Wyatt know, he was about to connect with the author of this message in a bottle, Madelyn. To me, the most amazing thing about Madelyn’s message in a bottle is that she didn’t live halfway around the world, as you might expect. Surprisingly, Wyatt learned that Madelyn lived quite a bit closer than that…

Wyatt on Atlantic Beach with Message in a Bottle from Madelyn - Credit Jenny Young

Wyatt Young with his Message in a Bottle find. Photo: Jenny Young

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1987 Message In A Bottle Mystery: “Please, help us…We tried to sail away…”

26 Friday May 2017

Posted by Clint Buffington | Message in a Bottle Hunter in Adventure, Friendship, Joke, message in a bottle, Mystery Message, News, plastic, Pollution

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A Bizarre 1987 Message in a Bottle Mystery Emerges From California Pond

Well, this is a weird one! A 1987 message in a bottle mystery from a small lake in California.

Enviro-crusader and “litter picker” Paul Southworth (I am a fan!) was recently out cleaning trash from Arastradero Lake in California–it’s nestled in the San Francisco Bay area. Woo hoo!

1987 Message in a Bottle Mystery - Paul Southworth Picking Litter.jpg

Paul with his trusty litter grabber and bags of junk from litterpicking the O&W Rail Trail in Kerhonkson, NY.

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Incredible Message In A Bottle from 1967 Found Inside Concrete Slab in Australia

08 Monday May 2017

Posted by Clint Buffington | Message in a Bottle Hunter in Friendship, history, Joke, message in a bottle

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Australia, Chad Parker, CSR Earthworks, Inspiration, message in a bottle, News, Queensland, Toowoomba

Incredible Message in a Bottle Recovered from Concrete Slab

When you hear message in a bottle, I bet you think ocean. I know I do. After all, the most famous message in a bottle stories revolve around the sea… But every know and then, a truly incredible message in a bottle turns up on dry land.

The Police Message in a Bottle Cover

A&M Records cover for The Police’s single, Message in a Bottle.

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