Club History
CLUB HISTORY
The Midwest Coinshooters and Historical club began in January 1980 and at that time it was called White's Coinshooters and Historical Club. The club is located in the greater St. Louis, Missouri area and has local members and others from states nearby. The first Board of Directors of the club consisted of Chairman and founder, Roy Volker, Art Jablonsky-secretary and treasurer, and other board members: Bob Nesmeyer, Don Paule, Bill Gander, and Gentry McGarvin. About four hundred people attended the first meeting held in the auditorium of the Famous-Barr store located in the Northland Shopping Center.
Notes from early meetings of the White's Coinshooters and Historical club:
At the first meeting, forty-two prizes were given out to meeting attendees. Top prizes included a White's 5000-D and White's 6-DB detector. One hundred twenty-two people joined the club as charter members. At the secon meeting of the club in February 1980, about 200 people attended. Talks were given and one discussed the fact that at the time, members were told that in the states of Indiana and Iowa, a license to operate a metal detector was required. At the third meeting, discussion of the design for a club patch and membership card took place and it was reported that the new patch would maybe me available at the next meeting. A charter and by-laws for the club was to be worked on by the board of directors so it would be available at upcoming meetings. At the fourth meeting, CEO Roy Volker, talked about the history of the manufacturing of metal detectors. A film showing the actual manufacturing of a metal detector was shown. A site for holding a seminar and field demonstration of detectors was talked about. One site mentioned was the West Lake Amusement Park which had been destroyed by fire and another site was a Civil War site about 90 miles from St. Louis. During the fifth club meeting, a date and a site was selected for members to go for the seminar and field demonstration about using a detector.
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