BUXTON, N.D. – An old outhouse pit might not be the first place that comes to mind when searching for buried treasure. But for Tom Askjem, yesterday’s toilets are a treasure trove of information that ...

NAPERVILLE, Ill. (AP) -- Tom Majewski is like someone who tears out the last chapter of a mystery novel, or leaves the theater before the movie ends. Majewski's hobby is digging up old outhouse pits ...

EAST GRAND FORKS — An empty lot in East Grand Forks has yielded some historical finds, including a spittoon for ladies — the first Tom Askjem has unearthed in his years of exploring the country’s ...

It’s hard for us to imagine today that 100 years ago, people had to make a hasty retreat to an outhouse when nature called. Neither would we imagine that 100 years later, some people would be eager to ...

Apr. 6—This story was originally published in March 2021. There was a time when all it took to construct an outdoor privy in Maine was a shovel, some wood and a bit of sweat. Not anymore. Modern ...

You can find a lot of things at the bottom an old outhouse, including local history. You can find a lot of things at the bottom an old outhouse, including local history. Adventures in Privy Digging ...

BUFFALO, NY (WKBW-TV) — They are digging around in the back yard of a Buffalo home and looking for pieces of the area's past. They call themselves the Western New York Privy Diggers. Peter Jablonski ...

This is pretty awesome. Pardon Me for Asking has a cool post up on an archeological dig in the yard of a 1852 Pierrpont Street townhouse. While the home is under renovation urban archeologists Scott ...

DULUTH - The softened wood sure did look as though it framed an old outhouse. And by the time archeologist Tim Tumberg uncovered the wads of newspaper encased in "really rich organic stuff" and ...

NAPERVILLE, Ill. (AP) -- Tom Majewski is like someone who tears out the last chapter of a mystery novel, or leaves the theater before the movie ends. Majewski's hobby is digging up old outhouse pits ...