American Digger (magazine) explained

American Digger Magazine
Editor:Butch Holcombe
Frequency:Bi-monthly
Category:Hobby magazine
Publisher:Greybird Publishing
Founded:2004
Country:United States
Based:Acworth, Georgia
Language:English

American Digger is a bimonthly magazine about the hobby of recovering historical artifacts based in the United States.

History

American Digger was founded in 2004.[1] The founder is Butch Holcombe and the first issue appeared in January 2005.[2] [3] It includes articles covering finds made by metal detecting, surface hunting, diving, and sifting. It also contains photo stories on old coins, Civil War and Revolutionary War relics, stone artifacts, fossils, and bottles.

It was founded in response to reader requests for more material related to amateur archeology. Holcombe has said he wants to help bridge the gap between professional archeologists and amateur historians and has said he promotes only the responsible excavation and documentation of artifacts.[4]

Founder Butch Holcombe is a humorist and amateur historian from Atlanta, Georgia. He was born in 1955, and since 1968 has spent numnerous hours searching for historic artifacts with a metal detector. He has since founded Greybird Publishers, who now publishes the magazine, as well as other books related to artifacts.[5] In 2011, the name American Digger was licensed as a registered trademark.[6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

Circulation

"The first issue of American Digger was 52 pages of black and white, with a circulation of only 500. This has now grown to 74 pages, much of which is in color, with a current print circulation of over 2000 in all 50 states, Canada, Jordan and Australia", quoted by Publisher Butch Holcombe ".[11] " "Subscriptions are also sent free to US aircraft carriers on tour. In 2012, a digital version of the print magazine was offered for the first time, resulting in a worldwide interest. The magazine now claims a readership of over 20,000 including both platforms.[12]

Featured Articles

Publisher

The magazine is published by Greybird Publishing LLC, Acworth, GA.

Related Ventures

In 2010, American Digger magazine took over a weekly internet radio show, Relic Roundup, previously owned and operated by My History Project, a non profit group in Atlanta, GA. The name was changed to American Digger's Relic Roundup at that time. The show averages several hundred listeners weekly, and is an extension of the magazine's focus on amateur archaeology and collecting.[19]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About Us. American Digger. 17 November 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160116122442/http://www.americandigger.com/aboutus.htm. 16 January 2016. dead. dmy-all.
  2. Web site: Butch Holcombe Creative Artists. 2009-05-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20090905055722/http://www.astarrynightproductions.com/creative/pages/holcombe.htm. 2009-09-05. dead.
  3. Web site: Save BIG with $9.99 .COMs from GoDaddy!. Go Daddy.
  4. Web site: PACE Local 2-286 - Philadelphia, PA. www.eighteenquestions.com. 2009-05-21. https://archive.today/20080704062025/http://www.eighteenquestions.com/index_files/18QButchHolcombe.htm. 2008-07-04. dead.
  5. Web site: Creative Artist Community. 2009-05-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20090905055722/http://www.astarrynightproductions.com/creative/pages/holcombe.htm. 2009-09-05. dead.
  6. Web site: Apply for a Trademark. Search a Trademark. trademarkia.com.
  7. Web site: The Cedartown Standard - Google News Archive Search. news.google.com.
  8. Web site: Digging it: Relic lovers unearth a new career Relic lovers unearth a new career. September 20, 2007. Atlanta Journal-Constitution. May 21, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20080706044411/http://www.americandigger.com/Press/DiggingIt.htm. July 6, 2008. dead. mdy-all.
  9. Never Mace a Skunk by Butch Holcombe (2003)
  10. Web site: Price, details and reviews of 'Never Mace a Skunk written by Butch Holcombe'. ISBN.net.
  11. American Digger (comparative issues of the magazine growth are Vol 1, Issue 1, 2005 and Vol 5 Issue 4, 2009), Butch Holcombe Publisher, PO Box 126, Acworth, GA 30101
  12. Web site: ADM Vol 8, Iss 1 - eBooks - Outdoors and Nature. store.payloadz.com.
  13. Civil War Relics Of The Western Campaigns 1861-1865 (1987) author: Charles S. Harris
  14. Never Mace A Skunk II: The Legends Continue (2004) authors: Butch Holcombe and Charles S Harris
  15. Civil War Relics of the Western Campaign author: Charles Harris
  16. Web site: Steve Meinzer. www.facebook.com.
  17. https://issuu.com/americandigger/docs/2010_sampler Page 86-87
  18. https://issuu.com/americandigger/docs/2011__sampler Page 96-97
  19. Web site: ITunes - Podcasts - American Digger's Relic Roundup by AmericanDigger . . 2014-02-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140618000331/https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/american-diggers-relic-roundup/id550451248?mt=2 . 2014-06-18 . dead .

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