Jack Klotz is an interpreter in a sense, combining research with the artifacts he uncovers from long-abandoned privies in order to tell the stories of Hannibal's earliest residents.

Historian Nell C. Thompson noted that privies in Schoolfield used the pail system initially and later, concrete tanks. Wood lining in the shallow Front Street privies may have been considered ...

I’m not a fan of the Instagram hashtag #ruraldecay – a steady stream of falling-down barns, abandoned houses and businesses, and junk cars. But I love when my Facebook feed is filled with peonies.

Master ceramicist Robert E. Lee III will discuss the treasures and stories he’s amassed while excavating abandoned privies. It will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Gallery, 15 N. Water St ...

One man’s trash is another man’s treasure — why collectors are digging up privies Minnesota is full of all kinds of collectors. They can grow their collections through flea markets, estate ...

Old towns such as Litchfield attract collectors and purveyors of history, but the treasure one club seeks is found in an unlikely place. “We’re looking for the old toilets where people go poo… ...

A southern Illinois Boy Scout troop helped install privies at Trail of Tears State Forest.

Starting in the late 1990’s, Ozoga began researching and excavating abandoned privies as way to locate turn-of-the-century artifacts. Using historical maps, records, pictures, satellite images ...

Bagley, who lives in Boston, said many historical archeologists love outhouses or what some call “privies.” ...

The collectors have been all over Western New York - digging privies in Buffalo's Old First Ward, Lockport, and Dunkirk. They say they've found some really interesting items in outhouses along the ...

The privies are a gold mine, historically speaking. People would accidentally drop items -- coins, pipes, medicine bottles -- into toilets, and they have been reclaimed by future generations ...

Master ceramicist Robert E. Lee III will discuss the treasures and stories he's amassed while excavating abandoned privies. It will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Gallery, 15 N. Water St ...