Brian Martin was hooked when he found an old, unbroken whiskey crock on this first try digging in 1986.  Over the next couple of decades he quietly excavated, soaked, and sorted thousands of discarded glass bottles and other ceramic and metal items, material that could withstand being burned and buried in a turn of the 19th century dump. 

Portions of his collection can be seen in displays at Spokane’s Saranac Commons and at Providence Sacred Heart Cardiac ICU. 

Now it’s time for Brian’s story to inspire stories in others.