On August 24th, the Society held a bottle digging display and discussion event lead by local bottle digger Tom Quinn. BHS Board Member, Terence Bennett, and his wife, Brenda Crabtree, hosted the event in the lovely backyard of their historic home where Tom had done a privy dig last year. Tom has been exploring privies and digging for bottles in Benicia's historic backyards for 46 years. Tom displayed and shared stories about bottles  and other artifacts from the period of 1847 to about 1880. He researches where the bottles were made, what they contained, and how they might have made their way to Benicia. The Society looks forward to hosting more events like this for members.