This is Throwback Thursday #16.  In these, we look back into the past at ESCONI specifically and Earth Science in general.  If you have any contributions, (science, pictures, stories, etc …), please send them to esconi.info@gmail.com.  Thanks!

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Membership dues in 1953 were $2 for an active member and 75 cents for a junior member.  If you were a non-resident it was $1.25.  For non-resident, the thinking was you would receive the bulletin, but wouldn’t attend meetings and field trips.  Dues were pro-rated based on when you joined.  If you use 5% interest and project those dues forward 67 years, that $2 becomes $131.42.  At 8%, it would be $210.27.  Currently, dues are $20 per year.  So, if you didn’t know it… ESCONI dues are a bargain!  Please join, we are a club of friendly people that have interesting meetings with stimulating conversations, an informative bulletin, and exciting field trips to collect awesome specimens!