This is Throwback Thursday #190.  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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We recently stopped by the Carbon Hill School Museum in Carbon Hill, IL.  Michele Micetich, the curator, was a key partner with ESCONI for the Mazon Creek Fossil Day back in mid-October.  She has many historical artifacts and displays to document the history of the area.  This includes coal mining and Mazon Creek fossils.  It’s an interesting place to visit. There is an Open House on Sunday, December 17th, 2023.  Stop by and learn about the history of this important area right in Chicago’s backyard.

We’ve used photos and information from the museum in quite a few posts on this blog.  Here are just a few.

• MM #30 – The Diamond Mine Disaster
• MM #130 – Braceville Spoil Pile
• MM #172 – Fossil Insect Symposium 1990
• MM #176 – Please, try for more fossil insects!
• TBT #107 – G-Shaft Candy
• TBT #127 – Piano Hill on Route 66
• TBT #150 – History of Coal City and Surrounding Areas
• TBT #167 – Tom Testa Winter Freeze/Thaw
• TBT #173 – Chiton Hill

When we got there, they were decorating for the upcoming holiday season.

Local History

Mining History

Military Display

Faletti’s Orchestra (used in our Piano Hill post)

And, of course, there are Mazon Creek fossils… some provided by Tom Testa.

The Carbon Hill Historical Society, a chartered and registered not-for-profit organization, invites anyone interested in our museum and local history to visit and also to join our society, which owns the school and sponsors all of its programs.

Please phone Michele Micetich, 815-347-0810 or email mmicetich@comcast.net for more information on programs, presentations, hours and appointments.