This is Throwback Thursday #242.  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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25 Years Ago – December 1999

• The ESCONI Holiday Party for 1999 was held on December 5th.  Dr. John Flynn was there to talk about his exciting discoveries in Madagascar.
• The 1999 Flea Market was a huge success.  Special thanks went out to Floyd and Betsy Rogers.
• DINO NEWS highlighted the September issue of Scientific American.  There were three articles in the magazine about Tyrannosaurus rex.
• The ESCONI By-Laws were up for changes.

50 Years Ago – December 1974

• The General Meeting saw Ted and Helen Piecko do a presentaion called “The Fossils of Pit 11”.  Boy, wouldn’t you love to see that now!  The Pieckos have multiple Mazon Creek species named for them.
• Mineralogy did a material swap.
• Micromounting did a round robin identification content.  Members were asked to bring their microscopes!
• Wilma and William Kelly were awarded an Honorary Membership.  Both were very active in ESCONI from near the beginnng.  Bill wrote many articles for the newsletter.
• The Micro of the Month was Ostracodes – minute bivalve crustaceans.

70 Years Ago – December 1954

• The General Meeting was “Gemstones – Fancy, Fabulous, and Phony”.  Jack Lund was the speaker.
• The Archaeology Study Group met at the home of Bill and Wilma Kelly to discuss the history of DuPage County.
• Bill Kelly wrote a short article about classification of plants and animals.
• Jay Farr gave presentations at both Junior Meetings – “The Earth is Born” and “Coral”.
• DID YOU KNOW stated that ran that falls has been aloft fot about 3 weeks.